I don't really want to wade into this sludge but it's made me think a little. I think it's fair to say that the level in women's skating is lower due to there having been such a smaller talent pool to draw from and so the chances of a woman reaching the same level as male pros have been much more unlikely. However, this is changing fast and I'm super hyped to see it. Whenever I go to the park now there are generally more girls of maybe 8-15 skating compared to boys and they do not fuck about, they are going for it! My friend is a skate teacher and it's very noticeable how much better the female students are than the male ones, they take it way more seriously, are way more "into" skating interns of watching videos/knowing tricks/dressing like a skater, learn faster and generally have way more balls too (no pun unintended). I can perhaps see why people have a prejudice towards trans women competing in combat sports (whether or not that is right isn't for me to say but I think the idea of someone who was once male striking a female is jarring to a lot of people) however it seems to me that in things like gymnastics/ice skating where you're just competing with your own agility etc and the talent pool of men and women is probably similar in number there doesn't seem to be much difference between the men and women and each gender have things they can do that the other can't. Perhaps one day we'll see fully mixed competition which would put an end to all this nonsense but even if we don't, I think the women's level will soon reach a point where a trans woman doesn't stick out. Even if we don't, fuck this transphobic bullshit, this is skateboarding. This woman is such a fucking kook, she should be more than grateful to ever have been given any money/spotlight for skating at her level and calling in the alt right is utterly heinous. Let her go play with the other grifters, there's no place for that nonsense here.