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Fabiola da Silva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fabiola da Silva (born June 18, 1979 in São Paulo), nicknamed Fabby , is a Brazilian inline skater who competes on the LG Action Sports World Tour. She has received over fifty medals in the LG Acti...
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The Aggressive Skaters Association created a "Fabiola Rule" to allow women to compete in vert competitions that were traditionally all-male. Fabiola's level of success in a male-dominated sport showed that she could skate with the best inlineskaters in the world regardless of gender.
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Fabiola has competed in eight of the nine X Games. She has eight XG medals, seven of them gold. She is the most medaled female athlete at the XG. She is the only female skater who can pull a flat spin 540 and a fakie 900. Her boyfriend is pro skateboarder, Sandro Dias. ... Since the "Fabiola Rule" (introduced by the ASA in 2000,
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Since da Silva was the only woman qualifier, the new regulation became known as the Fabiola Rule. Da Silva welcomed the opportunity to compete with men in the half-pipe. "I think it helps a lot to show that girls can do it," she told Bernarde.
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Her explosion onto the scene led to what is known as the "Fabiola Rule," allowing women to participate in the men's vert competitions. The "Queen of the Halfpipe" moved from a novelty act to a legit competitor, consistently finishing with the top 10 men and winning several vert and street competitions.
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Fabiola now regularly beats the men and also follows the “Calcium Rule,” which calls for three servings of calcium per day. Teenagers require around 1,300mg of calcium per day; – that’s roughly three glasses of milk.
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In 2000, her inline skating skills led the Aggressive Skating Association to introduce the "Fabiola Rule", which allows women to qualify into the men's vert finals of competitions.
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For female inline skating sensation Fabiola da Silva, 23, a summertime trip to Hawaii provides a welcome chance to relax -- if you could call her physical feats relaxing. ... Bring up the "Fabiola Rule" with da Silva, however, and it doesn't seem like that big a deal.
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Since the "Fabiola Rule" (introduced by the ASA in 2000, allows women to qualify into the men's vert finals), she has place several times in the in the men's top 10. Through her dedication and determination, she has proven that she now can be measured against the best rollerbladers in the world--men and women--
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Fabiola is a Brazilian rollerblader who competes on the LG Action Sports World ... the Aggressive Skaters Association created the so-called "Fabiola Rule", ...
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