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“Skateboarding as an Olympic sport has even some on Team USA feeling conflicted” by Phil McCausland via NBC News

by admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Competitions, Industry, News, Olympics, Skateboard

Members of the first U.S. Olympic skateboarding team arrive on their boards for a news conference in downtown Los Angeles on June 21, 2021.Richard Vogel / AP “I think as a community, people were attracted to skateboarding because it was not part of something like the...

“A pair of 12-year-olds qualify for Olympic skateboarding. So does a 46-year-old” by via NBC Sports & Yahoo Sports

by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Competitions, Olympics, Skateboard

Skateboarding’s Olympic debut will truly be one for the ages. World Skate announced the 80 qualifiers for the Tokyo Games on Wednesday — 20 each for men’s and women’s park and street. The youngest qualifiers are 12 years old — Brit Sky Brown, who turns 13 on...

“It’s Official: Here’s Who Will Be Surfing at the 2021 Olympic Games – MEET THE 40 OLYMPIANS WHO WILL BE HEADING TO TOKYO IN JULY” via Surfer.com

by admin | Jun 8, 2021 | Competitions, Olympics, Surf

Over the past week, surfers from all over the world have been duking it out in El Salvador for the chance to compete in surfing’s debut at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Towards the tail-end of 2019, right before the world shut down due to COVID-19, 18 ‘CT athletes...

“DEW TOUR OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2021 SKATEBOARDING DATES & LOCATION IN DES MOINES, IOWA – 2021 Summer Dew Tour to be Held May 20-23 at the New Lauridsen Skatepark” via PR link from Transworld Skateboarding

by admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Competitions, Skateboard

Home of the nation’s largest skatepark, and will serve as the only U.S.-based global Olympic skateboard qualifying event in 2021. Sanctioned by world skate as pro tour level events for men’s & women’s skateboard street and park See details below about a Zoom press...

“Mark McMorris, Zoi Sadowski-Synott Win Natural Selection in Jackson Hole” by Ben Osborne via The Inertia

by admin | Feb 9, 2021 | Competitions, Snowboard

Mark McMorris has been here before. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool If you’re tuned into the core snowboard community, you know the value of a proper switch method — and from the moment Mikkel Bang took the win over Pat Moore in the Quarterfinals with a switch...

“Skate & Create, Street Edition” via Transworld Skateboarding (updated on Nov. 30th)

by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Competitions, Industry, Skateboard

Transworld Skateboarding is proud to announce the return of Skate & Create, Street Edition. Four teams. Four original concepts. One month in the streets. Skate & Create 2020 Promo Transworld Skateboarding is proud to announce the return of Skate...