Dallas Friday
- Actress
- Stunts
Dallas Friday is a female Wakeboarder. Her trophy
case includes the ESPN ESPY award for Best Female Action Sports
Athlete, 4 X-Games Gold medalists, and numerous World Titles. Dallas
began wakeboarding at 13 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 silver at
the 2000 X-Games where she was the youngest competitor at the event. In
2001, Dallas won the World Cup at age 15. At 14 years of age, Dallas
captured the Gold at the ESPN X-Games and the NBC Gravity Games. Dallas
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, Dallas succeeded in accomplishing
the three-peat in winning Gold at the X-Games. In 2006, Dallas won the
World, Nationals, Masters and the Pro Tour Championships. In 2007,
Dallas dominated the overseas Wakeboarding World Cup events by
remaining undefeated. In 2008/2009 season, Dallas dominated the podium.
Dallas won the coveted "Queen of Wake" Title in 2009, as well as the
World Title after an amazing year. In 2010, Dallas suffered severe
injuries that required 2 years of rehab causing her to miss the 2011
season. Dallas is named after a small town in North Carolina where her
father was raised. She is an icon in the sport of Wakeboarding.