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Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing

A Look Back At Some Of The Best Musical Moments In Skateboarding History | Pitchfork

With skateboarding soon to be an Olympic sport, let's have a look at the best combinations of music and skating ever committed to videotape.

Science & Technology | Tech

Segway announces its motorized, self-balancing e-skates

The skates use Segway’s gyroscopic balancing technology that’s been found in the Human Transporter since 2002. It allows each skate to feature just one wheel rather than the set of four found on traditional roller skates.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Stuff

Just How Hard Is It to Execute a Triple Axel in Figure Skating? | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

News | News

Nancy Kerrigan has very little to say about ‘I, Tonya’ - The Boston Globe

Hollywood’s portrayal of Tonya Harding is “not really part of my life,” said Kerrigan.

Miscellaneous | Other Kinds of Whatnot

Lexus says its hoverboard really flies, but it won't soar into stores - LA Times

Lexus unveiled an online ad featuring a hoverboard Wednesday, but “Back to the Future” fans won’t be getting their hands on it.

Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing

1965: Skateboarding in New York City - Retronaut

"Sidewalk surfing" — the original moniker for what we now call skateboarding. In the 1940s, when the waves were flat, Californian surfers took their skills to the sidewalk. Then one enterprising surf store owner struck a deal with the Chicago Roller Skate Company, and the first commercial skateboard was soon available in the stores.

Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing

Video of the Day: Richie Jackson Performs Skateboard Tricks Using Random Objects

Highlights of this music video for Moon Duo include skateboarder Richie Jackson kick-flipping a pitchfork, and surfing on top of actor Kyle Mooney’s car. I love both these guys and had no idea they were friends until now. Watch Moon Duo’s &he

Science & Technology | Tech

It’s Not Quite Marty McFly, but the Hoverboard Is Here (Video) | Re/code

Consumers can now preorder their own hovering box on Kickstarter, but it only works above conductive surfaces.

Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing

23 Awesome Pictures Of LA's Skateboarder Scene In The 1970s

Skateboarding culture exploded in Los Angeles in the 1970s, and photographer Hugh Holland was on hand to capture the freewheeling lives of the city's skateboarders starting in 1975.