Exposure 2022 Winners featuring Ruby Lilley, 1sty Place Vert (photo: Ken Hada) Kihana Ogawa, 1st Place Bowl (Photo: Olga Aguilar) Margielyn Didal, 1st Place, Street (Photo: Shelton Hsu)

Ruby Lilley, 1sty Place Vert (photo: Ken Hada)
Kihana Ogawa, 1st Place Bowl (Photo: Olga Aguilar)
Margielyn Didal, 1st Place, Street (Photo: Shelton Hsu)

Exposure 2022 was full of stoke and surprises!

204 entries from all over the world — including China, Switzerland, Hungary, Scotland, and Italy — competed for cash and prizes at Encinitas Community Park (“Poods”) on Oct. 22 and 23.

Check out our recaps of the stoke-packed weekend on YouTube now! Bonus points if you catch a glimpse of Margielyn Didal’s late heel flip down the 6 stair or special guests Tony Hawk and Christian Hosoi hyping up the riders at Poods!

Thank you everyone who helped make this happen!

 

 

 

WOODWARD STREET PURA VIDA VERT EXPOSURE BOWL
Street Intermediate Finals

1st: Kylie Frank

2nd: Jessica Perlmutter

3rd: Vilja Lundmark

4th: Jaelyn Sedeno

5th: Jessie Darnall

6th: Yerin Ko

 

Street Advanced Finals

1st: Secret Lynn

2nd: Aoi Fukuda

3rd: Leyou Zeng

4th: Jessica Perlmutter

5th: Smile Lv

6th: Courtney Akita

 

Street Open-Pro Finals

1st: Margielyn Arda Didal, $6,000

2nd: Wenhui Zeng aka ZOE, $3,000

3rd: Ricci Tres, $2,000

4th: Paige Heyn, $1,300

5th: Annie Guglia, $1,200

6th: Christiana Means, $1,100

7th: Junyi Lan, $1,000

8th: Aoi Fukuda, $700

 

Street Best Trick

Wenhui Zeng (Zoe), $1,500

Vert Intermediate Finals

1st: Juno Matsuoka

2nd: Michelle Yoon

3rd: Cona Suganami

4th: Joey Yarbrough

5th: Samantha Tieg Livaditis

6th: Katelyn West

7th: Phoenix Dickinson

8th: Nina Ye

 

Vert Open-Pro Finals

1st: Ruby Lilley, $6,000

2nd: Bryce Wettstein, $3,000

3rd: Yujuan Li, $2,000

4th: Arianna Carmona, $1,300

5th: Grace Marhoefer, $1,200

6th: Kihana Ogawa, $1,100

 

Vert Highest Frontside Air

Juno Matsuoka, $1,000

 

Vert Highest Backside Air

Kihana Ogawa, $1,000

 

Vert Best Trick

Juno Matsuoka, $1,500

 

Bowl Intermediate Finals

1st: Mazel Alegado

2nd: Kate Kuno

3rd: Alicemay Abagian

4th: Joey Yarbrough

5th: Mei Nakano

 

Bowl Advanced Finals

1st: Juno Matsuoka

2nd: Nico Suganami

3rd: Aoi Fukuda

4th: Katelyn West

5th: Maya Kenny

 

Bowl Golden 30 and Up Finals

1st: Deise Reis

2nd: Jessie Frietze-Armenta

3rd: Kim Peterson

4th: Cheryl Milstien

5th: Lauren Callahan

6th: Jean Rusen

7th: Katy Belton

8th: Nanou Flashes

 

Bowl Open-Pro Finals

1st: Kihana Ogawa, $6,000

2nd: Yuzuki Mizote, $3,000

3rd: Ruby Lilley, $2,000

4th: Bryce Wettstein, $1,300

5th: Lilly Erickson, $1,200

6th: Aaliyah Wilson, $1,100

7th: Cona Suganami, $1,000

8th: Lola Tambling, $700

 

Bowl Longest Frontside Grind

Cona Suganami, $1,000

Bowl Longest Backside Grind

Harlow Johnsey, $1,000

Bowl Longest Slide

Jordan Santana, $1,000

Our scholarship opportunities in collaboration with the College Skateboarding Education Foundation (CSEF) has been attracting some amazing attention, and Red Bull took notice! Head on over to see what they say about “How CSEF is helping skaters pursue a higher education”. Thanks for the great feature, RedBull!

Screenshot from the Redbull CSEF Scholarship feature story. Image ©CSEF 2022

Wondering what Exposure is all about and how we came to be?

This deep dive news article about Exposure and the Exposure X event from NBC San Diego takes a lengthy look at our mission to empowering women through skateboarding— starting from the very beginning.

Thanks to writer, Katie Lane for the strong coverage of Exposure co-founder, Amelia Brodka, and her journey from Poland, to New Jersey, to Tokyo 2020, and back again.

We’re getting really excited for our November 6, 2021 Video Contest Premiere at La Paloma Theater! Hope to see you there!

NBC San Diego Coverage of Exposure X

Exposure X coverage on NBC San Diego.

 

Elsewhere in the news, the Coast News Group, Inland Edition shared a write up on Exposure X this week, with the focus on our Women’s empowerment initiatives, quotes from some of our favorite participants, and discussion on our beneficiary, The Community Resource Center and Carol’s House.

Maybe your favorite local skater is quoted? Only on way to find out: Head on over to The Coast News to see what they had to say!Exposure X Women's Skate Video Supports CRC

“The show that has skaters talking” was talking about Exposure X this week, and we are grateful for their help in getting the word out!

Thank you, Chris, Jeron, Justin, and Steezus!

Check out “Nine Club EXPERIENCE LIVE” episode 167 beginning at 00:16:12, and GET THOSE CLIPS IN. WE have one more week before the deadline- all entries are due by midnight (11:59pm) on October 8m, 2021!

Need more information on this year’s video contest and Live Premiere Event? Find it here!

We can’t contain our excitement about skateboarding making its debut at the Olympics this week in Tokyo! So many of these womxn are Exposure Skate competitors, and we are so proud!

Exposure exclusive Shred Vibes Spotify Playlist available now.