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Alana Smith

Alana Smith

An accomplished skateboarder before reaching her teenage years, she became the first girl to in documented history to land a 540 McTwist in competition.

She became the Guinness World Record holder as the youngest athlete ever to medal at the X Games.

She started skating when she was 7 years old and never looked back.

She won a silver medal at the 2013 X Games in Barcelona in the Women's Park event. She is the older sister of three girls and is from Mesa, Arizona. She helped continue the growing trend of skateboarding becoming a sport for both genders, following in the footsteps of Lyn-Z Hawkins, Lacey Baker, Elissa Steamer and more. [1]

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