Thrasher Journal – People of WOF: Astrology Version


This yr marked the twelfth iteration of Skate Like a Woman’s epic gathering, Wheels of Fortune. With 12 indicators within the zodiac calendar, clearly the theme needed to be astrology. However is astrology even actual? Isn’t it just for lesbians and witches? Nicely, you’d be stunned how the planets and stars affect all of your favourite execs. Try what the next icons consider their huge three (solar, moon and rising) and the way it all aligned to make their WOF one for the books! —Emanuele Barbier

Photographs by Raisa Abal

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS ELISSA 2000She/Her

Solar: Leo Moon: Taurus Rising: Capricorn

Why did you come to WOF?
To hang around and chill with everybody.

What has been your spotlight?
Going to dinner with everyone and enjoying basketball with Nicole.

Who’s your favourite skater?
Man Mariano.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Leo?
The most effective half is being decisive, however the worst is needing fixed reward and a focus—and likewise having moist hair, as a result of cats don’t wish to get moist.

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS YURINFUJI 2000She/Her

Solar: Capricorn Moon: Capricorn Rising: Unknown

Why did you come to WOF?
I used to be so excited seeing how enjoyable the occasion was. I needed to come and see it for myself.

What has been your spotlight?
Assembly everybody right here and seeing all of the completely different skateboarding types.

Who’s your favourite skater?
My teammate Nicole Hause.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Capricorn?
I can simply set my thoughts to one thing and give attention to it till I obtain it, however when my social battery goes down, I would like alone time.

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS SIMA 2000She/Her

Solar: Capricorn Moon: Gemini Rising: Sagittarius

Why did you come to WOF?
As a result of I work at Skate Like a Woman! That is my fourth WOF engaged on the backend, ensuring individuals have a beautiful time.

What has been your spotlight?
Seeing the hugs and the eyes gentle up when individuals who haven’t seen one another in a second meet once more.

Who’s your favourite skater?
I’m gonna shout out Fabiana Delfino as a result of she has put within the work making huge transitions in her life. Additionally, she takes the gnarliest slams.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Capricorn?
The worst factor is being too anal about your schedule to a fault. The most effective factor is I do know I’m a dependable good friend. I’m all the time there in the event that they want me.

You’re the GOAT, Sima.
I’m! I’m actually half goat—I’m a Capricorn.

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS GEORGIA MARTIN 2000She/Her

Solar: Aquarius Moon: Libra Rising: Unknown

Why did you come to WOF?
I got here two years in the past and it was a lot enjoyable. I all the time see and chat with all the ladies on Instagram, however coming right here to hang around in individual and skate is THE BEST!

What has been your spotlight?
Seshing and chatting with everybody at SeaSk8. Folks have been filming and taking images. Everybody was simply so stoked and supportive.

Who’s your favourite skater?
For some time now it’s been Fabiana Delfino, additionally Louie Lopez and Didrik Galasso.

What’s the upside and draw back to being an Aquarius?
I don’t know a lot, however we’re out of the field. We do our personal factor, which is the sickest half. I don’t assume there’s a draw back; we’re simply superior.

We’re completely the very best signal; this isn’t a biased opinion.
Completely not biased, simply the very best.

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS SAM BOLTON 2000They/Them

Solar: Pisces Moon: Aquarius Rising: Leo

Why did you come to WOF?
I got here to see all my lovely pals, to skate and have a superb time.

What has been your spotlight?
Seeing all my pals, who I hadn’t seen in so lengthy at Billiards. It simply made my coronary heart really feel full.

Who’s your favourite skater?
Vitória Mendonça, Shag, Breanna Geering, Poe Pinson, Hannah Tallman and Jenn Soto. I want she was right here.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Pisces?
The upside is I’m not afraid to be delicate and put on my feelings, however the draw back is feeling an excessive amount of and coming off as manipulative.

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS MARBIE 2000She/Her

Solar: Aries Moon: Taurus Rising: Taurus

Why did you come to WOF?
As a result of it’s free and it’s enjoyable!

What has been your spotlight?
Hanging out with Marisa Dal Santo!

Who’s your favourite skater?
Marisa Dal Santo.

What’s the upside and draw back to being an Aries?
Nicely, individuals assume being an Aries is actually cool, however individuals additionally assume that you simply’re loopy.

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS SUZIE 2000She/Her

Solar: Taurus Moon: Pisces Rising: Unknown

Why did you come to WOF?
I got here to the final version and it felt like a really open and accepting group, one I didn’t have rising up. It’s very fulfilling being round everybody.

What has been your spotlight?
The Witch Hunt was tremendous enjoyable, and skating Marginal Manner, too. I wasn’t even going to skate however Sheezy stated I needed to skate, so I grabbed my board and began rolling.

Who’s your favourite skater?
I actually get pleasure from watching Jake Yanko; he’s wonderful. Additionally, I like hanging, watching and skating with Fabiana Delfino and Sheezy. Truthfully, all my pals, they’re my favourite skaters.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Taurus?
I used to be born in Could so the climate is all the time good, however I all the time had college on my birthday rising up—at the least up till school, in order that was nice!

