Skateboard

Sara Campos remembers being inspired to start skateboarding after playing Tony Hawk videogames on the California family’s PlayStation 2. Campos, 23, who uses they/them pronouns, never dreamed they would be part of Tony Hawk’s charitable work. But last month, Campos was selected for the first class in The Skatepark Project’s…

JoJo Siwa is in a new relationship with Avery Cyrus, and you're likely finding yourself wanting to know more about their budding romance. According to Cyrus's TikTok account, the 22-year-old, who has nearly 8 million followers on the social media platform, is a full-time creator with a passion for skateboarding,…

Made by skaters, for skaters by Liam Doolan 3 days ago Image: Nacon / crea-ture StudiosSkateboarding games have had a resurgence in recent years, and it seems the Nintendo Switch could be getting one more in the near future. Yet another rating has popped up, this time in Taiwan. As…

In this week’s Jing Collabs & Drops roundup of brand collaborations in China, retail was center stage. Gen Z-favorite store Labelhood released a collection with French label Casey Casey, while local sneaker brand Old Order joined streetwear brands Wassup and Sta for its first offline store opening. Along with that,…

Nathan Apodaca, a TikToker, went viral in 2020 for a video of himself skateboarding to work. In it, Apodaca drinks cranberry juice and lip-syncs to "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac. Now, Apodaca has parlayed his internet fame into a guest spot on Hulu's "Reservation Dogs." Nathan Apodaca is best known for…

You might think wearing a helmet will make you look like a poser, but the reality is skaters don't actually care if you've got one on. There's honestly no reason to be self-conscious about this. Get a skate helmet from Triple Eight, which fits oval-shaped heads best ($60 on Amazon,…

Roller Champions players, rejoice! Our favourite skateboarding while shooting hoops game now supports cross-invite, enabling players to matchmake by choice with players on different platforms. Whether it’s PC, PlayStation, Switch, or Xbox, there are no boundaries on whom you may bring out the hoops on. Starting on August 16th, all…

The bad news is that Thai skateboarding OGs Preduce have closed their long-running store at Siam Square. The good news? It was to make way for a new shop and sprawling skatepark in Phra Khanong. A grand opening bash is planned later this month for Baan Preduce, where skaters can…

A Kerala youth who was travelling 3,511 kilometres on skateboards from Kanyakumari to Kashmir perished tragically in a hit-and-run accident. 31-year-old Anas Hajas had undertaken the trip to raise awareness about skateboarding and had planned further trips to Bhutan, Nepal, and Cambodia after completing this leg of the journey. He…

Skateboarding — a favorite pastime, lifestyle marker, countercultural wave, and now Olympic-recognized sport — has quickly moved from the outskirts of Chinese consumer consciousness into mainstream acceptance in recent years. According to Tmall, sales of related items jumped 290 percent between May 31 and June 3 for the 618 shopping…