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Skaters: Blake Johnson, Markus Blessing, Ben Nordberg, Walker Ryan, Ray Corey, Carlos Montes, Matthew Parra
The icon Shaun White is a legendary snowboarder. Retiring after a successful career at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, he won three Olympic gold medals in the half-pipe competition. Time after time, he kept coming back to win different events, putting other competitors to shame. Thus, he was the benchmark for most snowboarders. Similarly, he was a brilliant skateboarder as well.
Often compared to the influential Tony Hawk, White is the first person to win a medal in both the Winter and Summer X-Games. As someone well versed in both sports, was he a better snowboarder or a skateboarder? … More
“I still want to go pro.” Zion Ricks-Gaines is not giving up his dream of being a professional skateboarder even after being shot twice and completely losing his vision.