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World Skateboarding Championship
The World Skateboarding Championship is an annual competition of men's and women's park skateboarding and street skateboarding, organized by World Skate (WS). Until 2017, the two disciplines were contested in separate tournaments, known as the Vans Park Series World Championship, for park skateboarding, and SLS Super Crown World Championship for street skateboarding. Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Skate banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions, and will not stage any events in Russia or Belarus in 2022. In 2022, World Skate organised the first Vert skateboarding world championship which was included as part of the 2022 World Skate Games. Park skateboarding Editions Medalists Men Women Street skateboarding Editions Medalists Men Women Vert skateboarding Editions Medalists Men Women Medal table :''Updated after the 2024 World Championships.'' See also * Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics *X Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Skatepark
A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, Freestyle scootering, scootering, and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairway, stairsets, quarter pipes, ledges, spine transfers, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs, and any number of other objects. History Most of the early skateparks were in the United States. The first skatepark in the world, Surf City, opened for business at 5140 East Speedway Road in Tucson, Arizona on September 3, 1965. Patti McGee, Women's National Champion, attended the grand opening. The park had concrete ramps and was operated by Arizona Surf City Enterprises, Inc. A skatepark for skateboarders and skaters made of plywood ramps on a half-acre lot in Kelso, Washington, opened in April 1966. It was lighted for night use. California's first, the Carlsbad Skatepark opened on March 3, 1976. The World Skateboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cory Juneau
Cory Scott Juneau (born June 20, 1999) is an American skateboarder. He has competed in men's park events at several X Games, winning bronze in 2017 and finishing ninth in 2018 and 2019. He competed in the men's park event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he won bronze. References External links Cory Juneauat The Boardr Cory Juneauat SPoT Spot or SPOT may refer to: Places * Spot, North Carolina, a community in the United States * The Spot, New South Wales, a locality in Sydney, Australia * South Pole Traverse, sometimes called the South Pole Overland Traverse People * Spot Coll ... * * * * 1999 births Living people Skateboarders from San Diego American skateboarders Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in skateboarding Skateboarders at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Skateboarding Championship medalists X Games competitors {{US-skateboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jordyn Barratt
Jordyn Barratt (born December 28, 1998) is a regular-footed American skateboarder and surfer. Barratt lives and works in Encinitas, California. Early life and education Raised in her early-life in Haleiwa, Hawaii, Barratt eventually moved to California and graduated from San Dieguito Academy in San Diego County, California, where she was captain of her surf team. Skateboarding Barratt was a last-minute addition to the Women’s Skateboard Park field at the X-Games 2016. The competition was her first pro contest. The then 17-year-old Barratt earned bronze. In 2016, Barratt became the first female junior pro to compete in both surfing and skating at the VANS U.S. Open. In 2017, Barratt became the first woman to qualify for and compete at the Dew Tour. In 2017, Barratt won the Vans Girls Combi Bowl pool classic. In 2018, Barratt placed second at the Vans Park Series women’s skateboard park event in Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brighton Zeuner
Brighton Zeuner (born July 14, 2004) is an American professional skateboarder. A resident of Newport Beach, she has two X Games gold medals in skateboard park, with her first title in 2017 making her the youngest champion in X Games history at just day over 13 years old. She is also the youngest female X Games competitor, having skateboarded at the age of eleven in 2016. She has become a regular at the Vans Park Series events, having won two Vans Park World Championships. She wins competitions with high-flying and twisting tricks and strong fundamentals as she moves over obstacles in the park. At the 2018 X Games, she already had the high score when she decided to try and up her score to win the gold. Zeuner was among the 16 members of the inaugural U.S.A Skateboarding National Team announced in March 2019. Zeuner skated the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the Women's Park division. This was the first contest she ever skated without her father being allowed to be there. She place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Viktor Solmunde
Viktor Solmunde (born 31 August 2007) is a Danish skateboarder. He represented Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is a World Skateboarding Championship bronze medalist. Career During the first leg of the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, Solmunde competed with a splint on his foot after suffering a broken ankle. He finished in 18th place during the event. Following the Olympic Qualifier Series, he qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. During the park event at the Olympics he finished in 21st place and failed to advance to the finals. In September 2024, he competed at the 2024 World Skateboarding Championship The World Skateboarding Championship is an annual competition of men's and women's park skateboarding and street skateboarding, organized by World Skate (WS). Until 2017, the two disciplines were contested in separate tournaments, known as the ... and won a bronze medal in the park event with a score of 90.58. References External links * 2007 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tate Carew
