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Our two guests for today are two girls
who comes from a men world,
the Skate world. They come from Nantes and they represent
the French part of the Longboard Girls Crew.
Please welcome Tahina Miault and Alice Aubert.
Good evening
They came with their board
So my first question is easy, what is Longboarding ?
Because when you talk about it, we think about more easily about Sea, but actually not at all ?
There is actually both,
Longboard on the Sea (Longsurf), and on the Road (Longskate)
Okay so it's just a longer Skateboard ?
Yes it is. It's actually inspired by Surf
and Skate, mixed together in a same sport.
So how did you discovered that sport ? Tahina, I heard you that you come from BMX ?
Yes I was, I tried because
I always liked Extreme Sports
then I discovered Longboard with videos from the Spanish Girls
and I really wanted to try
because it looked very easy, fun and attainable
So I told Alice to try with me and we start Longboarding
- And you (Alice), you never tried Skateboarding ?
Because in my idea, you came from Skateboarding to Longboarding ?
No, not at all, that sport was totally unknown to me
but Tahina told me to watch videos, so we watched them together,
then she bought her own Longboard
and I tried and
I immediatly loved the sensations we could get with it
But you was already into Sports (generally speaking) ?
We do a lot of things together,
we know each other since we are little children,
we Dance
we Swim etc.
So when one likes, the other likes easily too
- So Longboarding was adopted ! So we was talking about sensations, what do you like into that Sport ?
I immediately liked the movement,
the smoothness
also the lightness
You feel very light, when you are cruising with your Longboard
and it's very smooth ...
Some people says that it looks like a mix of Surf and Snowboard sensations
It's true that for cruising in town, it's very nice
You can cruise in town with that board ? You use bicycle lines ?
Yes, each time we can cruise, we do
Can you get some speed ?
Depends on type of board
For example, mine is not at all made for that,
it's more about Dancing
or doing tricks
Tahina's can get speed with hers
Some people can get some extreme speeds
like 120km/h or 130km/h for the world record
but fully equiped with leather suits
There is contests in France of Downhill
So, you are representing the French side of Longboard Girls Crew, how did it starts ?
Because you have been just discovering that sport
and you instantly
became French ambassadors ?
Actually we started Longboarding 2 years ago
and we made a video, just to have fun and show a good mood.
Spanish girls liked it, my boyfriend made it for us
because he was already making videos,
so I think they liked the quality of the video.
And I think also the quality of your performance ?
Actually, not really,
we had not any skills at that moment,
but it could encourage more girls
to join us and it did
so Spanish girls chose us to be the French ambassadors
of their Community.
How much members today in your French Crew ?
We have our own association
which regroup around 35 girls
and I think in France there is a lot of Girls riding,
maybe around 150/200
We can't count them all.
Yes obviously !
So, now, we want to know and see what is Longboarding
so let me show you a video where we can see you riding through Nantes,
Bordeaux and also into Landes.
Videos from Julien Léger. Your boyfriend, Tahina, right ?
We saw a blue « tarp ». This is frightening !
What it is about ? Is it for imitating a real wave ?
Yes it is, it's really fun to ride, to shoot, but it's a bit delusive
I hang up my wheels into the « tarp »
and I broke my ankle
It's really fun but you still have to be careful.
Do not try this at home !
That's normal actually, there is risks in every sports
It's aesthetically fun to see
I said when I was introducing you, Longboarding is mainly with Men
and you are obviously Girls,
even if you have a « Boys » shirt ...
No ! The shirt means
« Looking for
Boys who can cook and ride »
and Boys have the version saying « Looking for Girls who can cook and ride »,
just to show equality and mix
Are you well accepted by Boys ?
At the beginning it was a bit hard,
because Girls who rides
are not common,
but days after days we shared good times.
We learn a lot from them,
they have different styles, they like speed and slides,
we prefer dancing etc...
Yes, the advantages of your boards, is that you can cruise with it etc ?
Yes
We all learn from each other.
So, you can do trick with that kind of board,
but it is really big ? Is it easy to ride ?
Yes, you can do tricks, some steps, just Dancing.
I also heard about Downhill ?
Yes, this is about speed.
And also cruising
Yes, this is about moving through the city on your board.
Do you use ramps to ride ?
No, some board are shorter
and can ride on ramps,
but ours are too long to be used on skateparks.
Okay ! So it was really nice to discover that sport,
and to see that Girls can also ride !
I think I should start myself too !
You should show me and teach me how you ride !
We will move around here, and we will see how we can move on that board.
Can we find some in Nantes ?
Yes, there is different Skateshops where you can find some.
So, how do we do ? Which one to choose ?
This one is more flexible that this one.
Ok ! Let's go on the flex !
You should get up like this.
When you move your feet on the board, i twill turn on the left or on the right.
And then you push.
I never tried Surf of Snowboard
, but it looks fun !
That's nice to cruise in town when there is traffic jams !
Yes ! but this one is a bit bulky !
This other one is also good for cruising !
Ok ! So for the fans, they are looking for some new riding mates
just browse on Facebook, and contact them !
Well, thanks a lot Ladies !
Thank youuuuuu !!!