Jun
26

Sidedoor: Shredding Skateboarding’s Glass Ceiling

(Ouch. That’s gotta hurt.)

Graphic of skateboarder for Episode 5.9 of Sidedoor

 

When Mimi Knoop entered her first skateboarding competition at 24 years old, she never anticipated leaving her mark on the sport forever. But in the early 2000s, she formed an alliance with pioneering skateboarder Cara-Beth Burnside to make a simple request: that the X Games—and the rest of the skateboarding industry—treat female skateboarders the same way they treat their male peers.

Did they succeed? Listen to find out.

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Posted: 26 June 2020
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Jessica Sadeq has worked in the Central Office of Public Affairs since June 2007. She is the Marketing Manager for the Office of Communications and External Affairs.