SMITH Alana

United States of America

Skateboarding

Date of Birth: 20 Oct 2000

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Place of birth: MESA, AZ

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : FORT WORTH, TX

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skateboarding	Women's Street	20

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Skate World Championships

Year	Location	Park	Street
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	-	35
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	20	-

X Games

Year	Location	Street
2019	Minneapolis, MN, USA	16
2015	Austin, TX, USA	12
2014	Austin, TX, USA	5
2013	Los Angeles, CA, USA	5

SLS World Tour

Year	Location	Street
2019	Los Angeles, CA, USA	3
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	3
2016	Los Angeles, CA, USA	6

VPS Pro Tour

Year	Location	Park
2019	Montreal, QC, CAN	7

Dew Tour

Year	Location	Street
2019	Long Beach, CA, USA	9

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Injuries:

They sustained a level three ankle sprain in September 2020. They had recovered by April 2021. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Start:

They began skateboarding at age eight in Arizona, United States of America. They were given their first skateboard after a year of begging their parents for one, and started competing at age nine. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021; X Games YouTube channel, 22 Jul 2014)

Reason:

"I used to dirt bike when I was younger, so that kind of got me into watching X Games. My dad and I were watching it one day and I saw women's vert skateboarding and I thought it was so awesome that girls could skate. I had a couple friends that skated. So, immediately after seeing that, I knew that I was going to love it as soon as I got a board." (sikids.com, 03 Jun 2016)

Philosophy:

"Love what you do and authentically be yourself." (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Award:

They became the youngest X Games medallist at the time, when they claimed silver at the 2013 X Games in Barcelona, Spain, in the women's park contest. Soon after, at the Exposure Pro Vert Contest in San Diego, CA, United States of America, they made history as the first person to land a McTwist in a women's competition. (xgames.com, 01 Jan 2021)

General Interest

Preferred stance
Goofy (usaskateboarding.com, 15 Nov 2020)

General
SKATEBOARDING COMMUNITY
They are non-binary and use the pronouns 'they/them'. They say skateboarding has made them feel a part of something. "Skateboarding gives you the space to be able to be yourself and grow as a human and be supported throughout the entire way. I don't want to be known as a good female skateboarder. I just want to be known as a good skater, someone that made a difference. Gender shouldn't matter." (usaskateboarding.com, 15 Nov 2021; forbes.com, 21 Jun 2021; outsports.com, 08 Jul 2021)

HOMESCHOOLED
From second grade they were homeschooled so that they could spend more time focusing on skateboarding. "It's definitely hard being young and trying to focus on something that you really love to train a lot. Especially with school. I've gone back and forth from being in a school and homeschooling. Right now [speaking in 2016], I'm homeschooling and it's a lot better, but it's just crazy." (espn.com, 01 Aug 2013; sikids.com, 03 Jun 2016)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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