. >> reporter: like lizzie armanto, one of the most influential women in the sport with three x gamesedals to her name, her very own skate shoe, and even a video game character. in 2018, she became the first woman ever to successfully skate tony hawk's 360 loop, and competed on the world stage, representing finland when skateboarding made its debut at the tokyo games. >> skateboarding has given me so much. all the little pieces of it have led to going to the olympics. and it's such a special thing that it can open up your world and give you opportunity unlike any other. >> reporter: she recently visited camp woodward to lead a clinic. why do you come back to do this? >> it's great. the kids are so excited. i love it because they'll come up to me and i want to show you this clip i got. and you see them make something that they've never done before. and the joy and the sense of self-worth that they have is like so apparent. >> reporter: armanto started skateboarding in 2007 at age 14 when she and her younger brother began visiting a skate park after school. she went pro in college and w