Dora Varella
Dora Varella Gallacci Pereira is a Brazilian professional skateboarder. She has competed in women's park events at several World Skateboarding Championships, finishing 15th in 2018 and sixth in 2019.
Early life
Varella began participating in the sport at the age of 10, after watching one of her cousins practise and asking her parents for a skateboard of her own. In January 2019, aged 17, she became a professional athlete affiliated with the Brazilian Confederation of Skateboarding.Career
2016
In 2016, Varella received the first invitation of her career to compete at the X Games.2021: Olympic debut
After the last Olympic qualifying championship held in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, in May 2021, Dora Varella officially qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.Varella participated in the women's park event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, finishing seventh in the finals. Heading into the games, she ranked ninth in the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings for women's park.
2024
Returning in the 2024 Paris Olympics, she finished fourth in the finals.2025
In November, Varella won the women’s title of the 2025 Mini Ramp Pro Attack in her hometown of São Paulo, with a final score of 86,45.Achievements
National
- Brazilian Bowl Championship – CBSK
- Vans Park Series Women's National Championships – Brazil
- Brazilian Park Championship
- STU National – Brazil
- STU National – Criciúma
International
- Girls Vans Combi Pool Classic – USA: category 14 & under
- Girls Vans Combi Pool Classic – USA: category 15 & over
- STU Open Rio
Pan American
- Vans Park Series Women's Continental Championships – United States