ShareHere is how the ad for the Red Bull Manny Mania contest was filmed. It went down in Toronto and it went down like this.  Two large 18-wheeler semi-trucks pulled up at the Yonge-Dundas intersection followed by a mini-van with a secured flat roof that served as a mid-drop landing pad. Once all three vehicles [...]

ShareA skateboarder died in Midtown early today after being struck by a garbage truck, Memphis police said. Police were called about 2:15 a.m. to Summit Street and Courtland Avenue, near Cooper and south of Union. An Allied Waste Service truck heading south on Summit turned west at Courtland, toward Cooper, and struck the victim, police said. [...]

ShareIt’s bad enough when you slam to the pavement while trying to land a trick, but getting cracked up side your head by your board as an exclamation point to your fall is a sign that maybe you should be doing something else with your free time. Oh, and there’s no moaning in skateboarding.

ShareA Hungarian Roman Catholic priest has become a YouTube hit with his distinctive method of spreading the word on wheels. The Reverend Zoltan Lendvai, 45, who lives and preaches in Redics, a small village on Hungary’s border with Slovenia, believes skateboarding can open the way to God for young people. Lendvai says he follows the ways [...]

ShareA couple of jets on the back of a skateboard sounds like a sound idea.

ShareIshod Wair took first place in the amateur finals of the maloof money cup. This is a video clip of the top 5 finalists. Here is more info about the Maloof Money Cup. Joe Maloof tried skateboarding one time in his life. It didn’t go well. The owner of the Sacramento Kings was a kid [...]

ShareFrontside Grinds are a form of skateboarding trick where the skateboarder slides on the hangers of the trucks. Grinds are performed on any object that may fit between the space between the wheels where the truck meets. The move likely originated in backyard pools, as the early skaters gained in skill and confidence with their high speed [...]

ShareSkaters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin have a campaign going to help save The Turf Skatepark from the 1970s. They even went so far as to dig out one of the bowls last night and made it on the 10:00 news. Of course the cops came before any real skating could go down but there is hope [...]

ShareTo my delight this kid gets owned when he tries to hop on a rail and do a grind on his Razor scooter.

ShareRyan Sheckler had a nearly flawless final run in Los Angeles to win his third gold medal in Skateboard Street. Sheckler went trick for trick in the final jam session with Nyjah Huston, who won silver with a performance that would have meant gold in most years. The skateboarder and MTV reality star made the most [...]