Exposure 2026 in Encinitas: The Lineup, The Story—How Amelia Brodka’s Contest Turned Into the Biggest Thing in Women’s Skate

A college thesis from USC, an annual fundraiser for a domestic violence shelter, and a public skatepark in a beach town north of San Diego. From November 6th to 8th, 2026, Encinitas hosts Exposure 2026, the 15th edition of the comp run by Amelia Brodka for women and nonbinary skaters. Street, vert, and bowl—all free to enter. One question remains: how did a school project turn into the spot where the next Olympic gold medalists roll up?

Exposure 2026: three pro finals between 7 PM and 11 PM (Paris time)

The full schedule drops on The Boardr, where you can sign up. Times are in Pacific—US clocks shift on Nov. 1st, France’s on Oct. 25th. During the event, add 9 hours. Here’s your breakdown.

On Friday, it’s the warm‑up: intermediate street qualifiers at 11 pm and advanced at midnight, Paris time. Saturday kicks off the bowl at 6 pm with the intermediates, advanced at 7:30 pm, then the pros at 10 pm, followed by the longest grind and the longest slide, each category at $800. Sunday sees the pro vert at 9 pm. At 10:45 pm, a talk on domestic violence takes place at the base of the ramp. Then the street pro at 11 pm.

A small detail that matters for the night owls: the start list drops on Thursday, November 5 at 5 pm local time, which is 2 am Friday for us. Before that, no one can tell you who’s rolling.

Where to watch: the track leads to the X Games

In 2025, both days streamed live on the X Games YouTube channel (day 1 and day 2). The organizers are announcing another broadcast on that channel. As we write, the 2026 link isn’t live yet: it’ll be on Exposure’s site and Instagram. On site, admission is free.

2012: a student film that put a finger where it hurts

Amelia Brodka was born on August 18 1989 in Nowa Sarzyna, Poland. Her family moved to New Jersey in 1996. Her spark: seeing women ride at the Philadelphia X Games in 2002. Ten years later, as a communications student at USC, she filmed her senior thesis. It became Underexposed, a doc on the space left for women skaters by the industry.

Behind the camera: Steve Caballero, Ed Templeton, Lance Mountain, and Elissa Steamer, plus reps from Thrasher, TransWorld, Sole Technology, and Osiris. This isn’t a pity party—it’s a business question: why aren’t brands betting on the girls? In 2012, the first Exposure contest drops, and Amelia Brodka and Lesli Cohen turn it into a movement. Their answer? A full-blown comp.

Arisa Trew, Mei Ozeki, Evie Pritchard: the resume speaks for itself

No official entry list yet, but these names aren’t just rumors—these are the girls dominating Encinitas the last two years, per the scorecards. If they’re back, you’ll have to step up to beat ‘em.

• Arisa TrewVert & Bowl

  Australia. In 2024, she crushed both the bowl and vert pro in the same weekend, then reclaimed the vert title in 2025 (results). Olympic park champ at Paris 2024, at just 14.

• Evie PritchardStreet

  3rd in street pro 2024, then dropped a 6K-winning run in 2025 (results).

• Mei OzekiStreet

  Japan. Took down street pro 2024, beating Secret Lynn and Evie Pritchard (results).

• Mazel ParisBowl

  Bowl pro champ in 2025, outskating Yvonne Lin and Lilly Erickson (results).

• Bryce WettsteinBowl

  3rd in bowl pro 2024, behind Arisa Trew and Lilly Erickson (results).

Why Exposure is the biggest show: 60% of the Olympic girls

The answer ain’t in the prize money. A pro title pays $6,000—cool, but not life-changing. What flipped the script was the timing: in 2012, there was barely any place for girls to step up and go head-to-head with the best. Exposure filled that void.

The org’s numbers tell the rest. 32 competitors at the first run, 230 in 2020 from 23 countries. In 2016, they dropped the biggest purse for women’s skate. And according to the org, 60% of the Olympic skate crew got their start right here. That’s the real deal—Exposure wasn’t just the biggest, it was the first door.

The other half of the story plays out beyond the pipe. Every edition funds domestic violence support—this year, a $6,000 check’s headed to a San Diego County shelter. To track the favorite, check out her rider profile and her X Games Sacramento run. And for the real talk, we dug into why women’s skate’s outpacing its own hype. Results drop here within 48 hours of the finale.

Can Arisa Trew pull off the bowl-and-street double, or is someone finally gonna knock her off her throne? Drop your take in the comments ↓