Skateboarding

Skateboarding

Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.

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varial

Sports; Skateboarding

A 180 trick done in the air in which the skateboarder turns but the board does not, this is called a "varial".

360 spin

Sports; Skateboarding

A 360 spin or twist is when a skateboarder and his or her board turns 360 degrees while in the air, so that when the skater lands he or she is still facing their original direction. Skateboarding ...

360 twist

Sports; Skateboarding

A 360 spin or twist is when a skateboarder and his or her board turns 360 degrees while in the air, so that when the skater lands he or she is still facing their original direction. Skateboarding ...

A 50-50 grind is when a skateboarder grinds with both trucks. When most skaters grind something, they use both trucks, and so are 50-50ing whatever they are grinding on. The name 50-50 was first used ...

air

Sports; Skateboarding

To air in skateboarding is to get into the air without ollying. Usually, this is done by simply riding off the end of a ramp or jump. Sometimes, skaters will talk about airing things - like airing a ...

airwalk

Sports; Skateboarding

Airwalks are a type of grab skateboarding trick. To airwalk, the skater first gets a lot of air off of a ramp or halfpipe. While in the air, the skater grabs the nose of the skateboard, and kicks out ...

axle

Sports; Skateboarding

The axle is the metal rod that runs through the hangar of a skateboard's trucks. It's the part that holds the wheels. The axle can, after a lot of riding, start to slip to one side. This makes one ...