Grace Marhoefer's introduction to skateboarding was "the most random thing," she told POPSUGAR: her neighbor had a birthday party at a skate park. "I was just like, 'Oh. . . I kind of like this!'" Fast forward a few years and Grace was finishing sixth at the 2019 Vans Park Series World Championships in a loaded field. "The girls are just dominating right now," Grace said. "Their airs are getting bigger, their tricks are getting better. Girls skateboarding is definitely about to take over. It's going to get big."
The Olympics, she said, are going to be the place to prove it. Grace herself "would love" to go to Tokyo. "It's the Olympics! Even qualifying for the Olympics — I would cry, that would be so cool."
Grace's favorite trick is called an eggplant: going upside down on the lip of the bowl and holding a one-armed handstand while holding onto the board with your other hand. (Keep reading to see what that looks like, because it's even cooler than it sounds.) Making it as a pro skater seems to mean nailing that trick and many others, left and right — no easy feat, but Grace offered some advice to girls wanting to try the sport. "You got it. Don't give up. If somebody says something bad, don't listen to them. You do you and you'll get there."
