Vanessa Torres
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Vanessa Torres is a professional skateboarder.
Vanessa is one of the top skateboarding women in the world. She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as AKA: Girl Skater
and Getting Nowhere Faster
. She also appears in the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
, making her the third female skateboarder to appear in the series, following Elissa Steamer
and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins.
In 2003, Torres became the first female skateboarder to win a gold medal at the X Games. She won the street course at the first X Games to feature female skateboarding competitions.
Torres is of Mexican American descent. She splits her personal time living in San Diego and San Francisco, California.
Vanessa is one of the top skateboarding women in the world. She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as AKA: Girl Skater
AKA: Girl Skater
AKA: Girl Skater is a 2003 documentary about four female professional skateboarders on a skateboarding tour in Australia.The documentary follows Dave Carnie as he leads pro skaters Amy Caron, Vanessa Torres, Monica Shaw, and Jaime Reyes on a tour of Australia, visiting a variety of skate parks and...
and Getting Nowhere Faster
Getting Nowhere Faster
Getting Nowhere Faster is a 2004 American documentary about female skateboarders. The documentary features skateboarding footage of the world's best female skateboarders, as well as a fiction film called The Skatepark Hauntings of Debbie Escalante...
. She also appears in the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground is a video game developed by Neversoft for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles; by Page 44 Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Wii; and by Vicarious Visions for the Nintendo DS...
, making her the third female skateboarder to appear in the series, following Elissa Steamer
Elissa Steamer
Elissa Steamer is an American professional skateboarder.-History:Steamer began skateboarding in 1989, turning pro in 1998 when she won the women's street section at Slam City Jam 1998. She won the same section in 1999. In 2003 she was voted Female Skater of the Year by Check it Out Girls magazine....
and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins.
In 2003, Torres became the first female skateboarder to win a gold medal at the X Games. She won the street course at the first X Games to feature female skateboarding competitions.
Torres is of Mexican American descent. She splits her personal time living in San Diego and San Francisco, California.