Lia Lewis Explained

Lia Lewis
Full Name:Lia Lewis Gribius
Birth Date:9 July 1997
Birth Place:London
Education:Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Occupation:Competitor and ambassador
Years Active:2018 - present
Height:5 ft 5 in
Other Interests:Ballet and contemporary dance
Sport:Freestyle football
Partner:Mauricio Doehner

Lia Lewis Gribius (born 9 July [1] 1997) is an English freestyle football competitor and association football global ambassador who was raised in France. Having trained in dance most of her youth, she took up freestyle football in her 20s and became a world champion.

Background

According to her talent agency profile, Lewis was born in London and raised in the Brittany region of France.[2] She was a competitive dancer from approximately 2010 to 2018. Since her mother wanted to raise bilingual children, she moved with her parents, Stéphane, a businessman,[3] and Karen (née Lewis) Gribius, an interior designer, to Baden near the Gulf of Morbihan in 2001. She has two siblings, Emily and Alexander. Her maternal grandparents are Irish (grandmother) and Welsh (grandfather).[4] Her father is French.[5]

Career

Growing up, Lewis never participated in any sports involving a ball. She studied ballet and contemporary dance for 18 years. After struggling to make it in the dance world, she left the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London at age 21 and switched to freestyle football in 2018. In 2020, she finished fourth in the Red Bull Street Style Freestyle Football World Championship.[6] [7] Starting in September 2020, she was featured in a weekly skills guide on the CIC sports show on a Welsh language S4C every Friday.[8] During the COVID-19 lockdowns in December 2020 and January 2021, Lewis participated in the Amazon-sponsored Very Important Breakfast Club by giving e-visit lessons at schools in Doncaster, Poole, Brent, Scunthorpe and Edinburgh that could be subsequently viewed on the Amazon.co.uk YouTube channel.[9] [10] [11] [12]

In January 2021, Vanity Fair dubbed her freestyle football's rising star.[13] Lewis partnered with Pringles for the brand's football campaign in Summer 2021 by creating a trick with an empty Pringles can.[14] [15] [16] In August 2021, Lewis was runner-up to Aguśka Mnich in the 2021 Super Ball tournament.[17] In November 2021, London-based Lewis, who represents the United Kingdom during international competitions,[18] became the Red Bull Street Style Freestyle Football World Champion.[19] [20] [21] In 2022, she won a Freestyle World Championship and partnered with Supa Strikas for a YouTube series.[22] In February 2023, she became an ambassador/spokesperson for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup as the dedicated skills coach of its World Cup Trophy Tour, that visited all 32 participating nations.[23] [24] [25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Here's to another birthday. July 11, 2023. July 9, 2023. Instagram. Lewis, Lia.
  2. Web site: Lia Lewis. 19 February 2023. Globalfreestyle.com.
  3. Web site: Zones commerciales. Ça repart à l'ouest !. 20 February 2023. 12 February 2015. Le Télégramme.
  4. Web site: Karen Gribius. "Les jeux à Londres, c'est extraordinaire". 19 February 2023. 27 July 2012. Le Télégramme.
  5. Web site: Meet Our Skills Coach, Lia Lewis. April 24, 2023. 2023. FIFA.
  6. Web site: Lia Lewis: Freestyle football TikTok star tackles her fear of failure to inspire young girls. 19 February 2023. 22 September 2020. Metro. Morris, Natalie.
  7. Web site: TikTok star Lia Lewis reveals why freestyle football should be your next sport obsession. 19 February 2023. 21 July 2021. Metro. Cossar, Vicki-Marie.
  8. Web site: Sports TV series returns to S4C this September. April 11, 2023. September 17, 2020. Wales247.co.uk. Gregory, Rhys.
  9. Web site: Professor Green, Rachel Riley and Joe Sugg deliver some Christmas magic to schools. Daily Mirror. April 12, 2023. December 11, 2020. Hearn, Adrian.
  10. Web site: Star surprise for pupils. subscription. . Daily Record. 17. April 12, 2023. December 10, 2020.
  11. Web site: Let Alexa offer some help with home schooling. subscription. . Express and Star. 29. April 12, 2023. January 27, 2021.
  12. Web site: Amazon surprises schoolchildren with star-studded ‘Very Important Breakfast Clubs’. April 12, 2023. Amazon.
  13. Web site: Quick Fire Questions with... Lia Lewis. 19 February 2023. 4 January 2021. Vanity Fair.
  14. Web site: Pringles brings back two popular flavours. April 12, 2023. June 9, 2021. Kent and Sussex Courier. Shaw, Neil.
  15. Web site: Pringles Come In 3ft Tubes In Italy And We’re So Jealous. April 12, 2023. June 25, 2021. Delish. Lewis, Anna.
  16. Web site: Pringles aims to put the fun in football this summer. April 12, 2023. June 9, 2021. Grocery Trader.
  17. Web site: Aguśka Mnich and Erlend Fagerli claim the title of 2021 Super Ball champions. 21 February 2023. 22 August 2021. World Freestyle Football Association.
  18. Web site: Official Champions. 21 February 2023. World Freestyle Football Association.
  19. Web site: Meet Lia Lewis – the freestyle football world champion who hadn't kicked a ball until three years ago. 19 February 2023. 25 November 2021. The Telegraph. Lewis, Lia and Vicki Hodges.
  20. Web site: VIDEO: Lia Lewis stuns field to win maiden Red Bull Street Style title. 19 February 2023. 21 November 2021. Red Bull.
  21. Web site: Devotos de Ronaldinho. subscription. . El As. D2. April 11, 2023. November 21, 2021.
  22. Web site: Tobias Becs and Lia Lewis World Champion Freestylers Join Brand New "Supa Strikas Freestyle Challenge" Kids Animation Show. 19 February 2023. 31 August 2022. Moonbug Entertainment.
  23. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy Tour is 'Going Beyond' to Inspire Global Excitement. 19 February 2023. 16 February 2023. CNBC.
  24. Web site: Colourful Melbourne launches Trophy Tour. 19 February 2023. FIFA.
  25. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy Tour is 'Going Beyond' to Inspire Global Excitement. 19 February 2023. 16 February 2023. FIFA.

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