‘There are literally girls skating everywhere’: teen Olympians inspire young Australians to hit the skate park

Skateboarding veterans say 25 years ago few girls took part – but now female-only classes are the first to book out

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Charlotte Ives has spent hours at the skate park four or five days a week trying to land a 50-50 – “which is when you go up the ramp and both your trucks are on it,” she explains. (A truck is the metal T-shaped part that mounts to the underside of the board and has the wheels on it.)

“It is a really simple trick, I think it is basic for most people, but it took me, like, four months to land it,” the 14-year-old tells Guardian Australia. She started skateboarding in January after seeing videos of people doing tricks online. Continue reading...


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