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Skateboarding: assembling a skateboard from scratch is easy | Photo: Shutterstock
How to assemble a skateboard
Whether you're a novice or an experienced skater, learning how to assemble your skateboard can be a great way to customize your ride and gain a better understanding of the sport.
Skateboarding: there are differences between pro and sponsored skaters | Photo: Shutterstock
How to get sponsored in skateboarding
The moment you receive a sponsorship offer from your favorite skate company is unmatched.
Skateboard injuries: scrapes, bruises, sprains, fractures, and head injuries are some of the most common lesions among skaters | Photo: Shutterstock
The most common skateboard injuries
Skateboarding is a popular and exciting outdoor activity, but it can also be dangerous. However, every year, thousands of skaters end up in the emergency room due to sports-related injuries.
Sidewalk surfing: the beginner's guide to skateboarding | Photo: Shutterstock
How to skateboard
Skateboarding is a fun and exciting outdoor sport. The following guide covers the essentials, from choosing the right gear and learning basic moves to building confidence and progressing to more advanced tricks.
Skateboarding: cities and skateparks have plenty of rideable obstacles | Photo: Red Bull
The definitive guide to skateboard obstacles and elements
Skateparks and city streets are full of rideable features. Discover the complete list of skateboard obstacles and elements.
X Games: the extreme sports series that boosted skateboarding's popularity across the world | Photo: Arvesen/Creative Commons
The complete list of X Games skateboarding medallists
X Games is an extreme sports competition series created in 1995 by the American cable sports channel ESPN.

Top Stories

Patti McGee, the world's first professional women's skateboarder, passed away

Patti McGee, a skateboarding pioneer and the world's first professional female skateboarder, passed away at 79.

Gui Khury lands first kickflip body varial 900 in competition

Gui Khury landed the world's first kickflip body varial 900 in competition at the 2024 X Games Japan in Chiba.

The world's most iconic skateparks

Skateparks are not all the same. Only a great design, vision, location, and diversity of features and obstacles make a sidewalk surfing arena iconic and exciting to ride.

The birth of the Venice Beach Skatepark

Venice, California, is arguably the birthplace and crib of modern skateboarding. From the Dogtown era and Z-Boys to the days of the Pavilion, torn down in 2000, it's where the first street skateboarding stars launched into stardom.