Alexis Sablone (born August 12, 1986) is a goofy-footed American professional skateboarder, who ranked 12th in the world as of July 2021.
"[5]Sablone entered her first contest when she was 12 years old, an all-girls skate jam in Rhode Island, where she earned second place.
While skating at Eastern Pulse Skatepark in Milford, Connecticut she happened to meet Kris Markovich who worked for Element at the time, the company flew her out to Huntington Beach, California for a skate competition where she rolled her ankle and decided she would never enter a contest ever again.
She then began traveling to Boston to skate on weekends, but it wasn't until 2002, with the release of PJ Ladd's Wonderful, Horrible, Life, that 16-year-old Sablone gained recognition, "Her segment, just a couple of minutes of her soaring off railings and curbs to Rosemary Clooney’s 'Mambo Italiano,' made her a star in the skateboarding world... 'She was doing tricks that weren’t just great because she was a girl; they were better than anything anyone else was doing,'"[6] However, after trying to get an agent and being told there was no market for women in skateboarding Sablone decided to pursue other interests.
[8] As Sablone stated, "By 2009, the whole ankle injury thing was finally history and I was past the whole no-contest mindset.
[9] Sablone also began competing in the Dew Tour, including the 2010 International Skateboarding Federation (ISF) Skate Park Finals where she placed third.
Vogue explained the significance of Sablone's accomplishment in May 2019 article: "Beyond being a symbol of athletic achievement, pro model merchandise offers female skaters an important opportunity to monetize their success.
"[16] Sablone placed second in the women's street event at the USA Skateboarding National Championships in October 2019.
[20] In early June 2021 Sablone released another collaboration with Converse, "an all-white quilted, high-top take on the classic Jack Purcell model with a tiny rainbow tab attached to the back.
"[6] Sablone identifies as queer, "because the word is ambiguous and less-restricting than something like lesbian, which she dismisses as 'too gendered'"[6] In 2023, she released her third collaboration with Converse, the AS-1 Pro,[21] a genderless sneaker inspired by retro designs of the 1980s and 1990s.
[22] After the June 2021 Street World Championship in Rome, Italy Sablone was chosen for the inaugural USA Skateboarding National Team at the Tokyo Olympics.
[23] In the Olympic street final, Sablone finished in fourth place with a score of 13.57 after a number of falls.