Lisa has been posting away. From July Video Of The Month to the explorations of Aussies in California. If you have not been over there in a while, click here and catch up!

Thursday
12:00-1:00 pm GRO Skateboard Workshops
4:00-5:00 pm GRO BMX Workshops

Friday
3:30-4:30 pm GRO Skate And BMX Workshops

Saturday
12:00-1:00 pm GRO Skateboard Workshop
12:30-1:30 pm GRO Skateboard Workshop
3:30-4:30 pm GRO BMX Workshop

Sunday
10:30-11:30 am GRO Skateboard Workshops
2:00-3:00 pm GRO BMX Workshop
5:00-6:00 pm GRO Skateboard and BMX Workshops

And all that is just going on at the GRO Booth and the interactive parks! There are also lots of women’s practice and contest times throughout the weekend, including the first ever women’s skateboard park jam!

All the info you need for the entire event will be available at the GRO Booth, your one stop shop for everything female. Plus, on Sunday, the first 200 girls ages 18 and under get a free prize bag! So mark your calendars and see you at X Games 16.

GRO Riders, Abby Zsarnay and Evelyn Abad went out to the Element YMCA Skate Camp thanks to PowerBalance. They had a great time and here is some video of their time there. Want to catch up on all of their new tricks? Come see both these ladies at upcoming GRO events and contests!

Next month is Vegas Invasion at Area 702. So the GRO Van made a quick stop on the way out to California to get ready for the event and gather the ladies for a workshop and skate session! From young ones to moms and skatepark staff, all getting on board for the first time.

Three new riders won decks from the GRO games and immediately went over to the shop and turned them into completes. The next Las Vegas GRO Session is August 28th with the ladies contest, so join us and tell your friends.

Thank You Michelle Buck!

BMX MASTERS 2010 just went down in Köln, Germany. What?! You didn’t make it?! No fear, you can watch the girl’s class right here!

On top of all that, Nina won the contest. You want to meet her, come out and visit the GRO Booth at X Games! She show you how to ride yourself.

It wasn’t until Elissa Steamer’s breakout part in Toy Machine’s 1996 video, “Welcome to Hell” that a women showed serious chops in the streets and could legitimately hang with her male peers. In the post-Elissa world, there have been more and more ladies getting on board and a few that have really stood out as head and shoulders above their peers; Marisa Dal Santo, I’m talking about you. But… Read The Full Story On ESPN

Much like their contemporary counterparts in the predominantly male, high-consequence world of big-wave surfing, women in the competitive street skate scene have to fight for every ounce of respect they get. It’s not that there’s no room for women in skateboarding, it’s just that skateboarding is unlike other sports, in which a combination of average talent and mainstream appeal can net a girl a lucrative pro contract. Companies haven’t quite figured out how to market female street skaters to a Target audience, so they remain a niche group, rising in the shadows of other bigger, brighter stars. …. Read the full article on ESPN here!

The ladies are packed in the van for the GRO Beyond Tour West. These are five of the boards and the thing that makes them so great is that they all support girls skateboarding. From left to right check out Asdzaan, Elissa Steamer board from Zero, Abby Zsarnay’s Sk8grl, Hoopla, and Silly Girl.

GRO will be working with WFSA here in St Louis to help with tomorrows event. There is a women’s division for each contest and we are throwing in GRO Girls S.K.A.T.E. Come join us on Ramp Riders for a fun event and meet the local GRO Crew, Grls Skateout!