A 29-year-old transgender woman controversially defeated a 13-year-old girl in New York City on Saturday to win a skateboarding tournament.
Ricci Tres took home $500 by claiming top prize at the Boardr Open.
Finishing in second behind Tres, who also goes by the name ‘Ricci And Tres’, was Shiloh Catori, who placed 133 in Boardr’s Global Ranks.
Tres is ranked 838, but four of the six competitors in the competition were under the age of 17 with the youngest, Juri Ikura, just 10.
The biological and age discrepancies have been blasted on social media, with female skateboarder Taylor Silverman among the critics.
Silverman last spoke on this topic in May after repeatedly finishing in second place against biological males in competitions.
This time round, she was critical again by sharing a poster of the results and writing: “Male wins women’s skateboarding finals and money at the Boardr Open NYC presented by DC today.”
Silverman’s post has been liked well over 5,000 times. In May, she…
