Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins

Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Pastrana

Hawkins at the X Games XV in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Lyndsey Adams Hawkins Pastrana
Born	(1989-09-21) September 21, 1989 (age 34) San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Skateboarder, snowboarder
Years active	1995–present
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Spouse	Travis Pastrana ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Skateboarding
Turned pro	2004
Medal record Summer X Games 2004 Los Angeles Vert 2007 Los Angeles Vert 2009 Los Angeles Vert 2003 Los Angeles Park 2005 Los Angeles Vert 2008 Los Angeles Vert 2010 Los Angeles Vert 2003 Los Angeles Vert

Lyndsey "Lyn-Z" Adams Hawkins Pastrana (born September 21, 1989) is an American professional

History and family

Born in San Diego, Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins was raised in

Her legal name is Lyndsey, and Adams is her middle name. She started using the nickname Lyn-Z in the 4th grade.[4]

Hawkins often customizes the griptape on her skateboards. Many bear the letters RIP, in memory of her father, who died in December 2003.^[3]

On June 4, 2011, Hawkins became engaged to Travis Pastrana, who stopped the show at the Nitro Circus Live World Tour in Las Vegas, got on one knee, and proposed.^[5] The two married on October 29, 2011, near Hawkins' southern California home.

On February 26, 2013, Hawkins and Pastrana announced on their social network webpages that they were expecting their first child due in September 2013. Hawkins gave birth to a girl, Addy, on Labor Day, September 2, 2013. On August 5, 2014, she announced that she and Pastrana were expecting another child, and on February 9, 2015, their second girl, Bristol, was born.

Skateboarding

Hawkins is at the forefront of a very small group of professional female skaters. She is also one of a few skaters to skate the DC

Due to a broken arm in 2005, and a torn ACL (resulting in surgery) in 2006, Lyn-Z has missed out on many competitions. In lieu of participating, she was the on-camera host for the girls competition at the West 49 Canadian Open in Hamilton, Ontario in September 2006.

In 2007, Hawkins returned to competition, and won the gold medal in the Women's Vert competition at

Major sponsors include Volcom,^[8] Nixon Watches, Birdhouse Skateboards, Oakley eyewear, Type-S wheels, S-one helmets, and K-five Boardshop.

In 2008, Hawkins appeared on the cover of Concrete Wave Magazine's annual Skateboard Directory.^[9]

On November 21, 2009, Hawkins became the first female to land a 540

Snowboarding

While focused mainly on skateboarding, Hawkins is also an avid snowboarder. She has recently begun entering snowboarding competitions. In 2007, her year-end National ranking was 23rd in Slopestyle and 9th in Halfpipe.^[10]

Video games

Hawkins made her video game debut in Tony Hawk's Project 8, becoming the second female playable skater in the Tony Hawk games after Elissa Steamer. She later appeared in Tony Hawk: Ride, Tony Hawk: Shred, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD.

Sponsors

• Etnies
• Nixon Watches
• Birdhouse Skateboards
• Type S Wheels
• k-5 Boardshop
• Kicker
• Volcom
• Ethika

Skateboard videos

Hawkins is featured on a number of skate DVDs including Getting Nowhere Faster[1] and the Groms series of DVDs [2], which highlight some of the top Grommets in various Extreme Sports.

Major contest results

[3][4][5]

References

External links

• Official website
• EXPN Profile
• Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins at
  IMDb
• A video of Lyn-Z skateboarding
• Lyn-z Adams Hawkins skating the mega-ramp
• http://www.woa.tv/articles/at_lyn-z_adams_hawkins.html
• Lyn-Z S.P.O.T profile
• TheSideProject.com Interview