skateboarding

There’s a lot of talk about race relations right now, and one example of how to promote diversity comes from an unlikely place. NBC 7’s Greg Bledsoe reports on efforts to diversify the skateboarding world.

The OG of skateboarding is back with an incredible trick! Jessica Vilchis talks to Tony Hawk about the new Got Milk campaign and how skateboarding is making a big comeback during the quarantine.

A professional skateboarder from San Diego’s North County will spend the next five years on supervised release for charges stemming from a federal drug trafficking case.

With the Tokyo Olympics being postponed to 2021, The New York Times caught up with Olympic hopefuls, like surfer Jordy Smith, skateboarder Jagger Eaton and Paralympic swimmer Mallory Weggemann, to see how they are keeping busy during their unexpected downtime.

Tom Schaar of Carlsbad hopes to represent Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when skateboarding is set to makes its debut.

The 2020 Olympic Games are almost here. Here are some new events you can expect to see at the Tokyo games.

15-year-old Bryce Wettstein of Encinitas is on the Team USA skateboarding shortlist for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut in Tokyo, Japan next summer.
Wettstein has two skate ramps in her backyard.

Skateboarding phenom Nyjah Huston pleaded no contest this week to a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace.

Bryce Wettstein,15, of Encinitas, is already on the Team USA shortlist for a shot at history. She has her eye on the Tokyo Games. NBC 7’s Steven Luke speaks to the teen about how she’s working toward her goal; much of her practicing happens in her very own backyard skatepark.

More than 11,000 athletes from around the world will gather in Tokyo to compete in next summer’s Olympics — and, of those 11,000, California could see a record number of its athletes on the roster.

Hours after winning his third snowboard gold, White’s mind was already shifting to skateboarding. While he was on his way to pick up his gold medal in South Korea he had already made a call to find out about qualifications for the skateboarding segment of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

La Jolla Playhouse’s DNA Series announces new 2019 projects, including buzzed-about ‘Slam’ by ‘Spongebob Squarepants’ writer Kyle Jarrow.

San Diego native Tony Hawk, a well-known professional skateboarder, is developing a musical, according to reports.

Any San Diegans targeting the 2024 or 2028 Olympics to show the world their skateboarding prowess should head on up to Vista and get some runs in while they wait.

A skateboarder makes a clean run at the brand new CATF course in Vista.

NBC 7 speaks with skateboarding icon Tony Hawk as he visits with San Diegans and promotes his new skateboard collection.

Jordyn Barratt of Encinitas Wins Women’s Skateboard Park Silver Medal at X Games Minneapolis.

A SoCal-based organization is encouraging young girls in the world of skateboarding to chase their dreams.

Brandon White is a rising professional skater, but when he lands his biggest tricks in front of a crowd, he can’t hear the cheering.