Thrasher Magazine

The eighth annual Exposure Open brought women from around the world not just to compete, but to support one another. Across ages and places, Exposure highlights the friendship that skateboarding fosters, and the incredible positivity that women’s skateboarding enables. Fans and peers got to watch and skate alongside their favorite skaters, like Samarria Brevard, Lizzie Armanto, Nora Vasconcellos, Vanessa Torres, Allysha Le, Brighton Zeuner, and more. Thanks Exposure, we’ll see you again next year!

Friends and fans made signs throughout the day to keep up the stoke

Posters aren’t the only way to throw signs

Plenty of props to go around

Reagan Chandler showing off her candy pop style

New Yorker Mame Bonsu repped the East Coast

Hosoi and Cara-Beth Burnside took a break in between contests

The crowd built up for the vert finals

There was incredible positivity throughout the day

And there were PUPPIES!

Arianna Carmona, Bryce Wettstein, and Sarah Thompson posed before crushing the Open Park 15-29 finals

Lizzie Armanto was all smiles on the vert ramp

The ramp was stacked with spectators for the Vert Finals (hey Nora!)

Ruby Trew getting centered before her Vert finals run

The best part of Exposure is the signs!

Brighton Zeuner

Superfans brought the energy up before Nicole Hause’s vert run

Nicole Hause plotting her run during Vert Finals

Ten-year-old Ruby Trew took home $5000 for a McTwist over the channel

Ruby’s trick amped up the crowd

The crowd was all cheers and smiles for Ruby Trew

A pat on the back? With a helmet you deserve a pat on the head

Allysha Le was wowed by the other vert skaters

Reactions to the longest grind

Bryce Wettstein tried her hand (her foot?) at the longest grind contest

It’s not easy being steezy

Bryce Wettstein and Brighton Zeuner

Skate shoes!

Long hair don’t care

There’s always time for photos with fans

Shredders Savannah Irvin, Paige Heyn, Lilly Erickson, Briel Weingartner, and Mia Lovell

Quinne Daniels and her griptape art

Great times were had by all

Vanessa Torres and Alex White take being serious very seriously

The illustrious judges of the day: Vanessa Torres, James Craig, and Alex White

Samarria was there!

The aftermath of a successful first drop in to the deep end

Savannah Irvin taking a break

All cheers for the last contest of the day: 15 and up street

Hi Vanessa!

Homies helping homies

Samarria may not have landed her tre flip, but she landed it in our hearts

Margielyn Arda Didal had her mind blown by Samarria Brevard

Even after dark the crowd stuck around to watch Samarria skate

Samarria + sunset = magic

At the request of the crowd Bryce Wettstein gave a speech praising her fellow skaters

Margielyn Arda Didal walked away from the contest with $10,000. Not a bad way to end the day!

A Nicole Hause check sandwich––because what’s better than one giant check but TWO giant checks?!