Dallas Friday (born 6 September 1986) is an American

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. Her competition victories include four

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gold medals and several World Wakeboarding Titles. She has also won the

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for Best Female Action Sports Athlete.

Career

Friday began wakeboarding aged thirteen, and began competing professionally within a year. In her rookie season she won the Americas Cup title and a silver medal at the X Games, where she was the youngest competitor. Aged fourteen, Friday won gold at the ESPN X-Games and at the NBC

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. In 2001, she won the World Cup and placed first in the 2001 Malibu Open, the first two Pro tour stops, the Vans Triple Crown Ford Ranger Pro, Cable Wakeboarding Nationals, and the X-cup. In the 2003-2004 season, Friday won all but one professional event, and in 2005 she won her third gold at the X Games. In 2006, Friday won the World, Nationals, Masters and the Pro Tour Championships, and in 2007 she was undefeated in overseas Wakeboarding World Cup events. Friday won the "Queen of Wake" title in 2009, as well as the World Title. In 2010 Friday suffered severe injuries that required 2 years of rehabilitation causing her to miss the 2011 season.

Other activities

In 2004, she made a guest appearance in the popular television series ''

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''. She is named after

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, a small town in

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where her father was raised.

Competition history

2013: World title Year 2008: Injured part of season :First Place , Masters Champion :First Place , IWSF World Cup Champion :Second Place , Pro Tour - Twin Cities, Minnesota :Second Place , World Championships - Oklahoma :First Place , World Cup Singapore :First Place , Malibu Open :Second Place , Pro Tour - Fort Worth, Tx :Second Place , Wakeboard World Cup - Doha, Qatar Year 2007: Injured part of season :First Place , Pro-Am Wakeboarding Champion :First Place , Wakeboard World Cup - Doha, Qatar :Second Place , Wakeboarding Nationals Champion :Second Place , Masters Champion :First Place , Wakeboard World Cup - Singapore :First Place , IWSF World Cup Champion :Second Place , Wakeboarding World Champion Year 2006: :First Place , Pro Wakeboard Tour - Acworth, GA :First Place , Wakeboard World Cup - Doha, Qatar :First Place , Masters Tournament - Callaway, GA :First Place , USA Nationals - Polk City, FL :Second Place , Pro Tour - Reno, NV :First Place , Wakeboard World Cup - China :First Place , Pro Tour Champion :First Place , WWA Nationals - Kenosha, WI :First Place , WWA Worlds - Fort Worth, TX :Second Place , Wakeboard World Cup - Singapore Year 2005: :First Place , Pro Wakeboard Tour - Orlando, FL :First Place , Masters Callaway Gardens - Georgia :First Place , Pro Wakeboard Tour Reno - Nevada :First Place , Pro Tour Champion :First Place , X-Games - Los Angeles, CA :First Place , Wakestock - UK :First Place , Nationals Champion - Wisconsin :First Place , Pan American Champion - Orlando, FL Year 2004: :First Place , X-Games - Los Angeles, CA :First Place , Gravity Games - Perth, Australia :First Place , Masters Callaway Gardens - Georgia :First Place , Vans Triple Crown :First Place , World Cup :First Place , Pro Tour Champion :First Place , World Champion :First Place , National Champion :First Place , Malibu Open - Sacramento, CA :First Place , Orlando Pro Tour Stop :First Place , Vans Triple Crown - Portland, Oregon :First Place , U.S. Open Champion :Second Place , Pro Tour Stop - Reno, NV Year 2003: :First Place , X-Games - Los Angeles CA :First Place , Nationals Vans Triple Crown - Indianapolis :First Place , World Cup :First Place , Vans Triple Crown :First Place , Worlds Vans Triple Crown - Orlando :First Place , Masters Champion :First Place , Pro Tour Stop - Orlando :First Place , Vans Ford Ranger Pro - Dallas :First Place , Pro Tour Stop - Portland :First Place , Overall Pro Tour Champion :First Place , Malibu Open Champion - Sacramento :First Place , Betty Series Champion - Orlando :Fourth Place , Gravity Games - Cleveland OH Year 2002: :First Place , Van's Triple Crown U.S. Nationals :First Place , Pro Tour Stop - Orlando :Third Place , Van's Triple Crown Series - Pensacola :Third Place , Pro Tour Standing :Silver Medallist , X-Games - Philadelphia, Pa :Bronze Medallist , Gravity Games - Cleveland :First Place , Wakestock - Canada :First Place , Vans Triple Crown Series Champion :Third Place , Vans Triple Crown Worlds :Third Place , World Cup Standings Year 2001: :Ranked #1 World Cup standings :First Place , US Pro Wakeboard Tour - Orlando :First Place , US Pro Wakeboard Tour - Ft. Lauderdale :First Place , Vans Ford Ranger Pro - Pensacola :First Place , X-Cup - Orlando :First Place , X games qualifier - Ft. Lauderdale :First Place , Malibu Open - Joliet, Illinois :Second Place , US Pro Wakeboard Tour - Portland :Second Place , Pro Tour Standing for 2001 :Second Place , U.S. Nationals - Orlando :First Place , X-Games Gold Medallist - Philadelphia, Pa :First Place , Gravity Games Gold - Providence, RI :First Place , Cable Wakeboarding Nationals - Orlando :Second Place , World Championships - California :First Place , World Cup Champion Rookie Year 2000: :First Place , America's Cup Championship :Second Place , X-Games :Third Place , Pro Wakeboard National Championships :Fourth Place , Gravity Games :Fourth rank , World Cup Standings :Fifth rank , US Pro Wakeboard Tour

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Career

Other activities

Competition history

See also

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