Team Rider of the Week: Matty!

Matty (or Maddie) is a 17 year old skateboarder from the DC/MD area. She has been riding with us since early 2016. Matty has been skating since age 5 and learning tricks since age 12. She participates in multiple extreme and independent sports including skateboarding, gymnastics, and horseback riding. 

She is accomplished in all those fields, placing 5th in her most recent skateboarding contest and even qualifying for the National Junior Olympics in gymnastics in 2011 and 2012.

                  

She also likes to sing, dance, and play several instruments. Matty is a major activist for women's rights, animal rights, and social and racial equality. She loves nature and animals, especially her rat Koji. 

Matty helps with planning events for sPACYcLOUd and Skate Girls Tribe. She has also been working as a skate instructor at Rockville Skate Camp. Matty is incredibly active in the local skate community.

She is always welcome to answer any questions about everything sPACYcLOUd!
You can find her on IG at @froz3nbabies and on FB as Maddie Launais.