South Burlington, Vermont – August 1, 2010
Six friends skateboarded 85 miles this weekend to raise money for cancer.
The teenagers rode their skateboards from Newport to Johnson Saturday. Sunday they completed the trek from Johnson to South Burlington. Along the way they collected donations to give to a cancer charity.
“Well it was really inspirational. I like to help people and raise money for cancer. My aunt died 9 years ago of cancer and I really wanted to do something about that,” said one of the boarders Tyler Robinson …Â Details
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An X Games dominated by age and experience finally got a dose of youth on closing day.
Fifteen-year-old rookie Pedro Barros beat 37-year-old veteran Andy MacDonald to win Skateboard Park on Sunday at a games previously dominated by repeat winners and older athletes.
Skateboard Park was designed to allow young skaters versed in street style to compete with the older riders of vert ramps, and this year’s finals went just according to plan, with all the competitors either teens in jeans or pad-and-helmet-wearing thirty-somethings  … Details
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Cliff Wentworth loves the excitement of snowboarding and wakeboarding.
He dreamed of creating a park for boarders, including skateboarders.
Wentworth, 25, with the support of his family, decided to become an entrepreneur – he opened Board Nation at 2829 W. Isabella Road, which is between Castor Road and 11 Mile Road west of Mt. Pleasant … Details
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