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That's where people are going for content. They're going on their phones and they're watching videos -- not waiting for a big event to tell them what's happening. Call it YouTube, GoPro or Facebook, or call it a whole new way of sharing media that circumvents the gatekeepers who have historically decided what content does and doesn't make it into the world.

Whatever the contributing factors, the result is the same: Women are connected directly to each other now; they don't need anyone else to tell them what's up. Nora Vasconcellos is a picture-perfect example of a skateboarder who isn't so well known at contests, but has a huge following online.

The ability to upload quick and easy mini video edits -- a practice ignited by Instagram's adding video to its platform in August -- has correlated directly to the growth of female skateboarders' social media presence. X Games Real Women gold medalist Leticia Bufoni, for one, has more than , followers on Facebook, and nearly , on Instagram. Her 15 second Insta-clips regularly clock more than 10, likes and hundreds of comments.

Whitaker claims that she's seen traffic increase substantially on GSN videos the past two years, but that "last year has been the biggest change. The transition to social video and content sharing may be the key to unlocking a new future of possibility for female skateboarders. It solves the issue of production, which has plagued women's skateboarding from the beginning because there just aren't a lot of people producing content at a professional level. Whitaker and Woozy both create the videos that get uploaded to their respective online channels.

Both women admit that while they see more females skateboarding these days, there aren't many girls trying to do what they do -- take pictures or film and create substantive edits that further the story of women's skateboarding. Being some of the sole creators of women's media is a heavy burden to bear, but the pressure is lessened with social media.

I see girls shooting each other, but it's not with a 7D, it's with their iPhone. It's happening, it's just do-it-yourself style. Eventually -- Whitaker, Knoop, Woozy and the growing network of skateboarding females hope -- this increased exposure will translate into sustainable careers and income opportunities, something that doesn't currently exist outside of the occasional contest payout.

It's crazy. For her part, Knoop says she's "not waiting around for anyone. We've been able to help girls with travel this past year, which has been huge because that was the original goal.

And if we grow, the sky's the limit. In the new dawn of this direct-to-consumer age, the only limits on women's skateboarding will be the ones set by women themselves. They -- the publishing gatekeepers of yore -- don't have a say anymore. And with a growing community and increased exposure, female skateboarders are in good company. They're not the only ones. Learn more. X Games Aspen Schedule Announcement. X Games Aspen Returns Jan. X Games Aspen Is Back!

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X Games Aspen Returns Jan. On May 23, year-old skateboarder Asher Bradshaw landed a on the vert ramp at Woodward West in Tehachapi, California, making him the youngest to land the trick and the 12th skateboarder to join the club. Bradshaw, who was born four years after Tony Hawk first landed the at the X Games in San Francisco, said he warmed up for the trick with s then "made a few mute s onto the resi padding. Bradshaw said he's always looked up to Hawk and also to skaters like Tom Schaar, who previously held the distinction of being the youngest member of the club after landing one when he was Schaar went on to become the first skater ever to land a and has since won silver and bronze medals in X Games Big Air contests.

That's a trajectory Bradshaw aims to follow. Bradshaw was a YouTube sensation at age 6, and has since made friends with and been mentored by some of the biggest names in skateboarding. All those guys are rad," said Asher's dad, Tom Bradshaw. According to his dad, Bradshaw has been able to learn just about any trick he puts his mind to, especially with some of those mentors giving him the occasional tip. Nevertheless, his son caught him by surprise with the No one could believe it.