Vanessa Torres Explained

Vanessa Torres
Birth Date:17 July 1986
Birth Place:Anaheim, California, U.S.
Sport:Skateboarding
Height:5inchesft2inchesin (ftin)
Weight:120lb

Vanessa Torres (born July 17, 1986, in Anaheim, California) is a professional skateboarder. She is sponsored by Meow Skateboards[1] and is the first woman to win X Games gold.[2]

In 2003 the X Games first featured female skateboarding competitions; Torres placed first, winning gold, in the street event (then called Park).[3] Torres won silver in the X Games Street Competition in 2004 and placed in the top ten in 2005–2011 and 2014.[4] 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.[5]

She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as (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.

Torres is of Mexican descent from Modesto, California.[6] She dropped out of high school to pursue skateboarding. She splits her personal time living in San Diego and San Francisco, California.[7]


Favorite Skateparks!Name of Skatepark!City!State
BelvedereEast Los AngelesCalifornia
SheldonSun ValleyCalifornia
Santa ClaritaSanta ClaritaCalifornia
SunnyvaleSunnyvaleCalifornia
CeresCeresCalifornia
SoMaSan FranciscoCalifornia
Potrero del Sol/La RazaSan FranciscoCalifornia

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vanessa Torres . Skateboards . Meow . Meow Skateboards . en . March 6, 2019.
  2. Web site: Former Modesto skater Torres sobers up, returns to X Games podium . Burns . James . June 13, 2015 . The Modesto Bee . October 8, 2019.
  3. News: Torres Take Gold. https://web.archive.org/web/20040626154851/http://expn.go.com/expn/summerx/2003/story?pageName=030815_womens_jam. June 26, 2004. August 15, 2003. Roenigk. Alyssa.
  4. News: The complete list of X Games skateboarding medallists .
  5. Web site: Vanessa Torres's official X Games athlete biography . X Games . March 6, 2019 . March 7, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190307054223/http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3014400/vanessa-torres . dead .
  6. Web site: Vanessa Torres . November 30, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130204074951/http://www.thesideproject.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106:vanessatorres&catid=36:thegirls&Itemid=62 . February 4, 2013.
  7. Web site: ProQuest Archiver: Titles.