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS PIPA SOUZA 2000She/Her

Solar: Gemini Moon: Virgo Rising: Sagittarius

Why did you come to WOF?
Being here’s a dream. I’ve adopted WOF for the reason that first version. Assembly new faces and seeing my idols is unreal.

What has been your spotlight?
Nicely, first, I can’t consider I’m sharing this journey with Vitória. I noticed her develop up into the individual she is at this time. Second, the SeaSk8 session was wonderful—seeing everybody laughing, having a superb time together with the legends like Jaime Reyes, Marisa Dal Santo and Alex White. It’s a fever dream.

Who’s your favourite skater?
These days, I’ve been impressed by Vitória. She is a job mannequin for each avenue skater popping out of Brazil.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Gemini?
That’s laborious! One level about Gemini is nice communication, however I don’t know as a result of I’m shy.

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS UNA 02 2000She/Her

Solar: Most cancers Moon: Unknown Rising: Unknown

Why did you come to WOF?
As a result of it’s an excellent enjoyable occasion. I like it each time I come right here.

What has been your spotlight?
Skating SeaSk8 with my pals as a result of it’s such a uncommon time to have all these individuals collectively in a single place.

Who’s your favourite skater?
Dustin Henry.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Most cancers?
You expertise feelings deeply, so when the highs are excessive, they’re nice. However the lows are fairly intense and also you spend a variety of time crying. That’s okay, although, as a result of it’s good for you. So we are literally wholesome AF.

NVAN WOF 12 DAY3 100 2000She/Her

Solar: Most cancers Moon: Sagittarius Rising: Leo

Why did you come to WOF?
I went to WOF 6 with Foolish Ladies Skateboards. It was the primary ladies and non-binary skate occasion I went to. It’s been a practice ever since then.

What has been your spotlight?
Coming right here and seeing all my pals coming from throughout the globe. I don’t have many alternatives to see everyone I do know suddenly.

Who’s your favourite skater?
Fabiana Delfino. She is an excellent good friend and somebody I’ve all the time seemed as much as.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Most cancers?
We’re fairly compassionate. Now we have huge hearts and we put on it on our sleeves. However this could be a draw back, too. We could be very delicate.

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS VITORIA MAITE 2000Vitória – She/Her
Maité – She/Her  

Vitória – Solar: Virgo Moon: Aquarius Rising: Capricorn
Maité – Solar: Virgo Moon: Capricorn Rising: Aquarius

Why did you come to WOF?
Vitória Mendonça: I had a lot enjoyable on the final one. I needed to come again.
Maité Steenhoudt: As a result of it’s like CPH Open, however higher, as a result of it’s homosexual!

What has been your spotlight?
VM: Doing again to again with everyone on the SeaSk8 session.
MS: Wandering round, kissing my girlfriend, speaking to new individuals, ingesting beers with my pals.

Who’s your favourite skater?
VM: My pals, Vitoria Bortolo, Maité, Samarria, Leo Baker, Alexis Sablone, Marisa Dal Santo. I like individuals who skate good and are good individuals, too.
MS: Albert Nyberg, Bob Burnquist, Pepe, Sam Narvaez, Oski, Fabiana Delfino and, in fact, Vitória.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Virgo?
VM: I wish to observe issues by means of. I’m a perfectionist, however I are inclined to overthink.
MS: I’m not a non secular individual; I put my belief in beer. However the very best is that my dad and mom had intercourse on New Yr’s. The worst factor is Virgo males are serial killers. Good factor I’m not a male!

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS SAMARRIA BREVARD 2000She/Her

Solar: Libra Moon: Capricorn Rising: Taurus

Why did you come to WOF?
To see all my pals and I shall be judging the best-trick contest at ATS.

What has been your spotlight?
Once I kissed my filmer Rey Choto in the course of the Witch Hunt!

Who’s your favourite skater?
Leticia Bufoni. I aspire to be on her stage.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Libra?
The upside is I’m hecka cool, however draw back is the indecisiveness that happens every now and then.

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS JESSICA BAYLEY 2000She/They

Solar: Scorpio Moon: Unknown Rising: Unknown

Why did you come to WOF?
As a result of there are a variety of homosexual individuals, and I’m homosexual.

What has been your spotlight?
In all probability moshing, dancing and crowd browsing on the welcome get together with Abi Teixeira DJing. That was iconic.

Who’s your favourite skater?
Shag.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Scorpio?
We’re excellent at speaking and in social settings. The draw back is, we’re additionally not good at speaking once we are upset and now we have dangerous attitudes generally.

WOF12 RAISAABAL HUMANS LEO BAKER 2000He/Him

Solar: Sagittarius Moon: Most cancers Rising: Virgo

Why did you come to WOF?
I like it right here. All my pals are right here.

What has been your spotlight?
It’s good to be with everybody underneath this lovely solar. Additionally, spending time with Jaime Reyes and Elissa Steamer. Marisa Dal Santo being right here is superior. It’s laborious to decide on a favourite second when there are such a lot of good ones.

Who’s your favourite skater?
I like Alexis Sablone, Elissa, Marisa, all of the homies, actually.

What’s the upside and draw back to being a Sagittarius?
I don’t know. I’m simply having a superb time! To this point I’m not noticing something dangerous. Butter facet up for me!

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