Ask Paul Rodriguez Jr. to explain his perfect switch heelflip Saturday, and the Los Angeles native will spend nearly a minute dissecting the intricacies of how wind played a factor in the move.
But just to make certain that everyone would comprehend, Rodriguez put matters in simple terms.
“Excuse my French,†he said in the end, “but I pulled it out of my [butt].â€
With that method, Rodriguez won the gold medal in the skateboard street men’s final at Home Depot Center… Details
Video Skateboard – Rodriguez wins X-games Skateboard Street title as Sheckler leaves with injury
Moores UCSD Cancer Center Luau & Longboard Invitational celebrates 16 years of ‘Surfing for a Cure’ to raise funds for cancer research.
For the past 16 years, beachgoers have been invited to watch respected surfers, business leaders, community members and cancer survivors “surfing for a cure” at the annual Moores UCSD Cancer Center Luau & Longboard Invitational held at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Now, members of the general public have the opportunity to participate in the Longboard Invitational portion of the event that takes place on…Â Details
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Ryan Sheckler can’t sit still. He paces back and forth inside the Roosevelt Hotel before sitting down for a moment and then getting back up.
A part of him wants to get on his skateboard nestled against the wall and a part of him wants to rest but he can’t do either at the moment.
“I keep getting these back spasms,” says Sheckler, squinting as he talks. “You get used to it but at the end of the day I want to be at the skate park.”
Sheckler has been one of the most recognizable skateboarders since exploding onto the scene six years ago when at 14 years old he won gold at the X Games as well as winning at the Gravity Games, Vans Triple Crown and Slam City Jam…Â Details