# Ruby Lilley

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ruby_Lilley
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ruby_Lilley.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Lilley
> Source revision: 1339584032
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

American skateboarder (born 2006)

Ruby Lilley Personal information Born (2006-12-02) December 2, 2006 (age 19) Ocean City, Maryland, U.S. Home town Oceanside, California, U.S. Sport Country United States Sport Skateboarding Position Goofy-footed Event(s) Park, vert Medal record Women's skateboarding Representing the United States X Games 2023 Japan Park

**Ruby Lilley** ([/ˈlɪli/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English) [*LIL-ee*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key); born December 2, 2006)[1] is an American [skateboarder](/source/Skateboarder) and member of the [USA Skateboarding National Team](/source/USA_Skateboarding_National_Team). She represented the [United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics](/source/United_States_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics).

## Early life

Lilley was born on a farm in [Ocean City, Maryland](/source/Ocean_City%2C_Maryland), where her family raised Angora rabbits, sheep, chickens, goats, and ducks.[2] Growing up she was a ballet and ballroom dancer, before transitioning to skateboarding at ten years old.[3][4] In 2018, she moved to [Oceanside, California](/source/Oceanside%2C_California) to train skateboarding.[5]

## Career

Lilley made her [X Games](/source/X_Games) debut in 2022 at 15 years old where she finished in seventh place at both the spring and summer games.[6] She again competed at the 2023 X Games in Japan and won a silver medal in the park event.[7]

Lilley competed at the 2022 [World Skateboarding Championship](/source/World_Skateboarding_Championship) in [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah), which was postponed until February 2023, where she finished in 17th place. She then competed at the 2023 [World Skateboarding Championship](/source/World_Skateboarding_Championship) in [Rome](/source/Rome) in October 2023 where she finished in seventh place.[6]

Following the [2024 Olympic Qualifier Series](/source/2024_Olympic_Qualifier_Series#Skateboarding_Park), Lilley [qualified](/source/Skateboarding_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Qualification) for the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics).[8][9] She competed in the [women's park](/source/Skateboarding_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_park) event, where she scored 75.07 in the prelims, and failed to advance to the finals.[10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["LILLEY Ruby"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240730143503/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ruby-lilley_1944236). *[Paris 2024 Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Olympics)*. Archived from [the original](https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ruby-lilley_1944236) on July 30, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Reinert, Bob (June 14, 2024). ["From A Maryland Farm To The Doorstep Of Paris, Skateboarder Ruby Lilley Is Enjoying The Ride"](https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/june/14/from-a-maryland-farm-to-the-doorstep-of-paris-skateboarder-ruby-lilley-is-enjoying-the-ride). *teamusa.com*. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Frankel, Kyle; Gomes, Maya; Yohe, Julia (July 25, 2024). ["Youth movement: Meet the 32 teenagers representing the U.S. in Paris"](https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/youth-movement-meet-32-teenagers-representing-us-paris). *[NBC Olympics](/source/NBC_Olympic_broadcasts)*. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Young, Blair (July 22, 2024). ["2024 Paris Olympics athlete profile: Ruby Lilley"](https://www.wbaltv.com/article/ruby-lilley-profile-2024-paris-olympics-skateboarding/61557320). *[WBAL-TV](/source/WBAL-TV)*. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hooper, Bethany (July 26, 2024). ["Ocean City native Lilley to skateboard at Paris Olympics"](https://www.oceancitytoday.com/news/ocean_city/ocean-city-native-lilley-to-skateboard-at-paris-olympics/article_c40aeb7a-4aa8-11ef-b99a-af2033679f6c.html). *OC Today-Dispatch*. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lilley_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lilley_6-1) Merrell, Chloe (February 7, 2023). ["Skateboarding Park World Championships 2022 in 2023: Meet the women of Team USA"](https://olympics.com/en/news/skateboarding-park-world-championships-2022-in-2023-team-usa-women). *olympics.com*. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Coskrey, Jason (May 15, 2023). ["Japanese skateboarders shine as X Games return to Japan"](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/05/15/more-sports/x-games-back-japan-skateboarders/). *[The Japan Times](/source/The_Japan_Times)*. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Smith, Shawn (June 26, 2024). ["Skateboarding 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news"](https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/skateboarding-101-us-olympic-roster-and-athlete-news). *[NBC Olympics](/source/NBC_Olympic_broadcasts)*. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Orens, Kyle (July 16, 2024). ["From Maryland's Eastern Shore to the 2024 Olympic Games"](https://www.wboc.com/news/from-marylands-eastern-shore-to-the-2024-olympic-games/article_840146e2-4557-11ef-a3f4-b77ec9502939.html). *[WBOC-TV](/source/WBOC-TV)*. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Olympic Skateboarding Results"](https://www.times-news.com/ap/sports/agate/olympic-skateboarding-results/article_e6734a52-83f7-5aa7-987e-d56d0bedca1b.html). *[Cumberland Times-News](/source/Cumberland_Times-News)*. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

## External links

- [Ruby Lilley](https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/ruby-lilley) at [Team USA](/source/United_States_Olympic_%26_Paralympic_Committee)

- [Ruby Lilley](https://www.xgames.com/athletes/ruby-lilley/) at the [X Games](/source/X_Games)

- [Ruby Lilley](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/ruby-lilley) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Ruby Lilley](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/154291) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Ruby Lilley](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000462764) at InterSportStats

- [Ruby Lilley](https://www.instagram.com/ruby_lilley/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram_(identifier))

This biographical article relating to American skateboarding is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

- [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:US-skateboarding-bio-stub)
- [t](/source/Template_talk%3AUS-skateboarding-bio-stub)
- [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:US-skateboarding-bio-stub)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ruby Lilley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Lilley) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Lilley?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.