Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins

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Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins

Born	Lyndsey Adams Hawkins September 21, 1989 (1989-09-21) (age 18) San Diego, California, U.S.
Residence	Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	L-Hawk
Education	Homeschool High School graduate
Occupation	Professional Skateboarder
Height	5 ft. 5 in.
Known for	Skateboarding
Website [1]

Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins (born September 21, 1989) is a professional skateboarder from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.

1 History and family
2 Skateboarding
3 Snowboarding
4 Video games
5 Skateboard videos
6 Major Contest Results
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History and family

Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins was born in San Diego and raised in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, although spent part of her childhood growing up in Sayulita, Mexico, just outside Puerto Vallarta. Her legal name is Lyndsey, and Adams is her middle name. She started using the nickname Lyn-z in the 4th grade[2].

Hawkins was very athletic and started surfing at the age of 6[3]. She also participated in a variety of sports like soccer, baseball, basketball, and gymnastics.[4] Lyn-Z got into skateboarding after her brother, Tyler, bought her a membership at the Encinitas YMCA when she was six years old^[1].

Hawkins' often uses her artistic talents to customize the griptape on her skateboards. Many bear the letters RIP, in memory of her late father, who passed away in December 2003.[5]

[edit] Skateboarding

Hawkins is at the forefront of a very small group of professional female skaters. She is also one of a few skaters to skate the DC Mega Ramp, and the first female skater to do so[6].

Due to a broken arm in 2005 and a torn ACL (resulting in surgery) in 2006, Lyn-Z has missed out on many competitions. In lieu of participating, she was the on-camera host for the girls competition at the West 49 Canadian Open in Hamilton, Ontario in September 2006.

In 2007 Hawkins returned to competition, and won the gold medal in the Women's Vert competition at X Games 13 in Los Angeles.[7]

Major sponsors include DC Shoes, DC Apparel, Nixon Watches, Naked Juice, K-five Boardshop, and Innovation Sports, according to Hawkins official website.

[edit] Snowboarding

While focused mainly on skateboarding, Hawkins is also an avid snowboarder. She has recently begun entering snowboarding competitions. In 2007, her year-end National ranking was 23rd in Slopestyle and 9th in Halfpipe. [8]

[edit] Video games

Lyn-z Adams Hawkins made her video game debut as a playable skater in Tony Hawk's Project 8. She was the second female skater to appear in a Tony Hawk game, following Elissa Steamer.