Lacey Baker
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Lacey Baker is a professional skateboarder from Covina, California
who focuses primarily on street tricks.
at the age of 5, but she only started focusing on it at the age of 11.http://www.thesideproject.com/laceybaker.htm Baker lists her proudest moment as the first time she landed a kickflip.http://www.elementskateboards.com/team/lacey-baker/ Baker is said to be one of the best female skaters in the world.
In the March 2007 edition of The Skateboard Mag
, Baker is featured in 2 photo sequences showing her perform a 360 flip and a hardflip down 8 stairs. This was part of the magazine's article "Killer Kids."http://www.theskateboardindustry.com/tsi/skater.aspx?ID=1391
In 2006, Baker placed first in street competitions at both the Canadian Open in Toronto
and the Slam City Jam
in Calgary
.http://expn.go.com/expn/athletes/bio?id=39863
Now she's sponsored by Billabong Billabong (clothing)
, Element Element Skateboards
, Independent Independent Truck Company
, Utility Board Shop, Es (flow) ÉS Footwear and Bones (flow) Bones Bearings.
Daughter of guitarist Marshall Rohner
(The Cruzados, T.S.O.L, Dino's Revenge).
She was also on Fuel T.V.'s ," The Captain & Casey Show" in late 08 for a couple of tricks.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
who focuses primarily on street tricks.
Skateboarding
Lacey Baker is a part of a small group of professional female skaters. She began skateboardingSkateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
at the age of 5, but she only started focusing on it at the age of 11.http://www.thesideproject.com/laceybaker.htm Baker lists her proudest moment as the first time she landed a kickflip.http://www.elementskateboards.com/team/lacey-baker/ Baker is said to be one of the best female skaters in the world.
In the March 2007 edition of The Skateboard Mag
The Skateboard Mag
The Skateboard Mag is an independently published skateboarding magazine. Internal tensions between the Transworld Skateboarding magazine staff and owners AOL Time Warner prompted a walkout of several key editorial members, including J Grant Britain, Dave Swift and Atiba Jefferson, to form The...
, Baker is featured in 2 photo sequences showing her perform a 360 flip and a hardflip down 8 stairs. This was part of the magazine's article "Killer Kids."http://www.theskateboardindustry.com/tsi/skater.aspx?ID=1391
In 2006, Baker placed first in street competitions at both the Canadian Open in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and the Slam City Jam
Slam City Jam
Slam City Jam, the North American Skateboard Championships, was scheduled to return to Vancouver, BC in May 2008, but it has been postponed to May 2009 for unknown reasons. Debuted in Vancouver in 1994, Slam City Jam is the longest-running skateboarding event in North America and is among the best...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
.http://expn.go.com/expn/athletes/bio?id=39863
Now she's sponsored by Billabong Billabong (clothing)
Billabong (clothing)
Billabong International is a clothing company traded on the Australian Securities Exchange since 11 August 2000. Billabong was founded in 1973 by Gordon and Rena Merchant....
, Element Element Skateboards
Element Skateboards
Element Skateboards is a skateboard manufacturer and surfwear retailer based in Irvine, California. It is a subsidiary of Australian clothing giants Billabong International....
, Independent Independent Truck Company
Independent Truck company
Independent Truck Company is a skateboard truck manufacturer based in Santa Cruz, California established in 1978, owned by NHS, Inc. The trucks are manufactured by Ermico Enterprises, Inc...
, Utility Board Shop, Es (flow) ÉS Footwear and Bones (flow) Bones Bearings.
Daughter of guitarist Marshall Rohner
Marshall Rohner
Marshall Lambert Rohner was a guitarist whose credits include: TSOL, The Cruzados, Jimmy and The Mustangs, Kenny Brown and Dino's Revenge....
(The Cruzados, T.S.O.L, Dino's Revenge).
Skateboard videos
Baker is shown briefly on the Tampa Am 08 dvd.She was also on Fuel T.V.'s ," The Captain & Casey Show" in late 08 for a couple of tricks.
Major Contest Results
http://expn.go.com/expn/athletes/bio?id=39863- 2010
- Mystic Skate Cup, Prague, Czech Republic, 1st place (street)
- 2008
- Maloof Money CupMaloof Money CupThe Maloof Money Cup is an annual skateboarding event and contest for amateur and professional skateboarders founded by Joe and Gavin Maloof of the Maloof family. The Maloof Money Cup's main goal is to raise the awareness of skateboarding not only in the United States but all around the world by...
, Orange County, CaliforniaOrange County, CaliforniaOrange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, 1st place (street)
- 2007
- X Games 13, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, 4th place (street) - Mystic Skate Cup, Prague, Czech Republic, 3rd place (street)
- Rockstar Masa Pro, Fayetteville, North CarolinaFayetteville, North CarolinaFayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....
, 2nd place (street) - 2006
- X Games XIIX Games XIIX Games XII took place on August 3-6, 2006 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center, Home Depot Center and Long Beach Marine Stadium. It was broadcast on the ESPN networks and ABC-Moto X Best Trick:-Moto X Freestyle:-Moto X Step-up:...
, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, 3rd place (street) - Goofy vs Regular, Lake Forest, CaliforniaLake Forest, CaliforniaLake Forest is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 77,264 at the 2010 census.Lake Forest incorporated as a city on December 20, 1991. Prior to a vote of the residents in that year, the community had formerly been known as El Toro since the 1880s...
, 3rd place (street) - West 49 Canadian Open, Toronto, Ontario, 1st place (street)
- Slam City Jam, Calgary, Alberta, 1st place (street)