Cara-Beth Burnside
Encyclopedia
Cara-Beth Burnside, nicknamed "CB", is a pioneer of women's professional skateboarding
and snowboarding
from Orange
, California
and ranks amongst the top female athletes in these sports in the world. She was the first president of the Action Sports Alliance
.
As a skateboarder, Burnside has won more than 16 titles in competitions such as the X Games
, All Girl Skate Jam, Vans Triple Crown, Slam City Jam
and Soul Bowl, and in 2004 she was named Female Vert
Skater of the Year by World Cup Skating.
As a snowboarder, she was on the first United States
Olympic snowboarding team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan
, where she placed 4th. She has also won titles at the snowboarding Grand Prix, the X Games and the Vans Triple Crown.
In 1998 she received gold medals for both the snowboarding halfpipe event in the 1998 Winter X Games and the skateboard vert event at the 2003 Summer X Games.
She is the first woman to have a signature skate shoe.
She is featured in the beginning and end titles for the documentary film Not Bad for a Girl
.
Burnside is a vegetarian.
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
and snowboarding
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...
from Orange
Orange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and ranks amongst the top female athletes in these sports in the world. She was the first president of the Action Sports Alliance
Action Sports Alliance
Action Sports Alliance is a non-profit association of professional female skateboarders and other action sports athletes. The Alliance was founded in 2005 by Cara-Beth Burnside, Mimi Knoop, and Drew Mearns...
.
As a skateboarder, Burnside has won more than 16 titles in competitions such as the X Games
X Games
The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....
, All Girl Skate Jam, Vans Triple Crown, Slam City Jam
Slam City Jam
Slam City Jam, the North American Skateboard Championships, was scheduled to return to Vancouver, BC in May 2008, but it has been postponed to May 2009 for unknown reasons. Debuted in Vancouver in 1994, Slam City Jam is the longest-running skateboarding event in North America and is among the best...
and Soul Bowl, and in 2004 she was named Female Vert
Vert ramp
A vert ramp is a form of half-pipe used in "extreme sports" such as skateboarding.Another form of half-pipe is the mini ramp.Vert ramps are so named because they transition from a horizontal plane to a vertical wall....
Skater of the Year by World Cup Skating.
As a snowboarder, she was on the first United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Olympic snowboarding team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, where she placed 4th. She has also won titles at the snowboarding Grand Prix, the X Games and the Vans Triple Crown.
In 1998 she received gold medals for both the snowboarding halfpipe event in the 1998 Winter X Games and the skateboard vert event at the 2003 Summer X Games.
She is the first woman to have a signature skate shoe.
She is featured in the beginning and end titles for the documentary film Not Bad for a Girl
Not Bad for a Girl
Not Bad for a Girl is a rockumentary on women musicians of the 90's from the indie rock music genre grunge and Riot Grrrl and celebrates madness, creativity, and gender play. Tina Silvey was the executive producer. Silvey Co...
.
Burnside is a vegetarian.