Ever wondered what it takes to learn how to skateboard? How about to do the most simple skate trick? In this episode of 30 Days to Greatness, Alexandria learns how to skateboard from Skate Kitchen's ...
For a time, the "ollie" was the holy grail of skateboarding moves. Before it was invented, it was the one thing all skateboarders wanted to do, but couldn’t. And when it was finally mastered, it ...
The skateboard "ollie" trick, by which the skateboarder makes the skateboard jump into the air without using their hands, was invented and first performed by American Alan Gelfand in Florida, USA, ...
I was 15, dithering at the top of a mini ramp as my friends egged me on. I leaned forward hesitantly and dropped in. Wham. The board shot out from under me, and I slammed backwards into the ramp. That ...
Jeremy Wray is hands down one of the greatest skaters of all time. His death-defying feats on a board pushed perceptions of what tricks were possible, with his water tower ollie – shot by legendary ...
Being able to perform skateboarding tricks is an achievement in itself, but how about doing them without being able to see where you are going? Well, that’s exactly what Japanese skateboarder Ryusei ...
It’s official: skateboarding is going to become an Olympic sport. At Tokyo 2020, the world of ledge-grinding, ollie-jumping, kick-flipping and bowl-riding will be showcased alongside several other new ...
Jacob Dan Paul may not have walked into a skating rink and learnt the ollie (a skating trick that involves flipping the skateboard) on his very first try back in 2016. But he is keen on creating an ...
Yes I'm aware of the Dark Souls comparison cliché, but hear me out. The first thing you need to know about the skateboarding game Session is that you can't ollie by pressing a button. To do an ollie ...
TOKYO – At the Tokyo Olympics, it’s best to distinguish salad grinds from stalefish. Not tasty Japanese delicacies, but choice morsels from the rich lexicon of skateboarding. The new Olympic sport — ...