The Skin Games · Player stories
In their own words
What it is really like to compete, from the people who have stood on that stage.
Helen Ward has competed in The Skin Games every year since 2019 and reached the finals in Vegas. In 2026 she joined the panel as a skin judge and gave a talk on visibility.
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Divisions, rules, fees and the deadline.
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Tickets, the programme and the venue.
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