50 Years Skateboarding Video has motivated young and older to go out and play!

I did not expect the views that the video has had about my 50 years of skateboarding. I am super honored and stoked.

"63-Year-Old Female Skateboarding
Pioneer Breaking Barriers & Going FAST! | Judi Oyama" 

YouTube video link

Thank you everyone for the support. I am beyond surprised and even more motivated to keep skating. I got mostly nice comments and did expect a few negative ones but I don't care it's social media.

315,915 views Premiered Mar 8, 2023 as of April 29, 2023

Thank you my BFF for posting the YouTube link and story on your awesome website Girl's not a 4 Letter Word

on International Women's Day!

Celebrate International Women's Day - Judi Oyama Honored By Santa Cruz Skateboards!

And made this post: www.theinertia.com

And then Unofficial Networks

And an important one to get slalom out to the world the Berrics posted it too.

Thank you! 

This was posted on Waval in Japan and translated thank you 

akikoba5884

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00:00 Introduction

00:33 Meet Judi

00:51 Judi's Background

01:25 Growing Up in Santa Cruz

01:36 Minna Sighting!

01:47 Judi's First Skateboard made by her Brother

01:59 Santa Cruz First Wooden Skateboard

02:35 The Capitola Classic

04:15 Meeting Novak and Jay

04:28 Getting Sponsored

04:43 Encouraging The Next Generation

05:56 10 foot roll in!

06:14 Winchester Skatepark

06:35 Inception of Independent Trucks

06:53 Judi Helps Santa Cruz & Indy Grow Their Teams

07:05 Novak, Haut & Shuirman

07:16 Being Present For First Independent Truck Roll In

07:31 Judi Shares EPIC RELICS with us!

08:03 Judi's Involvement with NHS Skate Museum

08:27 Judi & Slalom Racing

09:05 Judi Ripping Today!

10:04 Argentina

10:20 CrossFit

11:13 Judi is Proud of Women Skateboarding

11:35 Judi's Legacy

Guest appearances: Minna Stess, Jamie Hart, Cliff Coleman and Gary Holl Produced by Alex White Co-Produced by Joe Perrin Camera Op: Joey Digital Editor: Richie Valdez Archival Photos by: Daniel A. Anderson Gary Medeiros Michael Smiley Goldman Bill Golding Dan Devine Richard Oyama Reg Caselli Jesse Perrin Monique Soderhall Michael Chantry Archival Video by: John Ravitch Collin Kruse Daniel Carettoni

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Thank you to Outside Magazine that started the whole social media post surge.

This was posted on GIrls Skate Network. I came across this today September 28, 2023. Thank you for posting.

A few more images from the World Skate Games Straight Parallel Slalom in Argentina 2022

This is Saturday's 68 cone Straight Parallel Slalom at the World Skate Games 2022 in Argentina on the San Juan Villicum Race Track in Argentina.

Collin Kruse is doing a iPhone follow below is the video he took. He's really good at it and a great all around skateboarder. These photos are by Monique Soderhall, Jani's wife who was kind enough to shoot in the heat. This was the most organized race I have ever been too. They had cold water and drinks at the top and the bottom of the hill. They provided snacks and lunch. We had full live coverage and on site camera crew at both the race track and the giant slalom hill.

If you go I recommend buying the package hotel deal with Worlds. We had 3 great assistants at the Don Thomas Hotel. Had breakfast home baked pastries, fresh fruit and made us scrambled eggs, we got a boxed lunch to take to the race and an amazing dinner each day. This came with transport to the races and back and to and from the airport. It was easier than renting a car and trying to figure out monies and places to go.

After two runs I was beat by 0.211 seconds. 

I lost focus on the bottom of one of the runs and almost DQ'd.
I hit 5 cones but got back on course. I was running clean most of my other races. The second run was close but since I hit cones so I didn't move forward and Suzuka did. It's cool to see the next generation of slalom racers coming into the fold. 

I was stoked to meet and race 17 year old ripper Japanese Skateboarder Suzuka Nakanishi.

Here is a new Youtube link to the finish on our tight race.

She got me on the line and my first run I hit cones because I lost my focus. 

Suzuka advanced to the round of 4. I did beat her on the other three races. Shit happens. She's the future of slalom. 

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxBZOWBaju8s84QNTHnGntbnErD-uerXo1

Straight Slalom World Champions 2022

Women:

1st: Anna Gailite (LAT)
2nd: Lynn Kramer (USA)
3rd: Eliza Gailite (LAT)
4th: Suzuka Nakanishi (JAP)
5th: Judi Oyama (USA)

Men:

1st: Janis Kuzmins (LAT)
2nd: Gustavs Gailitis (LAT)
3rd: Toms Dreiblats (LAT)
4th: Bruno Oliveira (BRA)
5th: Jakub Jirman (CZE)

This was such a fun race. I know not everyone likes tight straight but it is something that takes focus and skill that I think helps with overall fitness. Video shot by Collin Kruse. Thank you.

Here is another one of the races against Imi McMillan (AUS).

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdVN3Ut7Qb/