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Holly LyonsHolly has been skateboarding and snowboarding competitively since the mid/late 90's. She is a World Cup Skateboarding Champion, 5 times X Games Athlete, TV and movie stunt double, co-host, and owner of Sk8Grl.

She grew up in Walnut Creek, Ca. and graduated from the University of Santa Cruz with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Business Economics.

After graduating, Holly moved to Lake Tahoe to snowboard. She also produced, directed, and organized amateur skateboard contests. She helped raise $150,000 for the Truckee skate park which was the first permanent skate park in the area.  After competitively snowboarding for a few years, Holly wanted to concentrate on skateboarding more so she moved to Encinitas, CA. to skate vert, bowls, and pools.
 
In 2003, she was asked to be a part of the first and only female vert demo at the Gravity Games. She was also invited to compete in the first ever female vert contest at X Games lX. Holly has now competed 5 times in the summer X Games.
 
In 2005, Holly was given her own Signature Shoe with Power Shoes. She decided to immortalize her Chihuahua, Rerun by making him the icon for her shoe.  They were a top seller for back to school in a Canadian chain store of 142 shops.

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Holly has worked as a skateboard stunt double on many TV shows, including Disney's "That's So Raven" and "Hannah Montana." She was also a stunt double for Haylie Duff in the movie "Dishdogz." Holly has also been a co-host on a pilot TV show called "The Cage" and many episode of "GKA" for Fuel TV.
 
In 2006, Holly was given her own Pro Model Skateboard with Cool Girl Skateboards, which is the top selling board for the company.  Holly is one of a select few females in skateboarding to have both a signature shoe and a pro model skateboard.
 
In spring 2006, Holly was one of a handful of professional female skateboarders who were invited to be a castee for the first ever 100% Keep-A-Breast Art Show and Auction to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.
 
For 3 years, she had an "Ask A Pro" page with Cool Girl Skateboards where she answered questions from girls around the world about skating, etiquette, boys and more. Some people even write her back to tell her how she really helped make a positive difference in their lives. Holly loves being able to help others and has said many times that, "Inspiring each other is what life's all about!"
 
In 2008, Holly was a coach for an episode of MTV’S MADE and was a featured character on USA’S Character Road Trip.

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