Vote for Nancy Chang for the L'Oreal Women of Worth Award!

She is one of 10 women nominated as the 2008 finalists (out of nearly 3000 applicants from across the country) for her volunteer work with Skate Like A Girl.

Click on the link below to read the whole write up, and DONT FORGET TO VOTE FOR HER! All you have to do is submit your email address (on the right hand side). PLEASE encourage your friends and family to vote for her too! If she wins the online vote, she will win $25,000 for Skate Like A Girl. This would open up possibilities for more programs an more!

http://www.womenofworth.com/honorees/HonoreeVotingDetail.aspx?nomid=af3e93b5-f13d-4f0c-8e67-7cc7f9311264

Start pulling together your winter bag o' tricks now! Pro snowboarder Jordie Karlinski shows you how to stomp a switch frontside half-Cab Indy grab -- click here to check it out.

Gettin’ after it these days? Prove it.
From October 1-31, 2008, GLTR will be checking out the photos you, dear readers, submit to us in our first-ever photo contest. We’re looking for shots of you or your girl(s) dazzling us with skateboard prowess — vert, street, pool, or bowl. Any trick goes — even super-stylie ones of you just cruising, if you’re the downhill type. E-mail your entry to streetteam@girlslearntoride.com and consider yourself in the running for a brand-new (and yet almost vintage) Cherry Blossom deck, courtesy of Cherry Skateboards. We’ll post the entries in the  GLTR Photo Gallery, where you can obsessively scrutinize each one and cast your digi-vote to help us choose the Very Best One. The first five entries will each score a free one-year subscription to FOAM magazine.

Boring, but necessary:
1.Photos MUST be from amateur photographers — no pro shooters, please.
2. The subject CANNOT be a pro skateboarder — it’s gotta be a girl, and she can’t be competing against the heavies. It’s cool if she competes locally and is on flow, though.
3. Images must be JPG format at 72 dpi and at least 400 pixels wide.
4. When sending your image via e-mail, please include your full name, phone number, e-mail address, age, and mailing address.
5. Also tell us who’s skating in the photo, where it was shot (city and state is enough if you don’t want to give away your secrets), what trick’s being pulled, and who shot the image if you’re submitting on behalf of someone else. If your subject is on flow for anyone, please let us know who.
6. All images will be stamped “Copyright 2008 TK TK,” with your name standing in for “TK TK,” before we post them on the website so no one ganks your shizz.
 

Anne Caroline Chausson of France claimed the first-ever BMX Olympic gold, winning the women's BMX final at the Beijing Games here on Friday.

The French woman, who used to be a mountain biker, thundered home in the fastest time of 35.976 seconds to take the gold of the sport who made its Olympic debut in Beijing.

Her compatriot Laetitia Le Corguille took the silver in 38.042, while the bronze medal went to Jill Kintner of the United States in 38.674.

The defending world champion Shanaze Reade of Britain crashed again in the final and did not finish the race.

Despite a flying start, Reade had a heavy crash in the first heat to be placed last in the first run. However, she demonstrated her speed and skills in the last two runs, finishing second and first apiece with the fastest time of 36.699 seconds, which guaranteed her a place in the eight-women finals.



Rank Bike Number Name NOC Date of Birth Time Gap
1 2 CHAUSSON Anne-Caroline France Oct 08 1977 35.976
2 22 le CORGUILLE Laetitia France Jul 29 1986 38.042 +2.066
3 33 KINTNER Jill United States Oct 24 1981 38.674 +2.698
4 96 WALKER Sarah New Zealand Jul 10 1988 38.805 +2.829
5 144 DIAZ Gabriela Argentina Jan 02 1981 39.747 +3.771
6 55 CALLISTO Nicole Australia Nov 12 1987 1:19.609 +43.633
7 56 COOLS Sammy Canada Mar 03 1986 DNF
8 1 READE Shanaze Great Britain Sep 23 1988 REL