Who Is Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins – Travis Pastrana’s Wife and Skateboarder?
The professional skater was born Lindsey Adams Hawkins on 21st September 1989. Her birthplace is San Diego, but she grew up in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, both in California, United States. Hawkins also spent some of her early years in Mexico, precisely in the Nayarit village of Sayulita. Hawkins started going by “Lyn-Z” as a nickname while she was in her fourth grade. The moniker gradually replaced her first name as well as became her professional title.
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins was athletic right from childhood and began skateboarding and surfing at the tender age of six. She also engaged actively in other sports including basketball, baseball, gymnastics, and soccer. She, however, officially ventured into skateboarding after her older brother purchased an Encinitas YMCA membership card for her.
Skateboarding Career
Not long after her professional debut in 2004, Hawkins grew in her career, becoming the first woman to ride on the DC Mega skateboard. She achieved the feat at the young age of 15, at which she also became the youngest skater to receive the X-Games gold medal. Among her major sponsors are Nixon Watches, Birdhouse Skateboards, Kicker, and Volcom, among others.
Unfortunately in 2005, Hawkins sustained a broken arm and a torn ACL in the course of her sport. The latter had taken surgery to heal. Owing to the ugly development, Lyn-Z missed several subsequent games. She, however, substituted her absence with serving as the on-camera host for the September 2006 female competition held in West 49 Canadian Open in Hamilton, Ontario.
By 2007, Hawkins had recovered fully to resume skateboarding. She, therefore, returned to competition the same year, winning X-Games XIII Women’s Vert Gold Medal. In 2008, she finished second place in the tournament. The next year, 2009 saw her take back the gold medal in the same competition. On 21st November of the same year, Hawkins emerged the first female skater to land a 540 McTwist at the Quiksilver Tony Hawk Show in Paris, France.
In addition to skateboarding, Lyn-Z Hawkins also competes in professional snowboarding and is gradually rising in the sport. She has also appeared in a number of video games including Tony Hawk’s Project 8 (where she grabbed the title of the second playable female skater), and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD. She has also featured in some skateboarding documentary videos such as Getting Nowhere Faster.
