A group of young women in Puerto Rico are claiming space in the male-dominated world of skateboarding, empowering girls to take up the sport. For 21-year-old Grace Fernandez, skating is almost like a meditative act and for the last two years, she’s been recruiting girls to join in on the fun with her collective Skate Mamis.
“I go out on my skateboard, and I’m focused on something else, not problems, or what happened during a bad day,” she told Paper Magazine. … More
Fast, faster, fastest! The quail’s are never shy of drama and with mixed opinions from the world’s best DH riders about the Leogang course, we had to hear what was going on! Ric McLaughlin catches the riders as they put it all on the line to maintain a place in the top 60 ahead of tomorrow final in Leogang. From Greg Minnaar’s speed to Loic Bruni’s efficiency, this could make for a very interesting downhill MTB race!
Here’s a fun little montage of some of my worst (and funny) falls on a skateboard. I just went through all my videos and found the ones that stood out or were easy to find. I hope you guys dug this. – Andrew Schrock