Tate Carew ( ; born March 8, 2005) is an American professional skateboarder and member of the USA Skateboarding National Team. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life Carew attended Point Loma High School in San Diego, California. Career Carew competed at the 2019 World Skateboarding Championship where he was the youngest competitor to reach the finals at 14 years old. He was named to the USA Skateboarding National Team in 2023. He competed at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship and won a bronze medal in the park event. In six Olympic qualifier events, Carew never finished below sixth place and had three podium finishes. He won the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series competition. As of June 2024, he was ranked first in the Olympic World Skateboarding rankings, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Luigi Cini
Luigi Cini is a Brazilian skateboarder. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ..., where he reached the finals of the men's park event. References Olympic skateboarders for Brazil Skateboarders at the 2024 Summer Olympics Year of birth missing (living people) Living people World Skateboarding Championship medalists 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gavin Bottger
Gavin Bottger ( ; born January 5, 2007) is an American skateboarder and member of the USA Skateboarding National Team. He won gold at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life Bottger was born to Renee and Scott Bottger in South Lake Tahoe, California and raised in Oceanside, California. He began skateboarding at five years old. Career In December 2022, Bottger was named to the USA Skateboarding National Team. He competed at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championship in Sharjah, which were postponed until February 2023, where he broke his wrist on his second run in the quarterfinals. He underwent surgery and was out for six weeks. He then competed at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship in Rome in October 2023 where he won a gold medal in the park event with a score of 94.03. As of June 2024, Bottger was ranked third in the Olympic World Skateboarding rankings, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pedro Barros
Pedro Barros (born 15 March 1995), known as Pedrinho Barros, is a Brazilian skateboarder who is specialized in Bowl and Park Skateboarding. He won the silver medal in the inaugural Olympic men's park skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Pedro is also an entrepreneur, having his own beer company (LayBack) and his fashion and lifestyle brand, Privê (Privet, in Portuguese). Career His skateboarding career started in 2008. In 2008, Barros won the X Games Skateboarding Vert amateur event; in 2009, he ended up in third place in the same event. These two appearances were Pedro's kick-start into a successful X Games career. Furthermore, he got second at the Red-Bull-Crossover in 2009 where he defeated his big idol Sandro Dias for the first time. In 2010, Barros won X Games gold in Park as a rookie after a battle against Andy Macdonald. Pedro was the first rookie to win skateboard gold since Ryan Sheckler won gold in Park in 2003. He also participated in the X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Augusto Akio
Augusto Akio Takahashi dos Santos (born 12 December 2000) is a Brazilian skateboarder specializing in park skateboarding. Career He began to stand out on the national skateboarding scene when he was just 11 years old. In 2019, he won bronze at the Vert World Championship held in Barcelona, but did not make it past the World Park Championship qualifiers, in São Paulo. He placed 6th in the final of the X Games in Minneapolis 2019. He failed to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Games. At the 2022 World Skateboarding Championship, he won the silver medal in the Men's park. At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, he won the silver medal in the Men's park. At the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ..., Augusto won the bronze medal in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jagger Eaton
Jagger Geoffrey Eaton (born February 21, 2001) is an American professional skateboarder who competes in street and park competitions. He was the youngest ever X Games competitor at age 11, until his record was broken in 2019. In 2021, Eaton won the first Olympic skateboarding medal, earning a bronze in the men's street competition in Tokyo, Japan. Eaton won Silver in the 2024 Olympic men's street event at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Early life Eaton and his brother Jett (two years his senior) are the sons of Geoff Eaton, owner of the Kids That Rip (KTR) Skateboard School, a school that trains a number of junior X Games competitors. Both brothers started skateboarding under their father's tutelage at a young age, with Eaton commencing at four years of age. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pedro Quintas
Pedro Henrique Quintas (born 13 May 2002) is a Brazilian skateboarder. He has competed in men's park events at several World Skate Championships, finishing 16th in 2018 and taking bronze in 2019. He competed in the men's park event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo .... References External links * * Living people 2002 births Olympic skateboarders for Brazil Brazilian skateboarders Skateboarders at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from São Paulo World Skateboarding Championship medalists 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
