This summer, we've teamed up with another awesome crew to explore why together is better. Grls Untamed is a Copenhagen based skater collective with a high-spirited community and a laid-back lifestyle.
Get to know the crew and how to join them.
The story behind Grls Untamed is testament to lockdown times and beautiful things emerging from strange times.
One morning during the first lockdown, Gry woke up and wanted to start a female skate community. Without any previous skate experience, Gry found a board and headed for Amager Strandpark, a popular skate site in Copenhagen. Here she met Maria TT who were also skating for the first time. They connected and soon, more and more grls joined their crew.
What began as a lock-down longing in 2020, is now a network of more than 200 grls connected by a WhatsApp thread in which they coordinate skate-alongs in and around Copenhagen.
Your chosen sisters
We’ve asked members of Grls Untamed, Gry, Maria JJ, Kris, Annika, and Maria TT what Grls Untamed is all about. First and foremost, it’s a skating community. No matter your level, you can come and skate and learn from each other.
While skateboarding is the central activity, so much more come from meeting each other where you are. Learning a new trick empowers you and being part of this journey together has made Grls Untamed a sisterhood in which you cheer for each other, lift each other up and genuinely care for each other.
Grls Untamed is a safe space in which you can come as you are. Chances are, you’ll find many kindred spirits.
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How does skateboarding make you feel?
It makes me feel confident, cool, and challenged. It’s like meditation, in a way. You have to be 100% present; otherwise, you fall, or I do anyway ha-ha!
What is a good crew?
It's a place of support and good vibes! A good crew is a group where everybody cheers for each other. Support is the key word!
Who are you?
My name is Maria, I was born in Denmark, but I'm a California girl in my heart and soul. Always up for an adventure, never in one place for too long at a time, and I often get bored with the ‘ordinary’ – a true Gemini – I go with my feelings and my gut, wherever it may take me.
What does it mean to you to be part of a group?
It means belonging. It means having a space where I can be myself with other people. It means learning, failing, and succeeding, together. GRLSUNTAMED is like home (on wheels) and the girls are my sisters.
What’s your favourite thing about your board?
My board is sassy! She has her own personality.
What's your favourite skateboarding outfit?
Crop top, belly chain, jeans with shoelaces and sneakers!
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How does skateboarding make you feel?
It gives me a sense of total freedom, a sense of evolving and expanding on the board and in life, and it's a lot of fun.
What is a good crew?
The Grls Untamed crew, of course! A group of my best friends, who want only the best for me, who see me as an equal, and who support me in my dreams.
Who are you?
I'm Gry Emily, a student and a teacher of life. Always curious to find new ways of living my best life, where I can serve the earth and its living beings.
What does it mean to you to be part of a group?
Being part of a community means that you're willing to give your time and your heart and that you also feel responsible for the well-being of the group. The reward is friendship, deeper connections, mutual obtaining of goals, and a feeling of safety, meaningfulness, and belonging.
What’s your favourite thing about your board?
My carver board is like my companion or my friend ha-ha. It follows my moves and my mood; we communicate and learn new stuff together.
What's your favourite skateboarding outfit?
Denim jeans, crop top, cap and worn-out skater shoes.
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How does skateboarding make you feel?
It makes me feel free and powerful and it brings me joy! To share the feeling with a bunch of other girls is amazing. I'm not sure I'd have the courage to express myself on a skateboard and feel free in the same way if it wasn't for this group of girls.
What is a good crew?
For me, a good crew is defined as a group that supports you, encourages you and challenges you. A good crew empowers you.
Who are you?
I believe I'm a positive, caring, and open-minded girl who always welcomes new people with a smile and good vibes. I'm motivated by and always strive to improve, which this group of girls help me with.
What does it mean to you to be part of a group?
I feel safe and I know that these girls will always be there for me and support me no matter what.
What’s your favourite thing about your board?
I love the wave design on my board and also the shape with its swallowtail.
What's your favourite skateboarding outfit?
My skating outfit is simple. I like to wear loose jeans combined with a t-shirt (regular or cropped) and a pair of Vans.
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What is a good crew?
For me a good crew is one that shares your stoke! :D Level isn't important, as long as we're able to lift each other and learn together, while sharing the stoke on the board.
Who are you?
My name is Kristine; I'm 31 years old and living in Copenhagen with my girlfriend. Personally, I'm someone who is always up for a new challenge or adventure. Besides skateboarding, I'm very much into surfing, windsurfing, and skiing, which I try to spend most of my time doing, when not working my 9-to-5 office job. In addition, I have an old VW T4 Camper Van together with a good friend, which we've been working on for a couple of years now. One of my dreams is to do a big surf adventure through Europe.
What does it mean to you to be part of a group?
I believe that for most people, being part of a group gives you a sense of belonging. It's the same for me. However, I'm also someone who is part of many different groups and enjoy spending time in each one of them. It allows me to broaden my perspective and stay open-minded toward different kinds of people. Downside is that I often end up having way too many things to attend, which sometimes can be a bit overwhelming :D
What’s your favourite thing about your board?
It makes me look way cooler than I actually am ha-ha :D
What's your favourite skateboarding outfit?
I am a simple girl, jeans and a t-shirt do it for me. And of course, a pair of Vans ;-)
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How does skateboarding make you feel?
Freedom, joy!
What is a good crew?
It's one that has each other's backs and lifts each other up.
Who are you?
Annika. The girls call me the rowdy one.
What does it mean to you to be part of a group?
Being a part of GRLS UNTAMED brings so much love into my life. The girls inspire me and teach me more than I can explain every day. I also personally feel like being a part of a community, in general, fulfills one of our basic human needs. Us humans need other humans.
What’s your favourite thing about your board?
I love that it's kind of a trick-skate and surf-skate hybrid - so I can drop in with it as well as still do flowy, surf-like movements.
What's your favourite skateboarding outfit?
Comfy jeans and a tee
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Falling and picking yourself up is empowering, and Grls Untamed has based their community on supporting each other in falling, failing, prevailing, and succeeding together.
With grls of different background and skill levels meeting twice a week, it’s natural that this crew is now a hub for support, empowerment, and friendships.
Join the crew
Grls Untamed is for anyone who would like to join, and only very few rules apply:
- - You think of yourself as a grl
- - You bring positive spirit
- - You are older than 18
The crew dreams about opening their own skateparks and surf skate tracks. Another dream is to tour the world and meet grls from other cities. For now, you can find Grls Untamed in Copenhagen, where they meet up twice a week to skate and hang out.
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