skateboarding

Dozens of athletes are participating in the world’s largest women’s skateboarding competition at Encinitas Community Park. The goal is to empower women and young girls.

California Live correspondent Angela Sun meets Olympic skateboarder Amelia Brodka, who co-founded the Encinitas-based nonprofit ‘Exposure Skate.’ The organization is changing the narrative in the male-dominated sport by providing skateboarding classes, camps and retreats for women, girls, trans and nonbinary individuals.

Porter Elementary School students are learning new tricks and having fun with their friends but one group of students in San Diego’s Lincoln Park neighborhood want something more — a skate park in their own neighborhood.

Children all across Southern California are getting a boost with the help of PlayLA. Michelle Valles reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2024. 

“People are like: ‘Are you going for the gold?’ And I’m like: ‘If they’re giving away gold medals for whoever has the most fun, I got it wrapped up,’” Macdonald said Wednesday. “I definitely won the gold medal for most fun.”

Here are five things to know about skateboarder Tom Schaar.

American skateboarding icon Tony Hawk is in Paris to cheer on Team USA and celebrate the sport being elevated on the world stage.

Iconic American skateboarder Tony Hawk says he’s excited to watch the skateboarding events at the Paris Olympics.

Jagger Eaton placed second by a tenth of a point behind Japan’s Yuto Horigome, while teammate Nyjah Huston earned bronze.

Team USA skateboarders Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston won silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men’s street final Monday.

Nyjah Huston, of Laguna Beach, skateboard around Paris with his Olympics bronze medal just hours after the men’s street final. Here’s what he was thinking about.

Laguna Beach’s Nyjah Huston shares video of a skate around Paris after winning bronze. Video broadcast Tuesday July 30, 2024 on Today in LA.

Eaton, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist, improved to silver in Paris and finished just one-tenth of a point behind Japan’s Yuto Horigom for the top prize.

U.S. skateboarders Nyjah Huston and Minna Stess are looking forward to showing off their skills at the 2024 Olympics.

The bronze winner captured the first ever Team USA skateboarding medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

The skateboarder gave us a step-by-step walkthrough, and we followed his recipe word-for-word.

The 2024 Paris Games will feature the American sport of skateboarding for the second time in Olympics history as the world’s best skateboarders will ride in the City of Lights.

Skateboarder Dashawn Jordan discusses how music helped him get his mind reset after missing out on the Tokyo Olympics.

California Live’s Danielle Nottingham visits San Diego State University to catch up with professor, Dr. Neftalie Williams, who is on a mission to create diplomacy through skateboarding.

Team USA skateboarder Jagger Eaton won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, saying it was “the most surreal moment” in his life. But now Eaton is more focused than ever as he chases gold in Paris.