1986-07-17 Anaheim, California, USA
Vanessa Torres (born July 17, 1986, in Anaheim, California) is a professional skateboarder. She is sponsored by Meow Skateboards and is the first woman to win X Games gold. In 2003 the X Games first featured female skateboarding competitions; Torres placed first, winning gold, in the street event (then called Park). Torres won silver in the X Games Street Competition in 2004. In 2015 at the X Games in Austin and 2016 at the X Games in Oslo, Torres won bronze. She again placed in the top ten in 2016 and 2017. She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as AKA: Girl Skater (2003), Getting Nowhere Faster (2004), and Quit Your Day Job (2014). She also appears in the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, making her the third female as a playable skater to appear in the Tony Hawk's video game series after Elissa Steamer and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins.
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Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story | Self | 2022-08-11 |
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Skate Dreams | Self | 2022-03-11 |
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Humanity Stoked | Self | 2022-03-11 |
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Underexposed: A Women's Skateboarding Documentary | Self | 2013-02-14 |
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This Is My Element | Self | 2007-06-21 |
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Skate Girl | Self | 2006-01-01 |
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Getting Nowhere Faster | Self | 2004-01-01 |
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AKA: Girl Skater | Self | 2002-01-01 |
