Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. A person who skateboards is most often referred to as a skateboarder, or just skater.
Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an artform, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report by American Sports Data found that there were 18.5 million skateboarders in the world. 85 percent of skateboarders polled who had used a board in the last year were under the age of 18, and 74 percent were male.
Skateboarding is relatively modern. A key skateboarding maneuver, the ollie was developed in the late 1970s by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand as a half-pipe maneuver. Freestyle skateboarder Rodney Mullenwas the first to take it to flat ground and later invented the kickflip and its variations.

i have been skateboarding for 3 years now.the board i ride is a obednyc board. i ussaly skate at the local skate park located in brooklyn owls head park. i also love to skate the city when ever i have the time to head out their and skate.

skateboarding is a hobey. i skate to have fun and get things off my mind. favrote pro skateboarders are pual rodrigeiz and ryanshecler and jermey rodgers