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Pro Skateboarder and Seven-Time X Games Medalist Joins Elite Roster of Female Athletes in Support of Breast Cancer Prevention. Get to know Leticia on her B4BC Team Page.
Los Angeles, Calif. (May 28, 2015) – B4BC (Boarding for Breast Cancer) is proud to announce Leticia Bufoni as the newest team rider to the B4BC family.
“Working with B4BC to inspire and motivate girls to live a healthy, active lifestyle is really important to me,” said Bufoni. “I’m really excited to be officially joining the team alongside some of the most amazing female athletes of my generation!”
The 22 year-old Bufoni is a seven- time X Games medalist, and the only female athlete to win three X Games Gold Medals in the same year (2013). She has been ranked the number one women’s street skateboarder by World Cup Skate four years in a row (2010-13) and is the former Female Skater of the Year (Cemporcento Skate – Brazil). After five years as a professional skater, she continues to excel – most recently winning the Far’n High World Cup skate contest. She is also aligned with longtime B4BC partners and supporters GoPro, Oakley and Nixon.
“Leticia is so incredibly talented and has much to offer the global community as an athlete and role model,” said Erika Seward, executive director, B4BC. “We are thrilled to welcome Leticia to the team and look forward to making a greater impact, together.”
Bufoni joins an elite roster of B4BC team riders, which include snowboarders Jamie Anderson, Kaitlyn Farrington, Elena Hight, Kimmy Fasani, Hana Beaman, surfers Liz Clark, Courtney Conlogue, Sage Erickson, Malia Manuel, skaters Mimi Knoop, Allysha Bergado, and wakeboarder Tarah Mikacich.
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To celebrate, B4BC is running an Instagram “#BEHEALTHYGETACTIVE with Leticia Bufoni” contest in conjunction with the announcement from Monday, 6/1/15 through Sunday, 6/7/15, encouraging participants to post photos showing how they live healthy and active (must tag photos @b4bc #behealthygetactive, and follow @b4bc and @leticiabufoni).
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