Park skateboarding ranks among the most visceral of Olympic sports. There are 540-degree spins— think: one full spin and another half, while flying through the air and, ideally, landing on a ...

If you look at the Instagram feed of Olympic skateboarding medalist Rayssa Leal, you might be surprised to see a pair of old shoes with holes in them. They're a part of her story — and a symbol ...

Of the 10,500 athletes at the Paris Olympics, skateboarder Dallas Oberholzer is surely the only one to have crossed paths with dragons on his four-wheeled round-the-world odyssey to the 2024 Games.

Outside of helping in the development of remaking the video games he lent his name to, Hawk has been something of a global ambassador to the sport of skateboarding. He was an early part of the push to ...

Skateboarding is far more accessible than they average Olympics sport as well. “Anyone can buy a skateboard for $30 at Target and ride it almost anywhere,” says Jacki.

Bryce Wettstein, of the United States, performs during the women's skateboard park practice session during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France.

Skateboard legend Andy Macdonald, at 51, is getting an unlikely Olympic epilogue By Brendan Quinn Aug. 6, 2024Updated Oct. 1, 2024 ...

In a final stacked with talent, Australian Keegan Palmer successfully defended his men's skateboard park Olympic title — keeping gold out of the grasps of Americans Tate Carew and Tom Schaar. Making ...

Britain's Andrew Macdonald shows off his skateboard as he is announced for the men's skateboard park preliminary session during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France.

Skateboarding was born in California in the 1950s and now, around seventy years later, the best skaters in the world can compete against one another for an Olympic gold medal.