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As a girl skating was my escape. As a young woman, it was taken from me
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As a girl skating was my escape. As a young woman, it was taken from me

Go Skateboarding Day 2017 — In her early years, skating provided Marianne Eloise with an escape: from anxiety, from a toxic household, the OCD that span around her head. But as she got older, all that changed; suddenly her board could no longer be a sanctuary.

Written by: Marianne Eloise

The DIY Brussels skatepark creating a community against the odds
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The DIY Brussels skatepark creating a community against the odds

For skaters, by skaters — Looking to bring his community together and protect them from the cold, Youssef Abaoud and his friends hand built the Byrrrh – Brussel's first official DIY indoor skate park to open in over a decade.

Written by: Biju Belinky

The skater who became a shaman
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The skater who became a shaman

A life without limits — Greg Carroll revolutionised the skateboard industry, taking him from rags to riches and back again. Now he's disrupting on another level: helping people make sense of their lives.

Written by: Anthony Pappalardo

Welcome to Lagos: Africa’s new skate hotspot
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Welcome to Lagos: Africa’s new skate hotspot

Straight outta Las Gidi — Red Bull photographer Tyrone Bradley captures an emerging scene in Lagos, Nigeria which is blowing up thanks to local crew Wafflesncream.

Written by: Alex King

The Travel Diary: Skating the streets of Panama City
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The Travel Diary: Skating the streets of Panama City

What you see along the way — Photographer Rafael Gonzalez hits the streets of Central America's Panama City, exploring the capital's beautiful backdrop with the skateboarders who call the place their home.

Written by: Rafael Gonzalez

Meeting the skaters at one of New York's most loved skate parks
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Meeting the skaters at one of New York's most loved skate parks

It's under threat — The Astoria Skate Plaza in Queens, New York, is a sanctuary for skaters in a rapidly changing city. But just like Brooklyn Banks before it, rampant gentrification now threatens to rip a community from its home.

Written by: Josh Fray

How a drab shopping centre became a haven for London's skaters
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How a drab shopping centre became a haven for London's skaters

The real olympic legacy — London is dying. Where culture and community once blossomed, now private security guards and Jamie's Italians now reign supreme. But in one drab East London shopping centre, a true skate community spirit lives on.

Written by: Tom Hale

A skate legend too radical for the industry
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A skate legend too radical for the industry

This is Clyde Singleton — Clyde Singleton has been a transgressive force in skateboarding history – a tell-it-like-it-is character who has zero time for bullshit. Two decades after making his dream a reality by turning pro, he's still committed to pulling off the unexpected. This is a snapshot of his life.

Written by: Clyde Singleton

Pro-skater Gilbert Crockett on creativity, careers and condiments
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Pro-skater Gilbert Crockett on creativity, careers and condiments

Huck x Vans — With a new Vans shoe and a video on the way, pro-skater Gilbert Crockett is set to have one hell of a 2017.

Written by: Carl Anka

Shredding South California’s abandoned pools
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Shredding South California’s abandoned pools

Party in the Back — Photographer and skater Tino Razo documents and shreds abandoned backyard pools across Southern California in Party in the Back, embodying care-free and youthful expression without even trying.

Written by: Paden Vaughan

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