In local skateboard circles, the spot is known as Suicide Hill. It stands along a steep section of Winding Oak Drive in Fair Oaks, an otherwise serene neighborhood lined with single-family suburban ...

We've seen this daunting downhill death race for years in Helsinki, Finland. The Governor (Marius Syvanen) is always presiding and taking some runs (and slams) amongst some of your favorite pros. Now, ...

The World Downhill Skateboarding Championship (WDSC) has agreed a broadcast deal with Channel 4 in the UK. The WDSC is the premier international series for downhill skateboard and street luge racing, ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Marcie Morgan is a downhill skater from Enumclaw, Washington. She started skating when her then 15-year-old son began teaching her. Quickly she discovered her love for speed and ...

White and blue jumpsuit racing leathers worn by downhill skateboarder Guy 'Grundy' Spagnoli in 1975 during the first Downhill Skateboard contest hosted by the United States Skateboard Association on ...

On nothing but a “plank of wood and four wheels,” a group of women are careering down windy mountain roads at breakneck speed, constantly on the lookout for stones, turns and oncoming traffic. For ...

The Long-Awaited Return of Downhill Racing Has Fans Buzzing originally appeared on BikeMag. With dozens of world-class resorts offering lift-access bike parks in the U.S. Mountain West, why has the ...

AVON – At 60 mph, Robert James McKendry III sometimes passes cars on his skateboard.The gloves he wears when he puts his hand on the asphalt going that speed, well, he goes through them pretty quickly ...

La Costa Racing Team skateboard racer Lynn Kramer is now a 17-time world champion of slalom skateboarding, taking the top spot at the World Championships of Slalom Skateboarding in Salem, Oregon on ...