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Today the top female extreme sports athletes are not only badass athletes but they look damn good doing it. From Olympic gold medalists to world title contenders, here are the top 10 hottest female extreme sports athletes on the planet. Enjoy!

10. Lindsey Vonn (Skier): Lindsey Vonn, for those of you who don’t know, is the fastest women skier around, winning gold in the women’s downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vonn also is one of the sexiest athletes on the planet. Vonn has been the subject of many photo shoots including a full spread in Sports Illustrated.

9. Torah Bright (Snowboarder): Torah Bright is equally as impressive in front of a camera as she is on a snowboard. Bright won Gold in the women’s halfpipe at the 2010 Winter Olympics, solidifying her at #9 on our list.

8. Dallas Friday (Wakeboarder): Dallas Friday is without a doubt the best women’s wakeboarder there is. She’s won everything from an ESPY (Best Female Action Sport Athlete) to 4 X Games Gold metals. She’s quite simply red hot.

7. Kristi Leskinen (Skier): I’d let this girl ski circles around me any day of the week. Got to love a ski bunny. Kristi is an incredibly sexy freeskier who might have appeared on FHM’s top 100 sexiest women list. Just saying.

6. Anastasia Ashley (Surfer): Let the list of sexy surfers begin. Anastasia moved to Hawaii when she was 5, and quickly became the cover girl for surfing. Not only does Anastasia shred serious waves, she looks incredible doing so. Oh and she loves animals (Anastasia is one of PETA’s prominent spokepeople), so what’s not to love?

5. Hailey and Sierra Partridge (Surfers): Surfer twins. Is there anything else to say? The Partridge sisters are both professional surfers and pretty damn fine.

4. Chanelle Sladics (Snowboarder): Spinning into the #4 spot is the sexy Chanelle Sladics. Ranked among the top snowboarders in the worlds, Chanelle is making a mark as more than just a damn good snowboarder.

3. Alana Blanchard (Surfer): Hawaiian native Alana Blanchard is more than just a pro surfer; she’s also a bikini model and rightfully so.

2. Malia Jones (Surfer): No surprise here, yet another surfer. Milia Jones has been on almost every sexiest list since she made her debut in Surfing Magazine as a bikini model. Malia was named one of America’s “10 Sexiest Athletes” by Esquire, and “50 Most Beautiful People” by People magazine.

1. Maya Gabeira (Surfer): Maya Gabeira is hands down the most badass and sexiest  female athlete on the planet. The Brazilian big wave surfer recently landed the world record for largest wave surfed by a female at 45 ft. Oh, also she is damn sexy, landing a feature in ESPN’s Body issue.

If only this list could be the top 25 or 50. But some of us have to get back to reality. Think Miss Gabeira should be knocked off the top of the list? State your case in the comments below.

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