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Birth name | Letícia Bufoni e Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] São Paulo, Brazil | April 13, 1993
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Occupation | Skateboarder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2002–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 lb (44 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Letícia Bufoni e Silva (born April 13, 1993) [1] is a Brazilian-American [2] professional street skateboarder. She is a six-time X Games gold medalist. [3]
Bufoni was born in São Paulo. [1] She began skating at age nine, [4] and her grandmother bought her first skateboard when she was 11. [5]
"I grew up in the street playing sports all the time. We didn't have computers, no smartphones. All of the kids started skating, so I did too." [6]
"My dad broke my board so I wouldn't skate anymore. I started to skateboard when I was nine years old; I was skating with all the guys in my neighborhood, and he was mad at me because I was the only girl in the middle of 10 guys. He smashed my board in front of me and said; You're not skating anymore, ever again." [7] Her father eventually relented. [6]
At the age of 14, Bufoni moved to the United States with older friends. [8] She attended Hollywood High School, but left after missing so much school that she was in danger of being expelled. [9]
In 2007, Bufoni competed in her first X Games at the age of 14 in Los Angeles. [9]
She is a five-time X Games gold medalist. She tied Elissa Steamer's decade-old record for most gold in Women's SKB Street with her win at XG Shanghai 2019. Overall she earned six straight medals in X Games Women's SKB Street (2010–2014) and the title at Shanghai 2019. [10]
She has become one of the world's best-known and most influential action sports athletes. [10] Bufoni was ranked the #1 women's street skateboarder by World Cup of Skateboarding four years in a row 2010–2013 and appeared in [11] The Guinness Book of World Records (2017) for the "Most Wins Of The World Cup of Skateboarding. In 2013, she was nominated for an ESPY Award – Best Female Action Sports Athlete.
In 2015, she won the first Street League Skateboarding Women's SLS Super Crown World Championship in Chicago, IL. [12] She also appeared in the ESPN Magazine – The Body Issue. [13] She was also the first female skater to sign for Nike SB in 2015. [14]
In 2018, Forbes named Bufoni one of The Most Powerful Women In International Sports for 2018 (#25) [15] and made Sports Pro Media's list for The World's Most Marketable Athletes for 2018 (#41). [16] Further in 2018, she was named to the Forbes Brazil "Under 30" list. [17]
In 2022, Bufoni set a world record (verified by Guinness World Records) for highest skateboard grind outside the back of a flying aircraft. This happened when the aircraft was flying over Merced, California. A video of this went viral in 2023. The aircraft was a C-130 transport plane, and was flying at an altitude of 9,022 feet when Bufoni did the skateboard grind. [18]
Bufoni is the official athlete representative for World Skate, the International Olympic Committee-recognized governing body for Skateboarding. [10]
On April 7, 2021, Bufoni became a citizen of the United States. [19]
Nickelodeon 2016 Kids' Choice Sports – Queen Of Swag
Cartoon Network 2014 Hall of Game Awards – She Got Game
Bufoni is a playable character in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5. She also appears in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, an enhanced remake of the first two Pro Skater games with an updated roster of playable skaters.
Bufoni plays a featured role in the music video for " Snapback" by Old Dominion.
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Birth name | Letícia Bufoni e Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] São Paulo, Brazil | April 13, 1993
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Occupation | Skateboarder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2002–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 lb (44 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Letícia Bufoni e Silva (born April 13, 1993) [1] is a Brazilian-American [2] professional street skateboarder. She is a six-time X Games gold medalist. [3]
Bufoni was born in São Paulo. [1] She began skating at age nine, [4] and her grandmother bought her first skateboard when she was 11. [5]
"I grew up in the street playing sports all the time. We didn't have computers, no smartphones. All of the kids started skating, so I did too." [6]
"My dad broke my board so I wouldn't skate anymore. I started to skateboard when I was nine years old; I was skating with all the guys in my neighborhood, and he was mad at me because I was the only girl in the middle of 10 guys. He smashed my board in front of me and said; You're not skating anymore, ever again." [7] Her father eventually relented. [6]
At the age of 14, Bufoni moved to the United States with older friends. [8] She attended Hollywood High School, but left after missing so much school that she was in danger of being expelled. [9]
In 2007, Bufoni competed in her first X Games at the age of 14 in Los Angeles. [9]
She is a five-time X Games gold medalist. She tied Elissa Steamer's decade-old record for most gold in Women's SKB Street with her win at XG Shanghai 2019. Overall she earned six straight medals in X Games Women's SKB Street (2010–2014) and the title at Shanghai 2019. [10]
She has become one of the world's best-known and most influential action sports athletes. [10] Bufoni was ranked the #1 women's street skateboarder by World Cup of Skateboarding four years in a row 2010–2013 and appeared in [11] The Guinness Book of World Records (2017) for the "Most Wins Of The World Cup of Skateboarding. In 2013, she was nominated for an ESPY Award – Best Female Action Sports Athlete.
In 2015, she won the first Street League Skateboarding Women's SLS Super Crown World Championship in Chicago, IL. [12] She also appeared in the ESPN Magazine – The Body Issue. [13] She was also the first female skater to sign for Nike SB in 2015. [14]
In 2018, Forbes named Bufoni one of The Most Powerful Women In International Sports for 2018 (#25) [15] and made Sports Pro Media's list for The World's Most Marketable Athletes for 2018 (#41). [16] Further in 2018, she was named to the Forbes Brazil "Under 30" list. [17]
In 2022, Bufoni set a world record (verified by Guinness World Records) for highest skateboard grind outside the back of a flying aircraft. This happened when the aircraft was flying over Merced, California. A video of this went viral in 2023. The aircraft was a C-130 transport plane, and was flying at an altitude of 9,022 feet when Bufoni did the skateboard grind. [18]
Bufoni is the official athlete representative for World Skate, the International Olympic Committee-recognized governing body for Skateboarding. [10]
On April 7, 2021, Bufoni became a citizen of the United States. [19]
Nickelodeon 2016 Kids' Choice Sports – Queen Of Swag
Cartoon Network 2014 Hall of Game Awards – She Got Game
Bufoni is a playable character in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5. She also appears in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, an enhanced remake of the first two Pro Skater games with an updated roster of playable skaters.
Bufoni plays a featured role in the music video for " Snapback" by Old Dominion.