Vicki Golden
Golden at the X Games XVII (2011)
NationalityUnited States American
BornJuly 28, 1992 (1992-07-28) (age 31)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Motocross career
Years active2000-active

Vicki Golden (born July 28, 1992 in San Diego, California) is an American professional Freestyle Motocross rider and the first female team member of Metal mulisha,[1] Since beginning her career in 2000 Golden has won three consecutive gold medals in Women's Moto X Racing at the X Games. She is also the first woman to compete in a freestyle Moto X competition, earning the bronze medal in the best whip category.[2] She currently rides a Suzuki 450/250 motocross bike.[3]

Early career

Golden began racing at the age of seven after seeing her brother and father racing. Golden had to race with the boys because there wasn't enough girls to create a separate race class.[4] Golden's career took off at age 16 when raced the Loretta Lynn's Amateur Motocross National Championships in Tennessee where she won the Women's Amateur National Champion title.[5] In the same year she also earned her AMA/WMX Pro License.[6]

Career Highlights

2008 - Loretta Lynn's AMA Women's Amateur Champion [5]

2009 - TransWorld Motocross Magazine's Female Motocross Rookie of the Year [6][7]

2011 - Won the gold medal in the Women's Moto X Racing in the Summer X Games[8]

2011 - First Female to break top 10 in AMA Arena Cross Lites Main [9]

2011 - First female to qualify for AMA Arena Cross Premier class night show [10]

2012 - Won her second gold medal in the Women's Moto X Racing in the Summer X Games[11]

2012 - Third consecutive gold medal in the Women's Moto X Racing in the Summer X Games won bronze for Moto X Best Whip [8]

2014 - First woman to complete Ricky Carmichael's Road to Supercross [12]

2014 - Nominated for an ESPY Award in 2014 for Best Female Action Sports Athlete [13]

2015 - First woman in Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, to qualify for the “Fast 40″ – the riders that transition to the night program from time qualifying – which she did for the 2015 finale.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Vicki Golden". Metal Mulisha. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Moto X Best Whip - Results - Summer X Games 2013 Los Angeles". Xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vicki Golden". Metal Mulisha. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Vicki Golden Gets Third for X Games Best Whip". Dirtbag Darling. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Andrew Campo (August 2, 2008). "Loretta Lynn's 2008: Friday Youth". vurbmoto. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "She Races: Vicki Golden | TransWorld Motocross". Motocross.transworld.net. August 8, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "TransWorld Motocross announces the nominees for the 1st Annual TransWorld Motocross Awards". Espn.go.com. September 22, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Women's Moto X Racing - Results - Summer X Games 2013 Los Angeles". Xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "News Articles - AMA Arenacross Series". Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Vicki Golden races AMA Arenacross in Colo". Sports.espn.go.com. January 29, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ Bane, Colin (June 30, 2012). "Summer X Games 2015 Austin - X Games". Xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Vicki Golden First Woman to Complete Ricky Carmichael's Road to Supercross | Transworld Motocross". Motocross.transworld.net. March 21, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Vicki Golden Nominated for 2014 ESPY". Motorcycle USA. July 10, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Vicki Golden makes Supercross history again - The Inside Track". Insidetrack.blogs.news-journalonline.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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