On the opening day of Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert at the Delta Center last year, 13-year-old Arisa Trew of Australia became just the third woman to perform a varial 540 on a skateboard. In a showcase the ...

With the help of social media, a new generation is resurrecting the sport’s most spectacular form. Tony Hawk hopes Olympic organizers are paying attention. By Lindsey Adler Tony Hawk took ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Bruton covers action sports and the Olympics and Paralympics. It was a narrative so perfectly scripted that it seemed ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Monster Energy's Arisa Trew Takes First Place in Skateboard Vert at Exposure Skate -- 15-Year-Old Trew from Australia ...

Reese Nelson sort of just came out of nowhere one day when Tony Hawk happened to post a clip of her skating his vert ramp. From there, it didn't take long for Reese to blow up! After officially ...

SALT LAKE CITY – Excitement is ramping up for a major skateboarding competition back in Salt Lake City. The 2025 Vert Alert, put on by sports icon Tony Hawk, began Friday at the Huntsman Center at the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Bruton covers action sports and the Olympics and Paralympics. When viewers around the world tuned in to the women’s ...