VARELLA Dora

Date of Birth: 31 Jul 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SAO PAULO

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : SAO PAULO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skateboarding	Women's Park	7

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

World Skate World Championships

Year	Location	Park
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	6
2018	Nanjing, CHN	15

VPS Pro Tour

Year	Location	Park
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	8
2018	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	14
2018	Sao Paulo, BRA	27

Year	Location	Park
2019	Long Beach, CA, USA	13

Playing and trying other sports. (revistatrip.uol.com.br, 11 Feb 2020)

Occupation:

Turned professional in 2019

She began skateboarding at age 10. (doravarella.com.br, 08 Feb 2021)

She saw her cousin riding a skateboard, and asked her grandmother if she could have one. Her father then took her to a skate park where she fell in love with the sport. "When I got there, I saw so many possibilities of ramps and tricks, it felt like paradise. I wanted to go to the skate park every day, all I could think about was skating, and all I watched on television was skating. Since then, I have not stopped." (vejasp.abril.com.br, 11 Jan 2021; revistatrip.uol.com.br, 11 Feb 2020)

To win an Olympic medal. (esportes.r7.com, 09 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"When I began skateboarding, it was rare to find another girl in the park. I have always skated with men, and it did not bother me. Little by little, the scenery has changed, and we can see girls skateboarding everywhere. When you enjoy being on a skateboard, there is no difference in race, gender or age that may stop you from having fun." (uol.com.br, 14 Aug 2019)

General Interest

Preferred stance
Regular (boardriding.com, 09 Jun 2021)

General
SKATEBOARDING AT OLYMPICS
She believes that skateboarding's inclusion at the Olympic Games is a positive for the sport. "I feel that the 'old school' is against it, because they believe skateboarding is not an organised sport but rather a lifestyle, and it was never meant to be at the Olympic Games. There are people who want to ride just for fun, and that is okay. But there are people who want to be an athlete, to eat healthy, go to the gym and be prepared. I believe that the Olympic Games will prove that skateboarding does not need to be segregated like this. And it will also show that skateboarding is not a 'men only' sport." (rollingstone.uol.com.br, 12 May 2018)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/dora.varella
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/doravarellaskate
https://instagram.com/dora.varella
https://twitter.com/DoraVarella
Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/doravarella
Athlete Website: https://www.doravarella.com.br/

Legend

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

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