BRUGGEMAN Lore

Preferred stance
Goofy (theboardr.com, 01 Jan 2020)

General
WOMEN'S SKATEBOARDING
She says she used to be intimidated going to skateparks as a female, but that has changed as more and more girls take up the sport. "I used to be afraid to go to skateparks, because I was afraid of the big boys. Occasionally, I would get strange looks from the guys, but that changed as soon as they saw me skate. I think many girls would agree that we have to prove ourselves a little harder in the skate world. When you arrive at a skatepark, for example, all eyes are often on you. Then you have the feeling that you first have to show that you can actually do something, and not just come for show or attention. Fortunately, lately there are a lot more girls who dare to take up the board and start skating. That's really nice to see." (hln.be, 10 Jun 2021; newsmonkey.be, 01 Apr 2021)

OLYMPIC INCLUSION
She believes the inclusion of skateboarding at the Olympic Games is necessary for the sport. "People often have a negative image of skaters. On the one hand, I think it's good that the sport is getting recognition, but it shouldn't get too serious. It's still a sport with a lot of freedom. Skateboarding is more for me a lifestyle. We traditionally have two groups, a group that is against all the commotion around skateboarding and a group that also wants to go all out on a professional level. I'm somewhere in between. I'm not too hard on it either. I only learned a few years ago [speaking in 2021] that skateboarding was going to be an Olympic sport. And when I started to perform well in international competitions I thought I should just go for it. So everything came very spontaneously." (sporza.be, 26 May 2021, 16 Apr 2020)