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In addition to roller skating and patience-testing puzzles, skateboarding was among the activities that saw an unexpected boom last year — and not just because the sport made debut in the Tokyo Olympics. As cities went under quarantine, house-bored citizens seeking al fresco activities found themselves dusting off their old deck or hopping onto a board for the first time.
“Skateboarding was the perfect pandemic activity,” Yeah Girl founder...
In addition to roller skating and patience-testing puzzles, skateboarding was among the activities that saw an unexpected boom last year — and not just because the sport made debut in the Tokyo Olympics. As cities went under quarantine, house-bored citizens seeking al fresco activities found themselves dusting off their old deck or hopping onto a board for the first time.
“Skateboarding was the perfect pandemic activity,” Yeah Girl founder...
- 6/13/2022
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- Rollingstone.com
Japanese skaters won three of the six medals in Skateboarding’s Olympic premier, with Yuto Horigome, 22, and Momiji Nishiya, 13, both taking gold in the street competition. Beside Nishiya on the podium Monday afternoon was another 13-year-old, Brazil’s Rayssa Leal, who took silver, and fellow Team Japan member Funa Nakayama, 16, who got the bronze.
In the men’s competition, which took place Sunday afternoon in Tokyo, Brazilian Kelvin Hoefler, 27, took silver, and American Jagger Eaton, 20, won the bronze.
Many of the skaters most heavily favored to medal did not make it to the podium,...
In the men’s competition, which took place Sunday afternoon in Tokyo, Brazilian Kelvin Hoefler, 27, took silver, and American Jagger Eaton, 20, won the bronze.
Many of the skaters most heavily favored to medal did not make it to the podium,...
- 7/26/2021
- by Zachariah Hughes
- Rollingstone.com
Prepare for a whole new wave of must-see sporting events. With the 2020 Olympics kicking off in just a matter of days, fans are looking forward to witnessing long-time favorites like gymnastics, swimming and track and field. But as Team USA arrives in Japan with a mission to win gold, a few new sports are entering the picture and promising to catch the attention of new and old fans. One event already making buzz is skateboarding. At 24 years old, Mariah Duran will make her Olympics debut alongside teammates Alana Smith and Alexis Sablone. The chance to compete in her favorite sport is an opportunity she doesn't take lightly. "It's different, it's new and I can only...
- 7/20/2021
- E! Online
Lacey Baker, Nyjah Huston, Brighton Zeuner and Tom Schaar are among the skateboarders named to the first U.S. national skateboarding team.
The men’s and women’s teams feature eight skateboarders each, with four competing in the street discipline and four competing in park. The national team announcement comes as USA Skateboarding prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which will be the first to feature competitive skateboarding.
Olympic qualification will take part over the next year and riders will be able to qualify based on their best three results in...
The men’s and women’s teams feature eight skateboarders each, with four competing in the street discipline and four competing in park. The national team announcement comes as USA Skateboarding prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which will be the first to feature competitive skateboarding.
Olympic qualification will take part over the next year and riders will be able to qualify based on their best three results in...
- 3/20/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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