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Finnish skateboarder Jaakko Ojanen created a skatepark out of bricks of pure salt in the high Andes mountain range.

Skateboard literature is key to understanding the role of the streets in the development of a unique, transgenerational urban subculture.

The ollie is the first trick every sidewalk surfer should learn how to perform because it allows riders to bring the skateboard up into the air.

The history of Vans goes back to March 16, 1966, when brothers Paul Van Doren and James Van Doren and Gordon C. Lee opened a store named "The Van Doren Rubber Company" in Anaheim, California.

The word "skate" has several meanings. It can be used as a noun and as a verb. But what you might not know is that it is also an informal military acronym.

Go Skateboarding Day is the official skateboarding holiday held every year on June 21.