Skateboarding

Dew Tour Shines A Spotlight On Midwest Skateboarding With Unlock The Spot And Battle Of The Shops Events (Forbes SportsMoney) The heart of skateboarding is alive and well in the heartland.
Compared to the endemic skateboarding communities on the West Coast and East Coast, anchored by L.A. and New York, Midwest skateboarding hasn’t always enjoyed its fair share of time in the sun. (And with only about half as many warm and sunny days each year as Southern California, it’s fair to say Midwest skateboarders deal with unique obstacles to getting out on their boards.)

Leticia Bufoni Keeps Trailblazing On Skateboards—And As An Investor (Forbes SportsMoney) Leticia Bufoni is known around the world both for her carefree style and her impressive skateboarding prowess. Brazil’s most celebrated skateboarder always knew she wanted—and personally needed—to make her mark. 

Inside The Call: Zumiez Finds Strength In Apparel Offsets Softness In Skateboards (SGB UPDATE)

Zumiez Inc. was able to counter declines in skateboard sales and supply chain challenges to deliver a revenue gain in the second quarter of 7.3 percent year over year and 17.6 percent compared with the second quarter of 2019.

13-Year-Old Skateboarder Sky Brown Partners With CLIF Kid To ‘Sponsor,’ Support Kids Going Back To School (Forbes SportsMoney)

As one of the youngest skateboarders to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, Sky Brown, 13, has amassed a worldwide contingent of devoted fans—most of them her peers. And it’s no wonder; the Olympic bronze medalist is known for her bubbly personality, infectious smile and intense drive to be the best women’s park skater in the world.

After The Olympics And A Major Sponsor Change, Team Vans Skateboarder Zion Wright Is Calling His Own Shots (Forbes SportsMoney) At the beginning of 2021, Zion Wright was skating for Nike NKE -2.2% and was ranked 114th in the world in skateboarding mens’s park, which was set to debut in the summer Tokyo Olympics alongside street.