San Mateo, CA—GoPro announced the addition of eight young athletes to its elite team of professional athletes. These athletes, ranging from 9 to 17 years old, were selected through the GoPro Grom Quest Challenge. The video-submission-based talent search identifies the next generation of top action sports athletes.
“GoPro is committed to helping today’s top young action sports athletes realize their dream of going pro,” said Rick Loughery, GoPro’s vice president of Global Marketing and Communications. “Through our Grom Quest Challenge, we’ve identified some of the most impressive young athletes in the world. Additionally, we’re excited to help them achieve their goals and showcase their talent to the world.”
GoPro Grom Quest Talent Search
Grom Quest participants were asked to submit video clips of their best performances in their given sport. Submissions are made through GoPro’s Quik app. Moreover, participants must capture them on a GoPro camera. The Grom Quest Challenge is ongoing and open to athletes around the world aged 17 and younger.
The eight newly signed athletes will receive monetary as well as equipment sponsorship from GoPro to help advance their professional careers. GoPro will also showcase them on its social channels to help grow their personal brands. In addition, they will have the opportunity to meet and learn from GoPro’s roster of established pro athletes.
Grom Quest Challenge winners include top young athletes from a wide range of action sports. Here are the eight new members.
Ned Hart: Surf | Age 17 | Australia
Hart is a highly decorated surfer. Further, he won the 2023 Young Gun Big Wave Award and Tracks magazine’s Wave of 2023 Award. What’s more, he was a finalist for several Australian surfing awards in 2023.
Ema Kawakami: Skate | Age 9 | Japan
Kawakami won the Japan Skateboarding Federation vertical contest in 2023 as well as the Wingram Cup 2023 Vertical Series Vol. 1. She also holds the Guinness World Record for the most backside 540 skateboard tricks in one minute: eight tricks.
Connor Stitt: BMX | Age 13 | USA
Stitt set the record for the world’s youngest person to land a triple backflip on a bike.
Duke Woodman: Freeride Ski | Age 12 | USA
Woodman is the youngest member of Atomic’s North American Junior Freeride Team. Additionally, he went undefeated in his rookie International Freeskier & Snowboarder Association (IFSA) freeride season, winning all four of his regular season events.
Zoey Carroll: Wakeboard | Age 12 | USA.
Carroll is a 2022 World Wake Association national champion in the 10–13 girls’ division. Furthermore, she now competes in the Junior Pro division. 
Axel Dominguez: Surf | Age 16 | France
Dominguez finished fourth in the European Championship. Moreover, he is currently ranked 17th in the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championship.
Finley Davies: Mountain Bike | Age 15 | United Kingdom
Davies took the wildcard win at the BikePark Wales + Red Bull Vanta Jam in 2023.
Jaydin Smart: Motocross | Age 10 | USA
Smart is an elite rider as well as a three-time Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Motocross national champion.
The Grom Quest Challenge is an ongoing contest open to all sports and athletes around the world who are 17 years old or younger. Participants can submit their clips to the GoPro Grom Quest Awards Challenge via the GoPro Quik App or at GoPro.com/Awards.
