World Skate Academy

Olivier PASCAL (France) is an Action Sports activist. At the age of 6, he first felt in love with Skateboarding, then later with Snowboarding, Surfing and Enduro MTB. Sports that he still practices nowadays. After a Social Economic Bachelor, and a 4 years business school specialized in international commerce, Olivier joins the Action Sports industry in 2001. During 2 decades, Olivier leads the International Development of the well-known Action Sports Company – Hurricane. He establishes plenty of Major International Events as well as dozens of international standards skateparks around the globe. Working closely with International Federations and the IOC, he also contributes to the Urban Sports inclusion at the Olympic Games, and the integration of the Urban Park concept. Since 2017, Olivier chairs the Roller Freestyle Technical Commission and is now Director of Events Development at World Skate.

Jenna Downing (Great Britain)) is a former World Champion Inline Skater, an X-Games silver medallist and a 10 x British Champion. A natural competitor, Jenna has competed in inline skating events since the tender age of 7 and has amassed a lifetime of awards competing across the globe in televised and major international events. After turning professional at the age 12, there was no stopping her and Jenna has gone on to become an institution in British rollerblading. Her ‘Jenna Downing’ signature pro skate, Sporting Ambassador award and her UK Freesports Athlete of the year award are testament to her fantastic ability and commitment to her chosen sport. Now, Jenna works as an author, international skating judge, mentor, speaker and coach. She also runs her own award winning coaching company ‘Wheels Extreme.’ Jenna has a MSc in Psychology (where she obtained a Distinction) and a BA in Law.

Borja Fernández is a Spanish professional inline skater, computer science engineer from the University of Deusto, and international expert in Roller Freestyle. With over 30 years of experience in high-level sports, he became Amateur World Champion at the age of 16 in Dallas, was a Red Bull athlete, and Euro X-Games Champion in 2002. He has also served as National Coach of Spain and is currently an International Judge for World Skate, having officiated at the last three World Championships in Argentina, Italy, and Japan across Street, Park, and Vert disciplines. Borja is one of the developers of the World Skate Judges Academy, contributing to both its structure and educational content. His teaching focuses on judging criteria, judging duties, and discipline- specific evaluation in Street and Vert. His unique perspective combines experience as an elite athlete, coach, and judge, bringing a comprehensive and international vision to the development of future judges.