Skate News

SPoT & Converse CONS are bringing some quarantine relief with this Instagram competition.

10 Jun 2020   |  

Oscar Niemeyer is generally regarded as Brazil’s greatest ever architect, designing iconic buildings in his native Brazil and abroad. And as a tribute to his stunning creations, Pedro Barros and Murilo Peres were given a one-off access-all-areas pass to skate his architectural designs ranging from the National Congress Palace in Brasilia to the Contemporary Art Museum in Niterói.

Pedro Barros and Murilo Peres perform during the video recording of Sonhos Concretos project in Niteroi, Brazil on November 21, 2019.

10 Jun 2020   |  

The EOLO project in Spain united León with Sheckler, Sorgente and Wright.

28 May 2020   |  

Shifting from snow to street, the third installment of the Real Series 2020, Real Street, drops six never-before-seen skateboard video parts on XGames.com and Youtube today. A full World of X Games episode will air Saturday, May 16 on ESPN2 with a re-air on May 23 on ABC, featuring all six video parts, behind-the-scenes footage and athlete interviews.

Pictured rider: Dakota Servold

11 May 2020   |  

In Norway, skateboarding was banned for 11 years during the 1970’s and 1980’s. A few hardcore devotees defied the law and skated in secret keeping the sport alive. In Norway’s Skate Ban, a new documentary from the Olympic Channel, skateboarders of the era who have witnessed of the transition from the prohibition of skateboarding to it being a nationally funded sport and now on the programme for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

5 May 2020   |  

After many discussions regarding how to deliver an edition of FISE World Series Montpellier that can meet the safety and security requirements needed in response to COVID-19, Hurricane Events, in consultation with its partners, has taken the decision to organize a fully digital FISE Montpellier event in 2020.

30 Apr 2020   |  

Vans officially announced the beginning of a historic partnership with skateboarding legend and global youth icon, Tony Hawk. Sharing a profound heritage in action sports and an undisputed commitment to skate culture, Vans and Tony Hawk unite in 2020 to create authentic and inspiring brand initiatives that will enable creative expression through skateboarding.

Tony Hawk.

13 Apr 2020   |  

Dan Mancina cannot visually make out a ledge or ramp, but that didn't stop him from tackling them in 2018 on a skateboard in Detroit.

Skateboarder Dan Mancina, is seen at the Wigle Recreation Center (AKA The Wig) in Detroit, Michigan on October 10, 2017.

3 Apr 2020   |  

The Adventure Sports Network (ASN) and MTN DEWⓇ announced today that its annual summer Dew Tour skateboard competition and festival will now take place September 10-13 at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Calif., the event’s home for its fifth consecutive year.

30 Mar 2020   |  

Here's all the action from Paris - skater's paradise!

16 Mar 2020   |  

World Skate Open Lima 2020: It’s just one month to go and World Skate are glad to share with you the awesome artwork of Peruvian street artist Fiasco.

7 Mar 2020   |  

The preeminent, defining park terrain skateboarding competition, Vans Park Series, reveals its official 2020 world tour event schedule. The series’ fifth consecutive season will kick off in June and return to the three permanent VPS-certified park terrain legacy skateparks built in France, Canada, and the United States last year. Gathering the world’s best park terrain skaters to inspire youth and grow participation worldwide, Vans Park Series continues its celebration of skateboarding’s unique and creative culture.

2 Mar 2020   |  

In Vans’ ongoing effort to provide the greatest skateboard contest experience in the history of the world, the Vans Park Series recently announced, at the request of the riders, that the contest will be switching to an all jam session format for the upcoming 2020 season.

CJ Collins’ f/s flight is closely followed by a b/s air from Roman Pabich.

17 Feb 2020   |  

With this communication World Skate would like to provide insights and updates about the upcoming Olympic Qualification season and the events that will be, for different reasons, suspended or rescheduled.

16 Feb 2020   |  

The 20th-anniversary event of the annual Simple Session contest went down this weekend, February 8 – 9 at the Saku Arena in Tallinn, Estonia.

Danny Leon (ESP) celebrates his victory at the 2020 Simple Session, at the Saku Arena in Tallinn, Estonia February 9.

10 Feb 2020   |  

The world's largest multi-disciplinary action sports series is back, with an international line up of stops. Here are the first dates you can add to the calendar, stay tuned for more announcements. True to the spirit of FISE all our events remain free to attend and everyone is welcome.

5 Feb 2020   |  

Celebrating its first decade, the world’s premier professional skateboarding series, Street League Skateboarding (SLS), returns in its eleventh season with exciting competitions on three continents, and this year the stakes are even higher with the season leading directly to skateboarding’s inaugural Olympic debut.

23 Jan 2020   |  

World Skate: We’re proud to announce our confirmed dates for season #2 and we couldn’t be more excited. The 2020 Olympic qualification season will see skating going down all over the world, from Perú to China, Japan, the USA, and Great Britain, we’ve got you covered.

26 Nov 2019   |