Nora Vasconcellos
{{short description|American skateboarder}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
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| name = Nora Vasconcellos
| image = Nora Vasconcellos on Daily Grind.jpg
| caption = Vasconcellos in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1992}}
| birth_place = Pembroke, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| country = {{USA}}
| sport = Skateboarding
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{{MedalSport|Women's park skateboarding}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalComp|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Shanghai|Park}}
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Nora Vasconcellos (born 1992) is an American professional skateboarder. She is currently signed with Adidas skateboarding and was the first female skateboarder signed to Adidas. Her other sponsors include Welcome, JuneShine, Yeti, Hume Supernatural, Stance, CCS, Krux, Bronson, OJ, Mob, Nixon.
Early life and education
Vasconcellos is from Pembroke, Massachusetts,{{Cite magazine |last=Hendrikx |first=Eric |date=April 4, 2018 |title=Nora Vasconcellos: From Scrappy Skateboarder to 'Future Icon' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/nora-vasconcellos-from-scrappy-skateboarder-to-future-icon-629638/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2019 |title=Swatch presents: Nora Vasconcellos VPS training regimen |url=https://yeahgirlmedia.com/swatch-presents-nora-vasconcellos-vps-training-regimen/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=Yeah Girl |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Nora Vasconcellos's official X Games athlete biography |url=http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3015337/nora-vasconcellos |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=X Games}} and graduated from Pembroke High School.{{Cite web |last=Eloise |first=Marianne |title=Talking Style & Scars With A Pro Skateboarder |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/nora-vasconcellos-interview-2 |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=www.refinery29.com |language=en-GB}}
Skateboarding career
In June 2016 Vasconcellos began riding for Adidas as an amateur skater. In 2016, Vasconcellos alongside Samarria Brevard and Leo Baker were the mystery guests on Thrasher's King of the Road Season 2.{{Citation |title=King of the Road Season 2: Meet the Mystery Guests |url=http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/king-of-the-road-2016-meet-the-mystery-guest/ |language=en |access-date=March 14, 2019}} Vasconcellos placed 1st in the 2017 Vans Park Series World Championships.{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2018 |title=Why Nora Vasconcellos is the future of skateboarding |url=https://www.huckmag.com/outdoor/skate/nora-vasconcellos-interview-future-skateboarding/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=Huck Magazine |language=en-US}} In 2017, she turned pro for Adidas and Welcome skateboards.{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2020 |title=Rough Cut: Nora Vasconcellos' "Seance" Part |url=https://yeahgirlmedia.com/rough-cut-nora-vasconcellos-seance-part/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=Yeah Girl |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2019 |title=Nora Vasconcellos debuts unisex collection with adidas Skateboarding |url=https://yeahgirlmedia.com/nora-vasconcellos-debuts-unisex-collection-with-adidas-skateboarding/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=Yeah Girl |language=en-US}} In 2017, Giovanni Reda directed a short film in collaboration with Adidas titled Nora, a documentary that spotlights Vasconcellos’ journey in skateboarding from childhood to present.{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2019 |title=Welcome Nora Vasconcellos Park Competition | 2019 Dew Tour |url=https://www.dewtour.com/news/nora-vasconcellos-2019-dew-tour/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=Dew Tour |language=en-US}}
Thrasher listed Vasconcellos at number 4 on The Top 10 Women & Non-Binary Skaters of 2019 list.{{Cite web |title=The Top 10 Women & Non-Binary Skaters of 2019 |url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/the-top-10-women-non-binary-skaters-of-2019/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=www.thrashermagazine.com |language=en}} In 2019, Vasconcellos appeared in This Way, a short film featuring Nora, Laura Enever, and Jaleesa Vincent.{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2019 |title="This Way" featuring Nora Vasconcellos |url=https://yeahgirlmedia.com/this-way-featuring-nora-vasconcellos/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=Yeah Girl |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=March 18, 2020 |title=Watch "This Way – A Western Film" by Patti People |url=https://yeahgirlmedia.com/watch-this-way-a-western-film-by-patti-people/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=Yeah Girl |language=en-US}}
Artistic endeavors
Vasconcellos has participated in a handful of successful professional art projects, most of them connected to her passion for skateboarding. She was involved in a creative exhibit supported by Adidas entitled Au Bout du Compte, French for "At the End of the Day," held in Galerie Bête, Paris, in which she and three fellow woman skateboarders called attention to the artistic aspects of skateboarding.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-16 |title=Au Bout du Compte (at the end of the day) |url=https://www.doloresmagazine.com/blogs/interviews/au-bout-du-compte?srsltid=AfmBOoo_pbcWEW1uCwgCU5I-QQysZAJyNJ2QuzyBpo_jiKFCI8q2E0tQ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Dolores Magazine |language=en}} One of her many self-designed and decorated skateboards was held in the Smithsonian in 2018,{{Cite web |last=Institution |first=Smithsonian |title=Pro model skateboard designed and used by professional skateboarder Nora Vasconcellos in June 2018 |url=https://www.si.edu/object/pro-model-skateboard-designed-and-used-professional-skateboarder-nora-vasconcellos-june-2018:nmah_1912392 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Smithsonian Institution |language=en}} and she has been involved in a number of commercial designs, including one for Nixon, a luxury watch company,{{Cite web |last=Blakely |first=Brian |date=2024-07-25 |title=Nora Vasconcellos Talks Art, Skating, and Her Creative Process in New Nixon Series |url=https://www.skateboarding.com/trending-news/nora-vasconcellos-talks-art-skating-and-her-creative-process-in-new-nixon-series |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=www.skateboarding.com |language=en}} and one for Skullcandy, an audio equipment brand.{{Cite web |last=Blakely |first=Brian |date=2024-08-06 |title=Nora Vasconcellos Designs Limited-Edition Headphones for Skullcandy |url=https://www.skateboarding.com/trending-news/nora-vasconcellos-designs-limited-edition-headphones-for-skullcandy |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=www.skateboarding.com |language=en}}
In April 2025, Vasconcellos was announced to be a playable character in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGgRfupJJVA |title=Tony Hawk's™ Pro Skater™ 3 + 4 {{!}} Switch 2 Announcement Trailer |date=2025-04-02 |last=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater |access-date=2025-04-02 |via=YouTube}}
References
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External links
- [https://yeahgirlmedia.com/krux-kribs-with-nora-vasconcellos/ KRUX KRIBS | Nora Vasconcellos]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQnbCPLyrtY&feature=youtu.be 2017 Vans Park Series World Championships run]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRm8vDSmrdY&feature=emb_title Nora Vasconcellos – Stop And Chat | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts]
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Category:American skateboarders
Category:American female skateboarders
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:People from Pembroke, Massachusetts
Category:Sportspeople from Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:World Skateboarding Championship medalists