Jaime Reyes (skateboarder)

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Jaime Reyes
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Reyes in 2022
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Born Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
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Sport Skateboarding

Jaime Reyes is a goofy-footed American skateboarder from Hawaii. [1] Reyes is a pioneer in women's street skating. [2] As of 2020, Reyes is one of only three women to grace the cover of Thrasher Magazine. [2]

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Skateboarding

Early life

Growing up in Hawaii in the early 1990s, Reyes was an avid surfer. [1] At age 13, Reyes cut class one day to go to the beach to surf; however, there were no waves, so Reyes wandered around and ran into a group of skateboarders. [1] Amazed by the skateboarding, Reyes befriended the skaters. [1] She rode a skateboard for the first time that day. [1]

Skateboarding career

Reyes' first competition was hosted by the Real skateboard team at A'Ala Park. [1] Reyes, the only girl at the event, won first place for her age group. [1] After the event, Real began flowing Reyes boards. [3] During her early competitive career, Reyes was often one of few women competing alongside Elissa Steamer and Lauren Mollica. [3]

Reyes got the cover of Thrasher in April 1994. [1] In the years that came, Reyes obtained many nationwide sponsorship deals throughout her career including Real Skateboards, Alphanumeric, Rookie, Evian Water, Bones Swiss Bearings, Supreme, In4mation, Globe and Venture. [4]

In 2019, Reyes released a signature deck with the skate company Together Together. [5] The “chosen ohana” model features artwork by Mark Oblow. [5]

Thrasher magazine cover

Jaime Reyes graced the cover of the April 1994 issue of Thrasher magazine. [2] She is currently one of only three women, alongside Cara-Beth Burnside and Lizzie Armanto, with a “Thrasher” cover and the only one pictured skating street. [3] The cover was her first time being publish in a skate magazine. [3] Jim Thiebaud, Tommy Guerrero, and Ruben Orkin set her up with a photographer. Reyes cut class to shoot with the photographer. Two months later, the photo was published on the cover of Thrasher. [3] A copy of her cover is in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History collection. [1] [6]

Skate Video Parts

Skate Video PartsYear
Sponsor Me - Thrasher 1994
Feats - Thrasher1994
Donut Duty - Thrasher1995
911 - Thrasher1995
411VM #111995
Ride On - Deluxe - Deluxe Distribution1995
Non-Fiction - Real skateboards [7] 1996
411VM #291998
411VM #311998
Heads - Zoo York 1999
Logic Issue #21999
411VM - Vancouver1999
E.S.T - Zoo York2000
F.O.R.E and Friends - Planet Earth - Forrest Kirby and Joe Krolick2001
E.S.T 2.0 - Zoo York2001
Unbreakable - Zoo York 2002
E.S.T 3.0 - Zoo York2002
AKA: Girl Skater - Gallaz / Globe2003
E.S.T 4.0 - Zoo York2004
Getting Nowhere Faster - Villa Villa Cola / Element / 411VM2004
Vicious Cycle - Zoo York - R.B. Umali and Doug Brown2005
Betty [8] 2020
Skate Dreams [9] 2022

Coaching

Reyes works with Max Pfannebecker and Triangle Skateboard Alliance teaching young children how to skateboard. Reyes has been a visiting professional at Camp Woodward in Pennsylvania. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 West, Benjamin (2019-07-08). "A pro-skateboarder has found a home in Williamsburg, and now she's working to better it". All-News 102. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "Thrasher | Jaime Reyes Cover". Girls Skate Network. 1994-04-30. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "CATCHING UP WITH JAIME REYES, THE FORGOTTEN EAST COAST PIONEER". Jenkem Magazine. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  4. "NY Skateboarding | Jaime Reyes Retrospective". Girls Skate Network. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  5. 1 2 "Together Together | Jaime Reyes "Chosen Ohana"". Girls Skate Network. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  6. "Skateboards and Invention". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  7. "Jaime Reyes Profile < Skately Library". skately.com.
  8. "'Betty' Director Crystal Moselle on the Skate Culture "Tipping Point"". W Magazine. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  9. Skate Dreams (2022) - IMDb , retrieved 2023-04-14