Marisa Dal Santo didn’t do anything to wow the crowd Saturday afternoon. But by keeping it simple instead, she put together an 88.00-point run, good enough for gold in the women’s skateboard street event at the X-Games.
In the process, Dal Santo pulled a minor upset over Brazilian Leticia Bufoni  … More
Brazilian legend Bob Burnquist returned to the top of the Skateboard Big Air podium Friday night, winning his third gold medal in the discipline and first since 2008.
Adam Taylor claimed silver and Edgard Pereira won bronze for their first X Games medals, while 14-year-old, 95-pound Mitchie Brusco’s much-anticipated debut ended with him taking fifth out of seven skaters. Brusco, one of just six skaters in history to land a 900Â Â …Â More
Surfing is the mother and father of all wave sports. History tells us that the sport was observed and documented for the first time in the 18th century, between 1767 (Samuel Wallis) and 1769 (James Cook). The oldest form of wave riding was common in the ancient Polynesia culture. It is possible that surfing dates from way back in time. The sport gave birth to other wave and water sports.
Many surfers and sports history experts consider bodysurfing the purest form of surfing. Bodysurfers often use fins to ride the wave both sideways and downward. The enthusiasts have developed several techniques to boost propulsion.
Windsurfing came in … More