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London’s largest indoor skatepark to be demolished for padel courts

Better Extreme — The Barking skatepark’s fate follows that of similar indoor spaces in recent years, with operators GLL citing falling visitor numbers as the reason behind the decision.

  • Sport
  • Isaac Muk

A decade of Palestinian skatepark graffiti gets turned into a clothing capsule

Concrete canvas — SkatePal’s new collection draws on artwork left by local skaters and visiting volunteers at the Asira Ash-Shamaliya concrete skatepark – the largest of its kind in Palestine.

  • Sport
  • Ella Glossop

Moshpits & kickflips at the Volcom Garden Experience 2026

Family affair — Last weekend, the skate, surf and snow culture brand hosted a free mini festival in its European backyard of Biarritz. We went along and chatted to legendary artist and surfer Ozzie Wright.

  • Sport
  • Isaac Muk
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The rise of France’s rollerskiing scene, as its snowfall thins

Carving road — With changing climates forcing skiers to travel higher up mountains in search of quality powder, a small community is turning to tarmac and building a new vision of the sport that doesn’t rely on winter.

  • Sport
  • Flore Boitel
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In photos: The gritty golden age of the UK’s skateboarding scene

Elsewhere — A new book from Science Vs. Life founder Neil Macdonald explores the characters, photographs and ephemera that defined the sport in the ’80s and ’90s, just before the internet and commercialisation changed it forever.

  • Sport
  • Isaac Muk
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“Like skating an amphitheatre”: 50 years of the South Bank skatepark, in photos

Skate 50 — A new exhibition celebrates half a century of British skateboarding’s spiritual centre. Noah Petersons traces the Undercroft’s history and enduring presence as one of the world’s most iconic spots.

  • Sport
  • Noah Petersons

On Marrakech’s outskirts, a skatepark reimagines possibility for local youth

Tameslouht — Built on the grounds of the Fiers et Forts orphanage, a new spot is providing space for connection and purpose, while incubating top-class talent. Ellie Howard reports from its banks.

  • Sport
  • Ellie Howard

Eating concrete with London Skate Mums

Parental steeze — Founded during the pandemic, the group has ballooned into a community, giving mothers of various ages and abilities space to pull tricks, fall and express themselves. Sydney Lobe meets them at the legendary Southbank Undercroft.

  • Sport
  • Sydney Lobe

Leticia Bufoni is one of the greatest skaters ever. Now she’s tearing up asphalt.

Vamos, Leticia! — The Brazilian trailblazer helped rewrite the rulebook for women in skateboarding – and now she’s setting the pace behind the wheel for Porsche. For Huck’s 20th Anniversary Issue, she reflects on shredding stereotypes, building a career in male-dominated spaces, empowering the next generation, and the lessons that defined her journey.

  • Huck 83: Life Is A Journey Issue
  • Tracy Kawalik
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Dropping in at Lahore’s first ever public skatepark

Skate Pakistan — Set right in the centre of Pakistan’s capital city, the free-to-use space has started a mini youth revolution in the country. Z. Raza-Sheikh tracks how it came to open its doors.

  • Sport
  • Z. Raza-Sheikh
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