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2023
Dallas Friday


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Dallas Friday, according to ESPN, is the "winningest female wakeboarder in history." Dallas' trophy case includes the ESPN ESPY award for Best Female Action Sports Athlete, 4 X-Games Gold medallist, and numerous World Titles. Dallas was also a featured character in the video game Wakeboarding Unleashed and a cartoon character as herself in Disney's popular show Kim Possible. Dallas began wakeboarding at thirteen years of age and began competing at a professional level in her first year of wakeboarding. In her rookie season she captured the prestigious Americas Cup title and won silver at the 2000 X-Games where she was the youngest competitor at the event. At 14 years of age, Dallas captured the Gold at the ESPN X-Games and the NBC Gravity Games. In 2001, Dallas won the World Cup at age 15. She also captured first place finishes 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, Dallas won every pro event but one. In 2005 she succeeded in accomplishing the three-peat in winning Gold at the X-Games. Dallas was awarded the "Born to Lead Award" by Cosmo Magazine in 2005. In 2006, she won the World, Nationals, Masters and the Pro Tour Championships and was awarded the coveted ArbVs Action Sports Award for Best Female Athlete. In 2007, Dallas dominated the overseas Wakeboarding World Cup events by remaining undefeated. In 2008/2009 season Dallas dominated the podium winning the coveted "Queen of Wake" Title in 2009, as well as the World Title after an amazing year. In 2009, Dallas placed 1st in the World Games in Taiwan and 2nd in the China World Cup. She was named in the "Top 25 Celebrities" in Central Florida and "Best Name" by Orlando Weekly Magazine. Dallas was voted ten years in a row the fan favourite in Wakeboarding Magazines readers’ poll. In 2010 Dallas suffered severe injuries that required 2 years of rehab causing her to miss the 2011 season. In 2012 she returned to the sport she loved and went on to win the 2013 World Championships. In 2014 Dallas won the Malibu Cancun Pro, WakeStock Canada and WakeFest Tennessee. In 2015 she saw podium at every event, winning the Australian Moomba Masters, WakeFest, and The Tokyo Pro. Dallas credits all her success to her Lord Jesus Christ and her greatest accomplishment in her life is her children. Her Sponsors include Ronix, Centurion Boats and Performance Ski and surf. Today, Dallas enjoys spending time on her Centurion with her two children in Orlando, Florida and still competes at the highest level on tour against the top pros. It is unlikely we will ever see a career as dominant and colourful as Dallas Friday's.