Isabel Blanco and Timmy Gamboa Crowned 2026 UST World Champions
Sep 30, 2026
Exile Skimboards team riders Isabel Blanco and Timmy Gamboa are your 2026 United Skim Tour World Champions.
For Isabel, also known as Chabe White, the title marks her third UST World Championship and one of the most meaningful wins of her career. She took a win at the Vic in Laguna Beach last month, providing her a clear path to her 2026 UST title.
The Mazunte, Mexico native returned to competition this season after a difficult year that included appendix surgery, a serious knee injury in Sununga, then knee surgery, and months of rehabilitation. Coming into 2026, another world title wasn’t even the goal.
“This is a special one,” Chabe said. “I was not expecting this. It was not my goal for this year. I got surgery one year ago, and I decided to compete just to see my friends. This is really special for me. It feels like the first time almost.”
On the men’s side, Laguna Beach’s Timmy Gamboa capped off a breakthrough season by claiming his first-ever UST World Championship.
Timmy earned a major win earlier this year in Delaware before putting an exclamation point on the season at the Exile Oktoberfest. Facing fellow Exile rider Dane Cameron in the final, Timmy took the win and officially clinched the 2026 world title.
“This has been my dream my whole life,” Timmy said. “I’ve got a really good support system, and they’ve believed in me, even more than I believed in myself at times. This year I felt that I truly believed in myself.”
Congratulations to Chabe and Timmy on an incredible season and two well-earned world titles. We’re proud to have them representing Exile Skimboards.
