Vanessa Torres

Vanessa Torres, born on 17 July 1986, is a professional skateboarder sponsored by Meow Skateboards and the first woman to win X Games gold. In 2003, when the X Games first featured female skateboarding competitions, she placed first and won gold in the street event, which was then called Park. She won silver in the X Games Street competition in 2004, placed in the top ten in 2005 to 2011 and in 2014, and won bronze at the 2015 X Games in Austin and the 2016 X Games in Oslo, placing in the top ten again in 2016 and 2017. She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos, such as AKA: Girl Skater in 2003, Getting Nowhere Faster in 2004 and Quit Your Day Job in 2014.