The Look - Longboarding

Endless summer

Skaters To Rally For 'eyesore'

IT will be more than just the skaters getting on boards today to support the South Newcastle Beach skate park.

Fringe Culture On A Roll

SKATING is more than just a sport. It has its own culture and is a legitimate form of expression, veteran skaters say.

Arnette In Stereo Launch Oxford Art Factory, Darlinghurst

hit The creative types behind eye-wear manufacturer Arnette relaunched the brand with a movie called In Stereo, featuring Australia's best surfers riding waves all around the country. Apparently, Arnette sunglasses are very popular with the SSS crowd - that's surfers, skaters and snowboarders for those unfamiliar with the acronym.

Games Gold Leaves Some Skaters Cold

AUSTRALIA'S skateboarding community is divided - and it has nothing to do with an irate priest.

Hunter Skaters Figure Prominently In Trophy

ALANNAH Stott and Sydnee Knight led a strong Hunter charge at the prestigious Hollins Trophy Figure Skating competition held in Canterbury this month.

Skaters To Show Skills At Festival

THE Berkeley kids thought a new skateboard ramp would be waiting for them at Kully Bay Park yesterday.

Region's Skaters Show Their Style

THE Illawarra's biggest and baddest skaters, bladers and BMX riders will take over the Wollongong Youth Centre this Saturday for an afternoon of hot snags, hotter competition and awesome prizes.

A Little Disney Magic Sends Skaters Into Big Spin

The Hunter's only synchronised skating team received expert tips from Disney ice virtuoso Robert Stoker yesterday.

Dodgy Skaters On Thin Ice

SKATING WITH CELEBRITIES (TEN, 7.30pm)

Skaters Stoked With New Park

HUGH DALRYMPLE reports on innovative concreting that will be a winner with skaters.

Coates Glad Youngsters Can Get Skates On

YOUNG figure skaters and speed skaters will have the chance to compete in the Australian Youth Olympic Festival after the inclusion of winter sports on the program for 2007.

Hunter Ice Maidens Cut Golden Figures On Prestigious Stage

THREE Hunter ice figure skaters won gold medals at the annual Hollins Trophy tournament in Canterbury over the long weekend.

Skaters Get Some Gnarly Air At School

STUDENTS of a Central Coast school swapped maths for skateboards yesterday.

Skimming The White Fantastic

It is flounce, finesse and fear in equal measure. The Sleeping Beauty on Ice, which premieres at the Lyric Theatre at Star City next Tuesday, presented its cast of 22 Olympic, world and European championship skaters yesterday in a dangerous blur of puffy sleeves, padded headbands and tightly swathed bottoms. And that was just the men.

Backstage Tour With Cable Guys

WHO wants to meet 1200 Techniques, Tiffani Wood and some world class skaters tomorrow?

A Little Ice To Cool Sweaty Brows

The forecasters are predicting a cool change today but don't be fooled by an unfamiliar plunge to a more comfortable 26 degrees. As Sydney sweltered through another 33 degree day yesterday, skaters at the Macquarie I ce R ink pulled on the layers for a cool afternoon. The Bureau of Meteorology says

How To Grind

This must be the powerhouse trick for all skaters. If you want to be gnarly, look no further.

Skaters On A High For Contest

THE West Dapto skate park was pumping with adrenalin yesterday as 40 youths competed in the second Illawarra regional skate competition.

Flying With The Chairman Of The Board

World skateboard champion Andy McDonald, of the United States, defies gravity as he demonstrates finer points of his discipline yesterday. McDonald is one of many ace boarders in Melbourne for this weekend's Globe World Cup competition at the Rod Laver Arena. More than 100 male and female skaters w