| Your Name: Miss Cory Coffey | | | | Thats one thing that I dont enjoy is competitiveness... |
| Age: 24 | | | | thats what I didnt like about racing... I just look at it as |
| Hometown: Ojai, California | | | | me riding my bike having a good time, traveling the |
| Sponsors: DC, Specialized, ODI, and Utopia OpticsHow | | | | world, and meeting new people.Is it competitive among |
| did you get started into riding BMX? | | | | the girls, or is it more of a friendship? |
| There were some younger boys in my neighborhood | | | | I think there are def. some people out there that are |
| that raced bmx bikes, and they encouraged me to go | | | | competitive, but that comes with any sport. I know a |
| get one... so I did and started going to the race track | | | | lot of the girls are just like me and are just excited to |
| with them. I raced for about 3 years and then realized | | | | see other girls riding.Where do you see the future of |
| that I didnt like to pedal all that much, so I started going | | | | women's BMX going? |
| to a local indoor skatepark and that was the beginning | | | | Honestly, who knows. the world is endless in |
| of my ramp riding... 7 years ago, wow!You were the | | | | opportunities, and if we keep pushing the limits, it could |
| first girl to do a backflip. What made you do it, how | | | | be just like any other sport.Do other female athletes |
| many times did it take, and whats the process behind | | | | from other sports inspire you? If so, who? |
| doing it. | | | | Yes, I am always inspiried by other women athletes... |
| Yes, I was the first woman in the world to ever do a | | | | Aimee Mullins is a para olympic athlete that is more |
| backflip on a bike... I was 19 years old and was | | | | than amazing... her courage, strength, and her just being |
| spending a couple of months in Pennsylvania at | | | | who she is pushes me. I think that the free skier Sarah |
| Woodward Camp.. A guy by the name of Jay | | | | Burke is awesome.. Lisa Whittaker in skateboarding is |
| Rodriguez was joking around with me one day saying | | | | really awesome, along with Cara-beth Burnside in |
| that we were going to learn backflips that night... I said | | | | skating and snowboarding.What else do you do |
| yeah sure whatever.. well I guess he was more | | | | besides riding BMX - hobbies, activites, travels? |
| serious than I thought.. so that night I started learning | | | | I love to hang out with friends, go to the beach, hike, |
| them into the foam pit.. I think the second try I actually | | | | eat food. Traveling is such an awesome thing as well.. I |
| got the rotation down, and within a week or so I was | | | | love going to new places and meeting people, |
| pulling them on the box jump. I then unleashed it at a | | | | experiencing different cultures/food.Do you have a |
| contest there at Woodward called the CFB contest. I | | | | favorite movie star or movie? |
| crashed pretty bad the first two times, but the | | | | I have a few favorite movies... Vanilla Sky, Donnie |
| adreneline was pumping and I was determined to pull | | | | Darko, and the Winged Migration.Who are your |
| it... the third time I pulled it. I never really thought it was | | | | favorite bands / singers? |
| that big of a deal... now that I think back on it, it is pretty | | | | BoySetsFire, The Spill Canvas, and Jose |
| cool to make history. Basically its one of the easiest | | | | Gonzalez.Where is your favorite place to travel to and |
| tricks in the book I think.. all you have to do is commit to | | | | why? |
| it... make sure you have enough speed, a good enough | | | | Probably the coolest place I've ever been was |
| box jump, and just lean back, spot your landing and | | | | Africa... I really want to go back there.. so much stuff |
| there ya go!What other sports do you enjoy doing | | | | to do, beautiful scenery, amazing people, and just one |
| then? | | | | of the greatest places on earth!!What did you want to |
| I really enjoy snowboarding in the winter and | | | | be when you were growing up (besides a pro rider)? |
| occassionally mt. biking... I also like to play around on | | | | I've always wanted to be a housewife. I'm also |
| skateboards. I grew up riding a skateboard so its | | | | currently completing my Bachelor of Science Degree in |
| always fun.What was it like to be one of the only | | | | Fire Protection Administration Technology at Cal State |
| female riders in a male dominated | | | | Los Angeles.Do you have any words for all the girls |
| sport? | | | | out there reading this? |
| Well when I was younger, I never really realized I was | | | | If you want something in life, go and get it. Practice |
| the only girl at the skatepark. As the years went on, I | | | | really does make perfect. Don't ever let anyone or |
| thought it was pretty cool. I could keep up with the | | | | anything stand in the way of your dreams!Shout Outs |
| guys, and the guy to girl ratio was obviously in my | | | | & Thank yous? |
| favor. hahaBesides yourself, there are a number of | | | | Thank you to Dwayne Taylor for always believing in |
| other female rider who have really | | | | me, friends, family, Specialized for always giving me |
| made some headway in pushing the sport for the | | | | my bikes, all my sponsors, and to my Lord and Savior |
| girls. What do you think | | | | Jesus Christ!Mark Sperling is a successful freelance |
| about the women's scene as a whole? | | | | writer, publicist and marketing consultant who's works |
| I think that it is def. growing which is awesome.. and I | | | | have been seen in a number of magazines and |
| am seeing more and more events that are including | | | | websites. He is also founder of Girls Learn To Ride - |
| womens categories which is pretty awesome. A few | | | | the largest and original series of female-only action |
| years ago that was unheard of...What women riders | | | | sports clinics in surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, |
| come to mind and what are your thoughts on your | | | | wakeboarding, motocross, BMX, and mountain biking. |
| competitive opponents? | | | | |