Ruby Lilley ( ; born December 2, 2006) is an American

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and member of the USA Skateboarding National Team. She represented the

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Early life

Lilley was born on a farm in

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, where her family raised Angora rabbits, sheep, chickens, goats, and ducks. Growing up she was a ballet and ballroom dancer, before transitioning to skateboarding at ten years old. In 2018, she moved to

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to train skateboarding.

Career

Lilley made her

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debut in 2022 at 15 years old where she finished in seventh place at both the spring and summer games. She again competed at the 2023 X Games in Japan and won a silver medal in the park event. Lilley competed at the 2022

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, which was postponed until February 2023, where she finished in 17th place. She then competed at the 2023

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in October 2023 where she finished in seventh place. Following the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Lilley

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for the

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. She competed in the women's park event, where she scored 75.07 in the prelims, and failed to advance to the finals.

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* * * 2006 births Living people American female skateboarders People from Ocean City, Maryland Sportspeople from Oceanside, California Olympic skateboarders for the United States Skateboarders at the 2024 Summer Olympics X Games competitors 21st-century American sportswomen {{Skateboarding-bio-stub