Skateboarding

Australian skateboard king Keegan Palmer achieves the prodigious feat of spinning and twisting his way to his second Olympic gold medal at the age of just 21.

Arisa "The Robot" Trew wasn't always a skateboarder, but after ditching the surf because it was too cold she joined a growing number of Gold Coasters making it to the big time in the sport.

14-year-old skateboarder Arisa Trew becomes Australia’s youngest gold medallist with a thrilling performance in the park event at the Paris Olympics.

This was not a gold that was any better than the others Australia has won at the Olympics — but it was a timely reminder of the good that sport can bring.

Skateboarder Arisa Trew says she is 'stoked' to have clinched a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

Some simple advice from her coach was all 14-year-old skateboarder Arisa Trew needed to come from behind and capture Australia's latest gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

Snowskating is banned for public at Australia's major alpine resorts, but advocates are working to change this as the sport grows in popularity around the world.

Street skateboarding phenomenon Chloe Covell begs the question — what were you doing at 14 years of age?

What started in the central Victorian town of Seymour as a youth group offering skating lessons and a safe place for young people has grown into a full social enterprise, with plans to expand across Australia.  

A new vert ramp at Belconnen Skate Park will give Canberra skateboarders like Katie Pike a competitive edge.

The 18-year-old Canberran took up skateboarding less than four years ago, but to perfect her skills she had to keep travelling to Sydney. Now a new vert ramp in the capital has changed that.

Australia will field the fourth-largest skateboard team heading to Paris behind the US, Brazil and Japan — while also including the youngest Olympian on the Australian team.

Tokyo gold medal winner Keegan Palmer and 14-year-old Arisa Trew both claim gold for Australia at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest. 

Arisa Trew may be just 14 years old, but she is continuing to push the boundaries of the sport, with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk hailing her latest trick.

Parents react to controversial mural repainted at late teenage son's skate park.

When Kim and Andrew Baker made the selfless decision to donate their teenage son's organs after a bike accident, they had no idea the chain of events his death would trigger.

Australian skateboarders Arisa Trew and Keegan Palmer take big steps towards Paris Olympic Games qualification at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, with BMX star Logan Martin also on the verge of qualification.

Unable to skate "vert" like Tony Hawk, a group of ragtag skaters decided to build a ramp in Newcastle that would become the centre of Australian skateboarding culture.

A decade ago, Aaliyah and Keefer Wilson’s father built them a megaramp in their South Gippsland backyard. At 28-feet tall and 90 metres long, it’s the biggest in the southern hemisphere. The teenage siblings are now travelling the world as they vie for a spot in the Australian skateboarding team, as they aim to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Arisa Trew was just 13 years old when she became the first female skater to land a 720 in competition. Now, at the ripe old age of 14, she is honoured at the Laureus Sports Awards in Spain.