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It was much more gritty than the US scene: UK skateboarding in the 80s and 90s " in pictures
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (68+ words) The Guardian James Woodley, Birmingham, 1999 Brian Sumner, Liverpool, 1993 Carl Shipman, Meanwhile 2, 1993 Chris Atherton, Barrow-in-Furness, 1990 Colin Kennedy, Glasgow, 1998 Jimmy Boyes, Wigan, 1989 Curtis Mc Cann, Meanwhile 2, 1991 Car park ejection, 1991 Martin Bernstein, London Road, Sheffield, 1987 Ben Wheeler, South Bank, 1990...
It's iconic worldwide " it's special to skateboard there': the South Bank skatepark turns 50
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1324+ words) The Guardian It's iconic worldwide " it's special to skateboard there': the South Bank skatepark turns 50 The undercroft at London's Southbank Centre has been a haven for skateboarders since the 1970s. Now a new exhibition is celebrating its contribution to culture " and…...
Ilia Malinin completes redemption arc with third straight world figure skating championship
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (388+ words) US star wins third straight world title after Olympic shock Japanese rivals Kagiyama and Sato round out podium Ilia Malinin claimed a third straight world figure skating championship on Saturday afternoon, completing a swift redemption a month after his shock…...
Jorrit Bergsma wins mass start to continue golden Winter Olympics for 40-somethings
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (380+ words) Dutch skater claims his first gold since 2014 Jordan Stolz misses out on fourth medal of Games Jorrit Bergsma, the mullet-wearing 40-year-old speed skating legend from the Netherlands, won the men's mass start on Saturday afternoon for his second medal of…...
Alysa Liu released the pressure, reclaimed her joy and turned it into Olympic gold | Bryan Armen Graham
3+ mon, 20+ hour ago (391+ words) After stepping away from figure skating, the US star climbed back on her own terms. Her journey culminated in a medal, but it was about much more than that "I really hated skating when I quit. Like, I really didn't…...
Alysa Liu released the pressure, reclaimed her joy and turned it into Olympic gold
3+ mon, 20+ hour ago (391+ words) After stepping away from figure skating, the US star climbed back on her own terms. Her journey culminated in a medal, but it was about much more than that "I really hated skating when I quit. Like, I really didn't…...
Alysa Liu wins Winter Olympics gold to end US women's 24-year figure skating drought
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (229+ words) Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai win silver and bronze Alysa Liu delivered the US its first women's figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years, performing a near-flawless free skate on Thursday night to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami…...
Japanese teenager Ami Nakai overshadows USA's Blade Angels in women's figure skating opener
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (620+ words) Japan's skaters stole the spotlight as the Americans largely struggled in their attempts to end a two-decade medal drought Japanese teenager Ami Nakai was the surprise leader after the short program of the Olympic women's figure skating competition on a…...
Two races, two golds: Jordan Stolz smashes another Olympic record in 500m
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (517+ words) US speed skating star's four-gold pursuit continues 500m considered toughest of Stolz's individual events Entire podium finishes below previous Olympic record The men's 500m is speed skating distilled to its most unforgiving form: one and a quarter laps of the oval, no…...
Ilia Malinin falls twice as Kazakhstan's Shaidorov stuns field for Olympic gold
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (750+ words) Heavy US favorite falls twice in the free skate For nearly two years, Ilia Malinin has made men's figure skating feel predictable in the most spectacular of ways. On Friday night on the southern outskirts of Milan, the Olympic Games…...