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Marina Correia is using her longboard to spread freedom and love

Beautiful new film ‘L’Amour De Ma Vie’ reveals how the Longboarding World Champion is inspiring women and girls to achieve their dreams.

Written by: Isabelle Gray

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Bros and broken bones: 25 years of London’s skate scene in photos

The debut photobook from James Edson compiles decades of memories, travel and friendship with his fellow skaters in Palace Wayward Boys Choir.

Written by: Isaac Muk

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Chuck Treece is kicking down doors, so others can roll through

Chuck Treece applies a punk rock mentality to everything he does, from his illustrious career as a pioneering, Black pro-skater, to playing with hardcore pioneers Bad Brain and forming his own skate rock group, McRad.

Written by: Tracy Kawalik

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Meet the DIY girl gang taking downhill skating to new heights

With the release of a new film about their quest to shred the Pontiac Mountains, we spoke with world-ranking skateboarder Jenny Schauerte about the fearless group of thrill-seekers who call themselves the Woolf Women.

Written by: Z. Raza-Sheikh

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It's time for skateboarding's environmental reckoning

Skateboarding is heavily dependent on carbon-hungry concrete, but could a cement-free alternative and a focus on skate-friendly cities help reduce its impact?

Written by: Sam Haddad

Photography

Photos celebrating indigenous Bolivian women in extreme sports

Photographer Celia D. Luna documents skaters, wrestlers and mountain climbers who also identify as 'cholitas' – a once derogatory term for indigenous women who endured decades of discrimination, but have come to represent an integral part of Bolivian national identity.

Written by: Isaac Muk

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90s skate prodigy Brandon Turner on addiction and recovery

Living the dream soon turned into a nightmare for skater Brandon Turner. Yet Turner eventually found a route to recovery and redemption through skateboarding.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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Josh Landau is giving psych rock a skate rat makeover

The guitar virtuoso, skate rebel and prolific frontman talks us through his formative stomping grounds in LA, skating the empty swimming pools of Beverly Hills, shredding atop billboards on Sunset Strip, and his psych-punk solo project Stolen Nova.

Written by: Tracy Kawalik

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Leo Baker is finding his feet again after transitioning

The pro-skater withdrew from the 2020 Olympic Games so he could come out as trans. Now, he’s hoping to encourage others to live as their authentic selves – within the sport and beyond.

Written by: Cameron Cook

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The concrete haven where skateboarding is just the start

When two friends made plans to restore a derelict skate park by hand, they also set out to reignite a community. The result is a brand new chapter for Hackney Bumps, a DIY sanctuary in the heart of East London.

Written by: Jessica Holland

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