Dallas Friday
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Birth name | Dallas Jacqueline Friday |
Born | September 6, 1986 |
Origin | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Wakeboard |
Years active | 2000 - present |
Website | http://www.dallasfriday.com/bio.html |
Dallas Friday is a female wakeboarder. Friday's wins includes the ESPN ESPY Award for Best Female Action Sports Athlete, 4 X Games gold medals, and numerous World Titles.
Friday began wakeboarding at age thirteen, and began competing at a professional level within a year. In her rookie season she captured the Americas Cup title and a silver at the X Games, where she was the youngest competitor.
At age fourteen, Friday captured the gold medals at the ESPN X-Games and at the NBC Gravity Games. 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 every pro event but one, 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.
Dallas is named after a small town in North Carolina where her father was raised.
Career
2013: World title[1] 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
Other
In 2004, she made a guest appearance in the popular television series Kim Possible.
See also
Sources
- "Bio." Dallas Friday. 1 2006-2007. Steam Studios. 12 March 2008 <http://www.dallasfriday.com/bio.html>.