skateboarding

Bradley Smith will be cruising a portion of the Trans-Canada Trail in June on his electric mountain skateboard to break three Guinness World Records, including longest skateboard journey (Photos courtesy of Bradley Smith)

B.C. skateboarder to cruise over the Rockies in Guinness World Record bid

Bradley Smith is attempting to break three world records for electric skateboarding

 

Katerina Hill (left), her sister Rose Hill (middle) and sister Taysia Hill have launched a fundraiser to travel to the Philippines next month to compete at the World Skate Championships. (Submitted)

After mom’s death, B.C.’s Hill sisters launch fundraiser for skate championships trip

Top-ranked Katerina Hill becomes legal guardian of siblings after mom’s death, now all three compete

 

Cole Nowicki performs a frontside rock and roll while posing for a photograph at the Strathcona skatepark in Vancouver, on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver skateboard community longs for indoor space

The region has produced and nurtured a long line of pro skaters

 

Canada’s Fay De Fazio Ebert, of Toronto, skates her way to the gold medal in Women’s Park Skateboarding at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on Sunday Oct. 22, 2023. She is wearing a feather from her pet duck Richard in her helmet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Canadian 13-year-old Fay De Fazio Ebert wins Pan Am Games skateboarding gold

Sport debuting this year in Santiago

Canada’s Fay De Fazio Ebert, of Toronto, skates her way to the gold medal in Women’s Park Skateboarding at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on Sunday Oct. 22, 2023. She is wearing a feather from her pet duck Richard in her helmet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
‘Poppa’ Nuge Bird needs the public’s vote as he’s trying to win $10,000 and get a chance to meet his idol, skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk. (Nuge Bird/Facebook)

Kelowna skateboarder needs public to help him shred with Tony Hawk

‘Poppa’ Nuge Bird is currently in the final 8 of the fan vote

‘Poppa’ Nuge Bird needs the public’s vote as he’s trying to win $10,000 and get a chance to meet his idol, skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk. (Nuge Bird/Facebook)
The first of what organizers expect to be many 7 Generations Cup skateboarding competitions came to a close in Langley. It ran Friday to Sunday, June 10 to 12 at Langley Events Centre. (Ryan Molag, Langley Events Centre/Special to Langley Advance Times)

3-day contest makes skateboarders feel appreciated as athletes

Lower Mainland competitor off to Europe next for Olympic street qualifiers

  • Jun 16, 2022
The first of what organizers expect to be many 7 Generations Cup skateboarding competitions came to a close in Langley. It ran Friday to Sunday, June 10 to 12 at Langley Events Centre. (Ryan Molag, Langley Events Centre/Special to Langley Advance Times)
The 7 Generations Cup is a skateboarding competition that started on Friday, June 10. The ticketed event is scheduled to run until Sunday, June 12 at Langley Events Centre, and is open to the public. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)

Skateboarders flying from around the globe to Lower Mainland

Competitors prepare for first-ever ‘7 Generations Cup’ underway at Langley Events Centre

The 7 Generations Cup is a skateboarding competition that started on Friday, June 10. The ticketed event is scheduled to run until Sunday, June 12 at Langley Events Centre, and is open to the public. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)
Artwork by Métis artist Jean Paul Langlois for Brenda Knights and Jason Bothe’s skateboard brand, Bentwood Skateboards. (Contributed photo)

B.C. couple commissions Indigenous art for skateboards

Brenda Knights and Jason Bothe run initiatives to get Indigenous youths skateboarding

Artwork by Métis artist Jean Paul Langlois for Brenda Knights and Jason Bothe’s skateboard brand, Bentwood Skateboards. (Contributed photo)
Skateboarder James Clarke will be participating in the Generations Skateboard Society’s first 7 Generations Cup next month. (Ryan Clark/Special to Langley Advance Times)

B.C. welcomes world’s best skateboarders

Indigenous-hosted pro skateboarding event coming to Langley for the first time

Skateboarder James Clarke will be participating in the Generations Skateboard Society’s first 7 Generations Cup next month. (Ryan Clark/Special to Langley Advance Times)