USA Women Slalom Skateboarders Heading to the World Skate Games Paraguay October 2026

I cannot wait to share this because decades on a skateboard have taught me one absolute truth: if you want to make moves, you have to make them yourself. Having grown the slalom scene and secured sponsorships for the USA team, I am now applying that same relentless marketing focus to elite talent.

I don't plan on skating forever though I went over my intended goal by 4 years. I am going to the World Skate Games 2026 in Paraguay to race and coach. I am officially channeling all my energy into elevating the younger racers in skateboarding: the young, exceptionally talented that are willing to listen to my knowledge to keep moving forward. Leiola Kahaku from Campbell, California, the incredible Maggie Harrison from Texas, and myself. Leia is going to be a force for the USA as well other many others. I just don't have the bandwidth to help the team like I did before since my focus is on the upcoming Japanese American National Museum Retrospective Art, Skate and Design show October 31st and the skate documentary Leiola and I have been part of for the past two seasons.

FYI we are going to have a slalom race or jam October 31st in Japan Town in San Jose. More information will be getting posted.

@worldskategames Paraguay 🇵🇾 October 13-15 2026 Slalom Skateboarding Days 12th is a practice day.

Maggie Harrison USA Slalom Skateboarding youngest team member. Italy 2024

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World Slalom Skateboard Bulletin

Official competition Dates: October 2 – 18, 2026.

World Skate Games Skateboard Website

Santa Cruz woman, 64, to head to Rome for World Skate Games

Made the news last night on KNTV Bay Area NBC channel with Marianne Favro and her camera guy Jim who's from Santa Cruz. I am honored to get media attention this past year after not getting much my whole career. 

We were going to skate and if they had a some breaking news story to go to we knew they might not make it. 

We set up 50 cones 6 feet apart on a spot that is pretty flat and easy to get too. Thank you to walkers, joggers and bike riders for letting us use part of a lane. I usually drive to San Jose on Saturday mornings and meet up with a crew of skaters on a road that we've ridden on for over 17 years. We've seen some really crazy driving and 90 plus miles on a little remote road.

Last weekend we set up cones in this exact spot to run the Cyber Slalom 25 cones that was a world wide event. 21 spots around the world and we were one in Santa Cruz. We ran 4 runs both directions and posted a combined time. I was third overall in the women's division.

Thank you Josh Harvey and John Nakama for coming over and helping me set up and mark 25 more cones so now we have a 50 cone training spot.

I am currently ranked second in the women's world slalom skateboarding 2023 season. ISSA International Slalom Skateboarding Association. I'm third overall 4 year overall Women's Ranking and second in the Women's Masters. It's a points system. It doesn't mean I'm the second or third fastest in the world but according to the averages of my racing and points. At the USA slalom races and from the World Skate Games I am the second fastest woman in the USA consistently getting second or third to Lynn Kramer the 17x World Champion. I'm happy with that just stoked to be racing and having fun.

21 spots around the world and we were one in Santa Cruz.