Candy Jacobs

Candy Jacobs is a Dutch professional street skateboarder, born on 12 June 1990, who won the silver medal at the 2018 European Skateboarding Championships. She competed at the World Skateboarding Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and at the X Games in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2019. She was scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics but had to withdraw after a positive COVID-19 test in Japan a few days before the opening ceremony. She started skateboarding at thirteen in high school and owns a skatepark in Venlo that opened in 2020. In January 2021 she had knee surgery for a torn meniscus and damaged cartilage after years of knee trouble.