Amber Torrealba

Amber Torrealba (born July 1, 1990)[1] is a world champion skimboarder[2] and videographer.[3]

Amber Torrealba
Amber Torrealba, backside wrap in Laguna Beach, CA
Personal information
Full nameAmber Torrealba
Born (1990-07-01) July 1, 1990
Melbourne, Florida
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg)
Websiteambertorrealba.com
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSkimboarding
Turned pro2014

Amber was born and raised on the east coast in Melbourne, Florida and currently resides in Laguna Beach, California.[4] She has been skimboarding since 17 years of age and has been competing in the women's professional skimboarding division since 2014.[5] Amber is also actively involved in videography and the production of content in many other action sports.[6] She has created videos with companies such as Red Bull[7] and Adobe.[8] In 2015 she was ranked 6th in the world on the United Skim Tour[9] and also featured as Leading Lady in the Pulse Skimboarding Magazine.[10] After migrating to Southern California, Torrealba has ranked in several professional competitions including 2nd Place at the Skim USA OBX Skim Jam, 1st Place at the Santa Cruz SkimBlast[11] and went on to clinch the Vic Women's World Championship of Skimboarding in 2016, 2018, and 2019.[12]

Videography

Amber has directed and edited content for many brands such as Red Bull[13] and is an ambassador for Adobe[14] as the face of their new all device editing program, Premiere Rush.

Sponsors

As of 2020, Torrealba is sponsored by: Victoria Skimboards, Body Glove, Etnies, Blenders Eyewear, Freestyle Watches, Gorilla, Lume Cube, Cor Surf.

Early life

Amber was skateboarder and varsity athlete pursuing college basketball. She started her own skateboarding brand out of high school, sponsoring riders such as Tyson Peterson before he went pro. From there she also worked in the corporate world after college, before leaving her day job to focus on skimboarding and filmmaking.

Contests
CompetitionPlaceYear
Vic World Championships1st2019
Vic World Championships1st2018
Vic World Championships1st2016

[15]

References
  1. "Amber Torrealba | Professional Skimboarder | Official Website of Professional Skimboarder Amber Torrealba". Amber Torrealba | Professional Skimboarder. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  2. "Amber Torrealba - Victoria Skimboards". Victoria Skimboards. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. "Project Rush | Adobe video editing software, mobile & desktop". adobe.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  4. "Lume Legends – Amber Torrealba | LumeCube". 2016-07-14. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  5. "Standings | Amateur and Professional Skimboarding Competitions | Skim USA". skimusa.org. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  6. "Amber Torrealba Is Too Real". Hitcase. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  7. "Celebrate the feeling of summer with world champion skimboarder and content creator Amber Torrealba". redbull.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  8. "Project Rush | Adobe video editing software, mobile & desktop". adobe.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  9. "2015 Women's Points Standings". United Skim Tour. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  10. "Issue: Fall 2014". Pulse Skimboarding. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  11. "TAC Apparel Company Presents the Fourth Annual TAC Skimblast". tacapparel.com. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  12. "2016 Pro Women". The VIC. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  13. https://www.redbull.com/us-en/amber-torrealba-feeling-of-summer. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://www.adobemagazine.tv/adobe-premiere-rush-with-amber-torrealba-1-of-3. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. http://thevic.victoriaskimboards.com. Missing or empty |title= (help)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.