Ruby Lilley Explained

Ruby Lilley
Birth Date:2 December 2006
Birth Place:Ocean City, Maryland, U.S.
Hometown:Oceanside, California, U.S.
Country:United States
Sport:Skateboarding
Position:Goofy-footed
Event:Park, vert

Ruby Lilley (; born December 2, 2006)[1] is an American skateboarder and member of the USA Skateboarding National Team. She represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Lilley was born on a farm in Ocean City, Maryland, where her family raised Angora rabbits, sheep, chickens, goats, and ducks.[2] Growing up she was a ballet and ballroom dancer, before transitioning to skateboarding at ten years old.[3] [4] In 2018, she moved to Oceanside, California to train skateboarding.[5]

Career

Lilley made her X Games debut in 2022 at 15 years old where she finished in seventh place at both the spring and summer games.[6] She again competed at the 2023 X Games in Japan and won a silver medal in the park event.[7]

Lilley competed at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championship in Sharjah, which was postponed until February 2023, where she finished in 17th place. She then competed at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship in Rome in October 2023 where she finished in seventh place.[6]

Following the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Lilley qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8] [9] She competed in the women's park event, where she scored 75.07 in the prelims, and failed to advance to the finals.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LILLEY Ruby. 2024 . 11 August 2024.
  2. Web site: From A Maryland Farm To The Doorstep Of Paris, Skateboarder Ruby Lilley Is Enjoying The Ride . teamusa.com . Bob . Reinert . June 14, 2024 . August 6, 2024.
  3. Web site: Youth movement: Meet the 32 teenagers representing the U.S. in Paris . . Kyle . Frankel . Maya . Gomes . Julia . Yohe . July 25, 2024 . August 5, 2024.
  4. Web site: 2024 Paris Olympics athlete profile: Ruby Lilley . . Blair . Young . July 22, 2024 . August 5, 2024.
  5. Web site: Ocean City native Lilley to skateboard at Paris Olympics . OC Today-Dispatch . Bethany . Hooper . July 26, 2024 . August 6, 2024.
  6. Web site: Skateboarding Park World Championships 2022 in 2023: Meet the women of Team USA . olympics.com . Chloe . Merrell . February 7, 2023 . August 6, 2024.
  7. Web site: Japanese skateboarders shine as X Games return to Japan . . Jason . Coskrey . May 15, 2023 . August 6, 2024.
  8. Web site: Skateboarding 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news . . Shawn . Smith . June 26, 2024 . August 6, 2024.
  9. Web site: From Maryland's Eastern Shore to the 2024 Olympic Games . . Kyle . Orens . July 16, 2024 . August 6, 2024.
  10. Web site: Olympic Skateboarding Results . . August 6, 2024 . August 6, 2024.