Ruby Lilley
{{Short description|American skateboarder (born 2006)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|12|02}}
| birth_place = Ocean City, Maryland, U.S.
| hometown = Oceanside, California, U.S.
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| country = United States
| sport = Skateboarding
| position = Goofy-footed
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{{Medal|Silver|2023 Japan|Park}}
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Ruby Lilley ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|l|i}} {{respell|LIL|ee}}; born December 2, 2006){{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ruby-lilley_1944236|title=LILLEY Ruby|date=2024 |access-date=11 August 2024}} is an American skateboarder and member of the USA Skateboarding National Team. She represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Lilley was born on a farm in Ocean City, Maryland, where her family raised Angora rabbits, sheep, chickens, goats, and ducks.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/june/14/from-a-maryland-farm-to-the-doorstep-of-paris-skateboarder-ruby-lilley-is-enjoying-the-ride |title=From A Maryland Farm To The Doorstep Of Paris, Skateboarder Ruby Lilley Is Enjoying The Ride |website=teamusa.com |first=Bob |last=Reinert |date=June 14, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024}} Growing up she was a ballet and ballroom dancer, before transitioning to skateboarding at ten years old.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/youth-movement-meet-32-teenagers-representing-us-paris |title=Youth movement: Meet the 32 teenagers representing the U.S. in Paris |website=NBC Olympics |first1=Kyle |last1=Frankel |first2=Maya |last2=Gomes |first3=Julia |last3=Yohe |date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/ruby-lilley-profile-2024-paris-olympics-skateboarding/61557320 |title=2024 Paris Olympics athlete profile: Ruby Lilley |website=WBAL-TV |first=Blair |last=Young |date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}} In 2018, she moved to Oceanside, California to train skateboarding.{{cite web |url=https://www.oceancitytoday.com/news/ocean_city/ocean-city-native-lilley-to-skateboard-at-paris-olympics/article_c40aeb7a-4aa8-11ef-b99a-af2033679f6c.html |title=Ocean City native Lilley to skateboard at Paris Olympics |newspaper=OC Today-Dispatch |first=Bethany |last=Hooper |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024}}
Career
Lilley made her X Games debut in 2022 at 15 years old where she finished in seventh place at both the spring and summer games.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/skateboarding-park-world-championships-2022-in-2023-team-usa-women |title=Skateboarding Park World Championships 2022 in 2023: Meet the women of Team USA |website=olympics.com |first=Chloe |last=Merrell |date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=August 6, 2024}} She again competed at the 2023 X Games in Japan and won a silver medal in the park event.{{cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/05/15/more-sports/x-games-back-japan-skateboarders/ |title=Japanese skateboarders shine as X Games return to Japan |newspaper=The Japan Times |first=Jason |last=Coskrey |date=May 15, 2023 |access-date=August 6, 2024}}
Lilley competed at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championship in Sharjah, which was postponed until February 2023, where she finished in 17th place. She then competed at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship in Rome in October 2023 where she finished in seventh place.
Following the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Lilley qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/skateboarding-101-us-olympic-roster-and-athlete-news |title=Skateboarding 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news |website=NBC Olympics |first=Shawn |last=Smith |date=June 26, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wboc.com/news/from-marylands-eastern-shore-to-the-2024-olympic-games/article_840146e2-4557-11ef-a3f4-b77ec9502939.html |title=From Maryland's Eastern Shore to the 2024 Olympic Games |website=WBOC-TV |first=Kyle |last=Orens |date=July 16, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024}} She competed in the women's park event, where she scored 75.07 in the prelims, and failed to advance to the finals.{{cite web |url=https://www.times-news.com/ap/sports/agate/olympic-skateboarding-results/article_e6734a52-83f7-5aa7-987e-d56d0bedca1b.html |title=Olympic Skateboarding Results |newspaper=Cumberland Times-News |date=August 6, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{X Games profile|new_id=ruby-lilley}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=ruby-lilley}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|ruby-lilley}}
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Category:American female skateboarders
Category:People from Ocean City, Maryland
Category:Sportspeople from Oceanside, California
Category:Olympic skateboarders for the United States
Category:Skateboarders at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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