Skate

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to speed skate in the Olympics? In the Olympics there are plenty of sports, and one such sport is speed skating. There are 4 main components to all sports, and I will be informing you about those. The first element of sports I will be explaining to you is competition. Speed skating is mostly self explanatory, but the main goal of it is to move over the distance of the race in the fastest time possible. You may be wondering “How do I play?” Well, while we’re…

skateboarding and longboarding. Aren’t they the same? Isn’t one just a longer board that can’t do tricks? Skate- and longboards serve different purposes and those purposes affect the differences in designs. Skateboarding was very big in California and in Hawaii and started in the 1940s. At first skateboarding was most common among surfers when they didn’t have any waves to ride. They would skate around, doing tricks, because it gave them a similar thrill (rideasf.com, Tadlock). Longboards…

really excited to visit family I never met there. My uncle had a skateboard collection and my mom was riding around on a longboard. She asked me if I wanted to learn how to skate. I said yes. That was the best choice I ever made. Ever since then I have been fascinated with skating and learning new tricks. My brothers and I can all skate well, although my younger brother Azrael (who is 9) is the the best. We have all been learning slowly, but now I can ollie, do a pop shuvit, drop in, and do…

limbo!” Dj Mark announced as I glanced over and saw Matt with Frank’s skate. I thought, wouldn’t it limbo be more fun on a 5 wheeler skate? I skated over to Frank and asked for his skate, as he handed me his skate, I saw that limbo was 5 minutes in already and there’s already a short line. I hurried over to the floor before it ended so I could still play. “You’re gonna hurt yourself,” this guy said as I sat down on Frank’s skate and lined up behind him. I didn’t listen to the guy, I simply…

over time. The skateboard was invented by multiple people in 1958. The skateboard was made from roller skates attached to a board. This was invented for people that wanted something like suffering when there was no waves which was called “Sidewalk Surfing”. The changes that happen between 1958 and now are different in style, shape and size. In 1958 the skateboard was made out of roller skates attached to a board. In 1959 it was made with metal wheels. From 1963-1966 Surfboard companies…

out the door of her house looking excited and I could tell she loves ice skating as much as my sister does. She jumped in the car and her and my sister started chatting immediately. Everyone was excited. My dad had given my sister $30 to pay for skates and…

A Hockey Life My first pair of skates were pieces of plastic with straps that went over the feet. They were called bobsled skates. They also had two pieces of steel on each side of the skate, like on the bottom of a normal skates. I remember the look on my dad’s face when he put my skates on me for the first time; he was smiling. As I walked out to the ice rink, I spotted a chair. It was supposed to help you learn how to skate, and that’s exactly what I thought. I went onto the ice and crawled…

spot, like this one time when we played stupid foursquare, but then I saw Matt with Frank’s skate a few moments after when I was thinking to myself about how stupid and unfair I found the games, but then, I thought again for a couple minutes before hesitating myself, wouldn’t limbo be more fun on a 5 wheeler skate? I skated over to Frank and asked for his skate, as he handed me his black oddly shaped skate, I saw that limbo was 5 minutes in already and there’s already a short line. I hurried…

2010, there were 308,747,508 people in the United States. Two point nine percent of all these United State citizens had at least once stepped on a skateboard in that year. Skateboarding has such a rich history that is renowned throughout the world. Skate culture is everywhere and is growing to be one of the most popular sports and lifestyles in the world. In the skateboarding world, skaters live and breathe skateboarding. Ingenuity and…

During the 1970's a group of skaters called the Z-boys created a punk style that still exists today. The skaters were part of a skate team called The Jeff Ho Zephyr team that's where they got the name Z-boys. The start of Z-boys was in 1973 when Jeff Ho opened his surf shop in Venice beach California. The first Z-boy was Nathan Pratt when he was 14 years old. He was hired to work as a surfboard maker and the founder of the Z-boys. By 1974 the Z-boys had 5 members Allen Sarlo, Jay Adams, Tony…