Platza, the local name for our skatepark in Bolzano, feels like a small world of its own.

At 38, I slammed harder than I had in years and stood up laughing. The concrete hadn’t changed, and neither, it seemed, had I. What I thought age had taken was still there: the hunger, the thrill, the need to try again.

I lost skating and thought I’d lost a part of myself. Years later, I found it again, not on the ice, but on a board, in a community of women lifting each other up. Healing can look like motion. Home can be rebuilt.

No stereotypes. No forced femininity. Drop’In is streetwear designed for women who ride, functional enough to skate in and strong enough to live in.

Raffles. SSD decks. Video premieres. Free food.
Here’s what UK skateshops are doing for Skateshop Day and where to be.

Skateshop Day 2026 celebrates independent skate shops across the UK. Learn what Skateshop Day is, why it matters, what happens, who it’s for, and where to take part.

The first fall is not cinematic, just hipbone meeting concrete and pride shattering.
I fell in front of strangers, painfully visible, and learned beginnerhood does not expire.
Fear is not the opposite of joy, and sometimes the best reason to get back on the board is simply to begin.

For non-Western skaters, visibility is a burden. Identity is noticed before skill and showing up means representing, with every mistake scrutinized and every success overinterpreted. This pressure steals energy from experimentation and play. Skateboarding grows through freedom to fail, repeat, and be unremarkable, but representation demands meaning before mastery and stifles growth.

Girl Skate Mag Issue #2 is here and rolling through the South West! From Bristol city streets to Cornwall’s coastal skate spots, this issue celebrates the energy, creativity, and inclusive community of the South West skate scene.

Dodge Skatepark taught me that perfection is overrated. In its cracks and chaos, I found grit, creativity, and a whole new way of seeing my city. What others called crust, we called home. In crust, we trust.

Kayla Michelle Cufone’s skating journey is rooted in resilience, passion, and self-discovery. Born in 2002 and proudly Italian, she returned to skating after years of dance, gymnastics, and figure skating, turning movement into both an outlet and a form of healing. What started as a personal decision to do something for herself quickly became a deep commitment to quad skating and community.

What started as mother-daughter skating became MomShredHers, a supportive community where moms try new things, build confidence, and rediscover their sense of adventure in a fun and encouraging space.

Back to the Ridge. Twenty years later, skateboarding gave me the same escape it did as a teen and a courage I did not know I still had.

Skateboarding was my first love, until I was told it wasn’t meant for girls. Years later, I found my way back to the concrete through rollerskating, rediscovering confidence, community, and joy. This is a story about reclaiming movement, breaking expectations, and learning that it’s never too late to roll again.

The countdown to the 2026 Winter Olympics is on! From snowboarding halfpipe flips to ice skating spins, the athletes are ready to make history.

We’ll keep you up to date on everything Winter Olympics this year, with every run, jump, and landing.

TRY IT is a 45-minute FLINTA* skate documentary that captures what skateboarding feels like. Set in Hanover, the film follows the city’s first FLINTA* skate camps and documents how a new, supportive scene is growing from the ground up.

Releasing on 15 January, TRY IT is an invitation to take up space, try something new, and experience skateboarding as a place of empowerment, community, and safety.

Jacob Rosenberg’s EPICENTER captures Embarcadero Plaza at its peak, preserving the tricks, style, and energy that defined a generation. It reminds us where skateboarding came from and inspires the skaters pushing forward today.

From social media to skateparks, more girls are starting skateboarding this year and changing the culture for good. We break down the key reasons women’s skateboarding is growing and why now is the perfect time for girls to start skating.

Lau Skates Shit is a roller skater and visual artist known for high energy skate edits and surreal, emotionally driven artwork. Skating since childhood, Lau blends fluid movement with a fun-first approach, using both skating and art as powerful forms of self-expression.