Elissa Steamer
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Elissa Steamer (born July 31, 1975, in Fort Myers, Florida) is an American professional skateboarder.
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[edit] History
Steamer began skateboarding in 1989, turning pro in 1998 when she won the women's street section at Slam City Jam 1998. She won the same section in 1999. In 2003 she was voted Female Skater of the Year by Check it Out Girls magazine. She has appeared in several videos including Welcome to Hell (Toy Machine), Jump Off a Building (Toy Machine), Baker Bootleg 1 & 2 (Baker), *FM1 & 2 (Rob Hoovis), and Bootleg 3000 (Bootleg). She attended Fort Myers High School and is best friends with Christian Geetzson (a local park rat known for doing dolphin flips) who currently resides in Kalamazoo, MI.[citation needed]
Steamer currently lives in San Francisco, California.[citation needed]
[edit] Video games
Steamer appeared as a playable character in the first 5 games in the Tony Hawk series. She was the first female pro to appear in the series.
[edit] Contest history
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[edit] 2005
- 1st place, World Cup of Skateboarding, Women’s Street, Melbourne, Australia
- 1st place, World Championships of Skateboarding, Münster, Germany
- 1st place, X Games, Women’s Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
- 1st place, Malaysia X Games, Women's Street, Malaysia
[edit] 2004
- 1st place, World Cup of Skateboarding, Women’s Street, Melbourne, Australia
- 1st place, Triple Crown, Women’s Street, Cleveland, Ohio
- 1st place, X Games, Women’s Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
- 1st place, Gravity Games, Women’s Street, Cleveland, Ohio
- 1st place, Triple Crown Finals, Women’s Street, Huntington Beach, Calif.
- 1st place, Slam City Jam, Women’s Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
[edit] 2003
- 1st place, World Cup of Skateboarding, Women's Street, Melbourne, Australia
[edit] 1999
- 1st place, Slam City Jam, Women's Street
[edit] 1998
- 1st place, Slam City Jam, Women's Street
