The next generation doesn't wait for permission
A rising force in Indonesian skateboarding, Ni Wayan Malana represents a new generation of athletes: fearless, disciplined, and culturally influential beyond her young age.
Raised in Bali in a family of skaters, she was selected for Indonesia’s national squad at just ten years old. Since then she has reached the quarterfinals at World Skate in Rome, won silver for Indonesia at the 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok, and competed on the continental stage at the 2026 Asian Games, proof that the future of the sport is already here.