Vicki Golden
| Vicki Golden | |
|---|---|
 Golden at the X Games XVII (2011) | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | July 28, 1992 (age 31) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2000-active |
Vicki Golden (born July 28, 1992 in San Diego, California) is an American professional Freestyle Motocross rider and the first female team member of Metal mulisha,[1] Since beginning her career in 2000 Golden has won three consecutive gold medals in Women's Moto X Racing at the X Games. She is also the first woman to compete in a freestyle Moto X competition, earning the bronze medal in the best whip category.[2] She currently rides a Suzuki 450/250 motocross bike.[3]
Early career[edit]
Golden began racing at the age of seven after seeing her brother and her father race. Golden had to race with boys, because there weren't enough girls to create a separate race class.[4] Golden's career took off at age 16, after competing in the Loretta Lynn's Amateur Motocross National Championships in Tennessee where she won the Women's Amateur National Champion title.[5] In the same year she also earned her AMA/WMX Pro License.[6]
Career highlights[edit]
2008 - Loretta Lynn's AMA Women's Amateur Champion [5]
2009 - TransWorld Motocross Magazine's Female Motocross Rookie of the Year [6][7]
2011 - Won the gold medal in the Women's Moto X Racing in the Summer X Games[8]
2011 - First Female to break top 10 in AMA Arena Cross Lites Main [9]
2011 - First female to qualify for AMA Arena Cross Premier class night show [10]
2012 - Won her second gold medal in the Women's Moto X Racing in the Summer X Games[11]
2012 - Third consecutive gold medal in the Women's Moto X Racing in the Summer X Games won bronze for Moto X Best Whip [8]
2014 - First woman to complete Ricky Carmichael's Road to Supercross [12]
2014 - Nominated for an ESPY Award in 2014 for Best Female Action Sports Athlete [13]
2015 - First woman in Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, to qualify for the “Fast 40″ – the riders that transition to the night program from time qualifying – which she did for the 2015 finale.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vicki Golden". Metal Mulisha. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Moto X Best Whip - Results - Summer X Games 2013 Los Angeles". Xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Vicki Golden". Metal Mulisha. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Vicki Golden Gets Third for X Games Best Whip". Dirtbag Darling. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ a b Andrew Campo (August 2, 2008). "Loretta Lynn's 2008: Friday Youth". vurbmoto. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "She Races: Vicki Golden | TransWorld Motocross". Motocross.transworld.net. August 8, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "TransWorld Motocross announces the nominees for the 1st Annual TransWorld Motocross Awards". Espn.go.com. September 22, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Women's Moto X Racing - Results - Summer X Games 2013 Los Angeles". Xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "News Articles - AMA Arenacross Series". Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ "Vicki Golden races AMA Arenacross in Colo". Sports.espn.go.com. January 29, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Bane, Colin (June 30, 2012). "Summer X Games 2015 Austin - X Games". Xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Vicki Golden First Woman to Complete Ricky Carmichael's Road to Supercross | Transworld Motocross". Motocross.transworld.net. March 21, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Vicki Golden Nominated for 2014 ESPY". Motorcycle USA. July 10, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Vicki Golden makes Supercross history again - The Inside Track". Insidetrack.blogs.news-journalonline.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Vicki Golden at the X Games (archived)