Team

 

Naomi Grigg

UK

UK

Naomi Grigg
 

Naomi Grigg

Naomi Grigg 1 - Photographer Ben RobertsSince falling into skating 15 years ago, Naomi has experimented in aggressive skating, rollerskating, speed skating and street skating, but her main passion has and will always be, all forms of freestyle, particularly dance, and now slalom.

Founding member of the LondonSkaters Freestyle Club, ran the LSFC freestyle demo team, and Chairperson of the UKFSA (UK Freestyle Skating Association). Currently ranked 4th in the world, Naomi also works extensively to develop the sport at home and overseas.

Skating Experience

  • 15 years spent in various fields of skating
  • Sponsorship
    • Seba Skates. Currently wearing Seba High
    • Bearing sponsorship from Twincam.
    • Gyro wheels
  • Freestyle
    • 2nd place, BattleUK 2008 (international)
    • 3rd place, BattleUK 2008 (UK mixed)
    • 3rd place, Chuncheon Korea, 2008
    • 3rd place, BattleUS 2008 (international mixed)
    • 5th place, Paris Slalom World Cup, 2008
    • 3rd place, Monchengladbach Germany, 2008
    • 12th place, Shanghai open, 2007
    • 3rd place, BattleUK 2007 (Unisex) 
    • 3rd place, Paris Slalom World Cup, 2007
    • 2nd place, Beijing Battle 2007 
    • 3rd place, BattleUK 2006 (Unisex) 
    • 2nd place, Paris Slalom World Cup, 2006
    • 2nd place, SkateLondon 2006 (Unisex)
    • UK Freestyle Slalom Champion 2005
    • 5th place Spanish Championships Freestyle Slalom 2005
    • UK Freestyle Slalom Champion 2004 (Unisex).
    • 10th place European Championships Freestyle Slalom 2004
    • 4th place in international freestyle dance competition, Amsterdam 2003 (Unisex).
    • Winner of the French Cup Freestyle Slalom, April 2003
    • 4th place in the French Championships Freestyle Slalom, June 2003
    • 20th place in the European Championships, Lausanne, August 2003 (Unisex).
  • Speed
    • Coach: Mike van Erp
    • Winner of the London Inline Marathon (womens) and the British Inline Marathon Championships (Womens) 2005.
    • Silver medalist at the British Indoor Speed Skating Championships 2005 (Womens).
    • Bronze medalist 500m sprint at the British Outdoor Speed Skating Championships 2005 (Womens).
    • Silver medalist 2-man relay at the British Indoor Speed Skating Championships 2005 (Womens).
    • Silver medalist 3-man relay at the British Outdoor Speed Skating Championships 2005 (Womens).
    • Bronze at the international LeMans 24 hour race with LondonSkaters Speed Team (LSST) womens team. Best lap 8m02, 2005.
    • Le Mans 24hr race June2003 (Unisex Skatefresh team).
    • UKs first team to enter the annual 24 hour skate relay race at the LeMans race circuit, France, June 2002 (Unisex team).
  • Aggressive skating experience
    • UK Highjump winner 2006 
    • Silver in UK Highjump 2005 (Unisex). 180cm.
    • Became Womens Highjump World Champion in Barcelona due to being the only chick… ;)
    • Competed in UK & Spanish slide competitions 2005 (Unisex).
    • Lausanne’s Urban Contest Bladercross, August 2003 (Unisex).
    • UK’s first Bladercross event at Salomons UK launch, May 2003 (Unisex).
  • Ice Hockey
    • Swindon Top Cats Ice Hockey Team. The top of the UK women’s league at the time - despite Naomi’s involvement, not because of…

Teaching Experience

  • International Inline Skating Association (IISA), Instructor Certification Programme (ICP) qualified Level 3 instructor - the highest level available.
  • Extensive experience teaching and coaching freestyle skating, UK and abroad.
    • Over 100 highly successful ‘Introduction to Freestyle’ and ‘Intermediate Freestyle’ courses held world wide in Europe, Asia, USA and Australia since 2003, with many participants going on to compete in international competition (and win them in some cases!).
  • Coach for LondonSkaters Freestyle Club
  • Skatefresh skate school 2002 - 2004 (www.skatefresh.com)
  • A founding member of the UK National Skate Patrol 2001 - 2002, who conduct free basic teaching skating

Professional/Demo Experience

  • Demos at exhibitions (many)
  • Stunt double for TV show, 2007
  • Skate demos at InterBike industry show, Las Vegas, 2007
  • Skate demos at Munich Summer ISPO, 2007
  • Skate demos at an Amsterdam sports show, 2007
  • Judge at Singapore freestyle competition ‘Slalomania’, 2006 
  • Skate demos at Canadian Tire exhibition, Canada 2006
  • Rollerblade demo at Munich ISPO skate industry exhibition, 2006
  • Skorpion skate demos at Munich winter sports ISPO, 2007
  • BBC 28Acts in 28Minutes TV show
  • Music video of Madonna 2006 single ‘Sorry’ on quads - 2006
  • Music video of the 2002 Elvis Vs JXL release of ‘A Little Less Conversation’ on quads
  • MTV Body double for ‘Date My Mum’ TV show which featured a skating mum… or not…
  • Freestyle demos at the Bilbao skate festival - 2004, 2005.
  • Freestyle demos at the Barcelona skate festival - 2004.
  • Freestyle demos at the UK’s largest skate festival - 2002, 2003, 2004.
  • Freestyle slalom and dance demos and promotion at a Slovenian sports event, June 2003.
  • Freestyle slalom and dance demos at a Munich based festival - 2003, 2004.
  • Hired to skate ahead of Olympic Torch when it was carried through London, 2004.
  • Freestyle dance in various night clubs and stages in UK and Europe, for both entertainment and skate demos (ongoing).
  • Hired for a Kurt Geiger shoes promotion
  • Hired for a London Science Museum promotion