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Elissa Steamer

skateboarding · regular · street

American · San Francisco, California, USA (from Fort Myers, Florida)

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Elissa Steamer (born July 31, 1975, in Fort Myers, Florida) is a pioneering American skateboarder who broke out in Toy Machine's 1996 video "Welcome to Hell" and became the first professional female street skateboarder in 1998. She won four X Games gold medals in women's street (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008), appeared as a playable character in the first five Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games plus the 2020 remake, and was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2015. Now based in San Francisco, she founded the brand Gnarhunters and rides for Baker and Nike SB.

Sponsors

Baker SkateboardsNike SBGnarhuntersSpitfire WheelsThunder Trucks

Notable results

  • X Games Women's Street (2004)1st (gold)
  • X Games Women's Street (2005)1st (gold)
  • X Games Women's Street (2006)1st (gold)
  • X Games Women's Street (2008)1st (gold)
  • Skateboarding Hall of Fame induction (2015)inductee

Rep breakdown

  • Video parts & film credits40/40
  • Contest results & awards35/35
  • Social & web presence5/10
  • Years active10/10
  • Independent sourcing4/5

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