The Jock Box: Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins

The X Games are about to get underway and this week’s Jock’s Box has one of its sexy participants in the spotlight. Say hello to Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins. At 20 years old only 5’4” she’s tiny stick of dynamite on a skateboard and a six medal X Game winner.

She grew up playing every sport imaginable, spent summers in Mexico surfing at her Grandma’s B&B and got into skating at the tender age of six. She won her first professional event at 12.

Lyn-Z is leading the charge with a small group of professional women skaters thatare planning on catching high-air and highlight time at this year’s X Games. She’s one of a few skaters to take on the DC 50 ft. mega ramp, and the first female skater master it. She’s also the first woman skater to land a 540 McTwist during the “Quicksilver Tony Hawk Show” in Paris back in 2009. Lyn-Z is the second female skater to appear as a playable skater in Tony Hawk’s video game—Elissa Steamer being the first.

Known for customizing her boards with her grip tape, she often marks tributes to her father and biggest fan who died in 2006. Catch her on ESPN and ESPN2 during X Games 16 starting this Thursday the 29th.

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