Skim USA All-Star Team

The concept of the Skim USA Team emerged in 2007 and became an official program of Skim USA at the Annual Board of Directors Meeting in August 2008. The Directors of Skim USA Association wanted a way to further highlight the Association’s top amateur athletes by offering this elite group the opportunity to take their competitive skimboarding to a higher level through a team trip to an international contest, with an opportunity to support local efforts in the host country.

The All-Star Team will be named after the final contest on the Skim USA Tour, prior to the start of the new Skim Season. As an example. the 2022 SkimUSA All-Star Team was based on the 2021 tour.

Eligible Divisions

Boys, Jr. Men, Jr. Women, Men, Women

Team Selection Process

The process of selection to the Skim USA’s Team starts at the beginning of each Skim Season.

Each Skim USA Director has the opportunity to nominate individuals that might possibly be a candidate for membership on the team. The Skim USA All-Star Team is an elite group, and an athlete must be at the top of their game both in and out of the water to make the cut.

Here are the definitions of criteria:

Style

How you are perceived, how you carry yourself, the way you give back to the sport of skimboarding.

Attitude

Your beach and water attitude, your reception to constructive criticism, your attitude when asked to help out at contests

Performance

During the season the candidate must never have missed heat or mandatory judging rotation. The cumulative results of 4 trials are entered into the formula used to calculate each candidate’s Performance Ratio.

Amateur Requirement

A member must be an amateur competitor to be considered for the team and to attend the team trip. Any Pro declarations (verbal/social media/written) or participation in a Pro US contest disqualify a member from inclusion.

Previous All-Star Teams

2024: Sununga, Brazil

BOYS: Killian Davis

JR MEN: Eric Sheckells

JR WOMEN: Eve Redefer

MEN: Graham Shelton

WOMEN: Nicole Phillips

2023: Santa Cruz, Portugal

BOYS: Colton Ettwein

JR MEN: Sammy DiEmidio

JR WOMEN:

MEN: Dylan Duncan

WOMEN: Rylea Sinex

2022: Melaque, Mexico

BOYS: Cooper Forcucci

JR MEN: Josh Wright

JR WOMEN: Rylea Synex

MEN: N/A

WOMEN: Avery Ritchey

2021: N/A No Contests in 2020 Due to COVID

2020: Melaque, Mexico (in 2022 Due to COVID)

BOYS: Cory Klitz

JR MEN: ET Beaugrand

MEN: N/A

WOMEN: Sydney Pizza

2019: Japan

BOYS: Alex Sheckells

JR MEN: Brady Green

MEN: Timmy Vitella (did not attend)

WOMEN: Sydney Pizza

2018: Spain

BOYS: Ethan Redefer

JR MEN: Jack Lee

MEN: Russell Sullivan

WOMEN: Emma Okoniewski

2017: Portugal

BOYS: Aidan Stevenson

JR MEN: Timmy Vitella (Michael Turdo could not attend)

MEN: Chester Burnett

WOMEN: Emma Okoniewski could not attend

2016: Exile Skimboards Oktoberfest, California

BOYS: Nick Turdo

JR MEN: Eddie Dixon

MEN: Ryan McFarland

WOMEN: none qualified

2015: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

BOYS: Casey Ritzer

JR MEN: Turner Tenney

MEN: Lucas McCoy

WOMEN: Alex Yokley

2014: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

BOYS: Casey Ritzer

JR MEN: Lucas McCoy

MEN: Jake Luke

WOMEN: Ellen Wood

2013: N/A

2012: N/A

2011: N/A

2010: Portugal

BOYS: Perry Pruitt

JR MEN: Dan McDonald

MEN: Zach Smetts

WOMEN: Libby Rendall