Skateboarding Videos

Dash the skateboarding dog is probably better at skateboarding than most humans. He's certainly better than we are.

A good chunk of YouTube is videos of skateboarders performing tricks. Unless you are deeply entrenched in skating culture, or the trick is amazing or death-defying, watching such clips is generally a boring waste of time. And the video you are about to see, in which Dutch skateboarder Jaasir Linger performs a rather mundane trick on a park bench, starts off routine enough. However, if you stick wi

Videos of kid athletes achieving new heights and breaking tough records always give us a welcome kick in the head. That's because we know they are too young for human growth hormones and they have their whole life ahead of them to risk their talent and honor for money and fame. "Half Pint" skateboarder Tom Schaar accomplished just such a feat -- he completed a 1080-degree spin on his own

Getting compared to Bart Simpson is the ultimate compliment for any pint-sized skateboarder. But it's a compliment that 8-year old Schaeffer McLean, who's been dubbed "The Real Life Bart Simpson" has certainly earned.

If you're sick of all the pretentious tricks that are usually featured in skateboarding videos, but do like it when the skaters fall down, this 4-second gem of a video is perfect for you.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses

Gone are the days when doing any sort of single flip on a skateboard elicits anything more than semi-excited yawn. But throw a second board in there and well, that's nothing short of pioneering.

Skateboarder Italo Fernandes Romano can do all the tricks you typically see in a skateboarding video. But the stunning difference between Romano and the countless other boarders with baggy pants and over-sized T-shirts who have recorded their moves on camera is that the 23-year old Brazilian has no legs, having lost them in a train accident as a teenager. Watch this inspiring athlete below. Read M