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Fallon Heffernan has been a professional extreme in-line skater since the age of 13. Rollerblading has always been her first and strongest love. Her status in skating has opened the doors to exploring her interests in the entertainment industry. Fallon recognized her love for rolling when she was 3 years old. Holding onto the side railings in skate rinks with her sister, she scooted around in old fashioned roller-skates inch-by-inch. She wasn’t a natural by any means. But she stayed intensely focused and enjoyed herself. There was nothing at all that she would have rather been doing.

Fallon was exposed to rollerblading at the age of 8, when she went to Kona Skatepark to watch her brother and Mom skateboard. She couldn’t take her eyes off of the in-line skaters though. She knew that she wanted to jump out of the concrete bowls and slide down rails, just like the boys she was watching. So she urged her parents to buy her a pair of skates and bring her back to Kona. The following weekend, she showed up to the male dominated park in purple skates, a helmet that covered her ears, and little boy’s clothing. After her first “drop in” down a 3 foot hill, she scraped up her knees and fell in love immediately. This felt like home to Fallon.

The skatepark basically became her home after that. She spent 12 hours a day skating for the following 2 years. Blending in with the boys and challenging them with her moves, skating was her means of expression. She expressed her individuality through her unique style and big air tricks. She had an uncanny ability to get as much amplitude as guys twice her size and strength. Her size 3 skates soared higher than most of her friends’. At 4 feet tall and 60 pounds, she took on the nick-name “mini” (for miniature) by all of the local skaters. At age 12, she earned a reputation worthy of national competition. So with gold always on her mind, her parents began taking her to ASA competitions.

Fallon’s first year competing, she dominated the amateur circuit accumulating one victory after the next. At age 13, she was invited to travel the world and compete professionally on tour. As an 8th grader, she accepted and became the youngest professional skater at the time. Since the year 2000 she has consistently placed in the top 3 Female In-line Park skaters in the world. She became the first woman to land a 900 degree spin on a Park course, the first woman to place in the top 10 with the men, medaled in the 2001 and 2002 ESPN X-Games, was featured in Seventeen and SI for Kids magazines, and is the 2005 LG Action Sports World Champion. As the reigning world champion and number 1 ranked female park skater in the world, Fallon plans to continue skating and competing for years to come.

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Fallon Heffernan has been a professional extreme in-line skater since the age of 13. Rollerblading has always been her first and strongest love. Her status in skating has opened the doors to exploring her interests in the entertainment industry. Fallon recognized her love for rolling when she was 3 years old. Holding onto the side railings in skate rinks with her sister, she scooted around in old fashioned roller-skates inch-by-inch. She wasn’t a natural by any means. But she stayed intensely focused and enjoyed herself. There was nothing at all that she would have rather been doing. Fallon was exposed to rollerblading at the age of 8, when she went to Kona Skatepark to watch her brother and Mom skateboard. She couldn’t take her eyes off of the in-line skaters though. She knew that she wanted to jump out of the concrete bowls and slide down rails, just like the boys she was watching. So she urged her parents to buy her a pair of skates and bring her back to Kona. The following weekend, she showed up to the male dominated park in purple skates, a helmet that covered her ears, and little boy’s clothing. After her first “drop in” down a 3 foot hill, she scraped up her knees and fell in love immediately. This felt like home to Fallon. The skatepark basically became her home after that. She spent 12 hours a day skating for the following 2 years. Blending in with the boys and challenging them with her moves, skating was her means of expression. She expressed her individuality through her unique style and big air tricks. She had an uncanny ability to get as much amplitude as guys twice her size and strength. Her size 3 skates soared higher than most of her friends’. At 4 feet tall and 60 pounds, she took on the nick-name “mini” (for miniature) by all of the local skaters. At age 12, she earned a reputation worthy of national competition. So with gold always on her mind, her parents began taking her to ASA competitions. Fallon’s first year competing, she dominated the amateur circuit accumulating one victory after the next. At age 13, she was invited to travel the world and compete professionally on tour. As an 8th grader, she accepted and became the youngest professional skater at the time. Since the year 2000 she has consistently placed in the top 3 Female In-line Park skaters in the world. She became the first woman to land a 900 degree spin on a Park course, the first woman to place in the top 10 with the men, medaled in the 2001 and 2002 ESPN X-Games, was featured in Seventeen and SI for Kids magazines, and is the 2005 LG Action Sports World Champion. As the reigning world champion and number 1 ranked female park skater in the world, Fallon plans to continue skating and competing for years to come. View Fallon's Skating Photo's