With the contests announced for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics there is some thing that you might have noticed. The contests are only park and street. Vert Skating, one of the earliest formats for skateboarding contests is not present. For starters, let’s take a look at the definition and history of vert skating. Definition of Vert […]

In skateboarding, some tricks are reserved for advanced skaters. For example, you won’t be able to laser flip without first learning to ollie. Sometimes, however, there are tricks that you can learn at any level. Even if you haven’t worked out your ollies yet, you can still learn some great tricks. We’re here to let […]

With all this talk about The Olympics and these qualifying events, you’ve also probably heard a lot about the X Games. As the X Games have been a major event for skateboarding and other action sports, how does it compare to the Olympics? Are they different? The truth is, they’re very different. We’re going to […]

In our mission to push skateboarding worldwide, we continue to find incredible talent from all around the globe. One nation we have our eyes on, in particular, are our friends over in Brazil! In addition to the USA National Skateboarding Team set for 2019 and 2020, Brazil also announced their National Skateboarding team. This is […]

Braille Skateboarding is thrilled that skateboarding will finally be represented in the Olympics. With so many of the world’s best skateboarders competing for their spot at these upcoming Olympics, keeping up with who exactly will be skating at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, can be a little bit difficult. We’re here to help […]