‘Not an easy place to be a kid’: chaperones to support Olympic teenagers in Paris
The Australian team have taken extra steps to look after their 10 athletes aged under 18 at the 2024 Games
Outcasts no more: skateboarders riding Australian boom to Paris Olympics
Greater respect for the sport in local communities and on a global stage has helped country join its heavyweights
‘Don’t age yourself’: meet GB’s unlikely Olympic skateboard trio aged 15 to 50
Sky Brown and Andy Macdonald bridge a 35-year gap, giving Team GB the widest age range to feature in an Olympic skateboarding team
June 2024
Double gold for Australian skateboarders ahead of Paris Olympics
Keegan Palmer and Arisa Trew have stamped themselves as the skateboarders to beat at the Paris Olympics, both winning the final qualification event in Budapest
From 15 to 50: Sky Brown seals Olympic place with veteran Andy MacDonald
Great Britain’s Paris skateboarding team will have a 35-year age range after Sky Brown (15), Andy MacDonald (50) and Lola Tambling (16) qualified
I learned to skateboard in my 40s – it’s taught me more than I could have imagined
Emylia Hall
By mastering the not-so-simple art of standing sideways, you also learn tenacity and mindfulness. Bring on the skateboarding GCSE, says the writer Emylia Hall
May 2024
Australian teenager Arisa Trew boosts Olympic skateboard hopes with Shanghai gold
Teenager Arisa Trew’s star continues to rise after the Australian skateboarder won gold in the women’s park final at the Paris Olympic qualifiers in Shanghai
April 2024
Australian teenager Arisa Trew skates to prestigious Laureus sports award
Australian 14-year-old skateboard ace Arisa Trew has been named action sportsperson of the year at the world’s top sports awards event
March 2024
‘I don’t feel pressure’: Sky Brown on her skating glory and surfing dream
Teenage skateboarding star and Olympic medallist displays maturity beyond her years and wants to excel in two events
January 2024
13 and 50: meet Britain’s young-and-old Olympic skateboard double act
One has grey hair and the other is a teenager but they tell Ben Bloom they are both targeting Paris 2024 with one goal: winning medals for Britain
November 2023
‘I wanted to be who I was before’: how skateboarding helped me handle grief
One giant ollie for skate-kind! The show where you pull your own gnarly tricks
October 2023
Skateboarding film wins plaudits for focus on mental health
Onewheel electric skateboards are recalled in the US after four deaths
July 2023
The Guardian picture essay
‘Damn, I wanna be like her!’: London’s female skaters – photo essay
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Young Australian skateboarders win gold at X Games in California
‘A truly unique object’: Design Museum to chart history of skateboards
Thirteen-year-old Australians make skateboard history as youngsters dominate X Games
June 2023
Arisa Trew lands 720: Australian teen makes skateboarding history – vertical video
Arisa Trew lands 720: Australian teen makes skateboarding history – video
