| Your Name: Miss Cory Coffey | | | | I just look at it as me riding my bike having a good |
| Age: 24 | | | | time, traveling the world, and meeting new people.Is |
| Hometown: Ojai, California | | | | it competitive among the girls, or is it more of a |
| Sponsors: DC, Specialized, ODI, and Utopia | | | | friendship? |
| OpticsHow did you get started into riding BMX? | | | | I think there are def. some people out there that |
| There were some younger boys in my | | | | are competitive, but that comes with any sport. I |
| neighborhood that raced bmx bikes, and they | | | | know a lot of the girls are just like me and are just |
| encouraged me to go get one... so I did and started | | | | excited to see other girls riding.Where do you see |
| going to the race track with them. I raced for about | | | | the future of women's BMX going? |
| 3 years and then realized that I didnt like to pedal all | | | | Honestly, who knows. the world is endless in |
| that much, so I started going to a local indoor | | | | opportunities, and if we keep pushing the limits, it |
| skatepark and that was the beginning of my ramp | | | | could be just like any other sport.Do other female |
| riding... 7 years ago, wow!You were the first girl to do | | | | athletes from other sports inspire you? If so, who? |
| a backflip. What made you do it, how many times did | | | | Yes, I am always inspiried by other women athletes... |
| it take, and whats the process behind doing it. | | | | Aimee Mullins is a para olympic athlete that is more |
| Yes, I was the first woman in the world to ever do | | | | than amazing... her courage, strength, and her just |
| a backflip on a bike... I was 19 years old and was | | | | being who she is pushes me. I think that the free |
| spending a couple of months in Pennsylvania at | | | | skier Sarah Burke is awesome.. Lisa Whittaker in |
| Woodward Camp.. A guy by the name of Jay | | | | skateboarding is really awesome, along with |
| Rodriguez was joking around with me one day saying | | | | Cara-beth Burnside in skating and snowboarding.What |
| that we were going to learn backflips that night... I | | | | else do you do besides riding BMX - hobbies, |
| said yeah sure whatever.. well I guess he was more | | | | activites, travels? |
| serious than I thought.. so that night I started learning | | | | I love to hang out with friends, go to the beach, |
| them into the foam pit.. I think the second try I | | | | hike, eat food. Traveling is such an awesome thing as |
| actually got the rotation down, and within a week or | | | | well.. I love going to new places and meeting people, |
| so I was pulling them on the box jump. I then | | | | experiencing different cultures/food.Do you have a |
| unleashed it at a contest there at Woodward called | | | | favorite movie star or movie? |
| the CFB contest. I crashed pretty bad the first two | | | | I have a few favorite movies... Vanilla Sky, Donnie |
| times, but the adreneline was pumping and I was | | | | Darko, and the Winged Migration.Who are your |
| determined to pull it... the third time I pulled it. I never | | | | favorite bands / singers? |
| really thought it was that big of a deal... now that I | | | | BoySetsFire, The Spill Canvas, and Jose |
| think back on it, it is pretty cool to make history. | | | | Gonzalez.Where is your favorite place to travel to |
| Basically its one of the easiest tricks in the book I | | | | and why? |
| think.. all you have to do is commit to it... make sure | | | | Probably the coolest place I've ever been was |
| you have enough speed, a good enough box jump, | | | | Africa... I really want to go back there.. so much stuff |
| and just lean back, spot your landing and there ya | | | | to do, beautiful scenery, amazing people, and just |
| go!What other sports do you enjoy doing then? | | | | one of the greatest places on earth!!What did you |
| I really enjoy snowboarding in the winter and | | | | want to be when you were growing up (besides a |
| occassionally mt. biking... I also like to play around on | | | | pro rider)? |
| skateboards. I grew up riding a skateboard so its | | | | I've always wanted to be a housewife. I'm also |
| always fun.What was it like to be one of the only | | | | currently completing my Bachelor of Science Degree |
| female riders in a male dominated | | | | in Fire Protection Administration Technology at Cal |
| sport? | | | | State Los Angeles.Do you have any words for all the |
| Well when I was younger, I never really realized I | | | | girls out there reading this? |
| was the only girl at the skatepark. As the years | | | | If you want something in life, go and get it. Practice |
| went on, I thought it was pretty cool. I could keep | | | | really does make perfect. Don't ever let anyone or |
| up with the guys, and the guy to girl ratio was | | | | anything stand in the way of your dreams!Shout |
| obviously in my favor. hahaBesides yourself, there | | | | Outs & Thank yous? |
| are a number of other female rider who have really | | | | Thank you to Dwayne Taylor for always believing in |
| made some headway in pushing the sport for the | | | | me, friends, family, Specialized for always giving me |
| girls. What do you think | | | | my bikes, all my sponsors, and to my Lord and |
| about the women's scene as a whole? | | | | Savior Jesus Christ!Mark Sperling is a successful |
| I think that it is def. growing which is awesome.. and | | | | freelance writer, publicist and marketing consultant |
| I am seeing more and more events that are including | | | | who's works have been seen in a number of |
| womens categories which is pretty awesome. A few | | | | magazines and websites. He is also founder of Girls |
| years ago that was unheard of...What women riders | | | | Learn To Ride - the largest and original series of |
| come to mind and what are your thoughts on your | | | | female-only action sports clinics in surfing, |
| competitive opponents? | | | | snowboarding, skateboarding, wakeboarding, |
| Thats one thing that I dont enjoy is | | | | motocross, BMX, and mountain biking. |
| competitiveness... thats what I didnt like about racing... | | | | |