Tricks
When a skater jumps and lifts the board into the air without using their hands.
What is an Ollie?
An American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse.
Who is Tony Hawk?
There is a total of 8 of these and they make to wheel go 'round.
What is a bearing?
A skateboarding trick where the skateboarder jumps and rotates the board 180 degrees backward, while also popping the tail of the board to give it some height
What is a Pop Shuv-It?
This skater's career became defined by his numerous MTV shows. The most popular of which is Ridiculousness.
Who is Rob Dyrdek?
The T-shaped metal components that attach the wheels to the deck and enable turning and grinding.
What are Trucks?
A skateboarding trick where the board rotates 360 degrees in the air, flipping along its long axis, while the skater jumps and lands back on the board.
What is a Kickflip?
This skater rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass and subsequent films.
Who is Bam Margera?
This goes on the top surface of the skateboard. So you don't slip off!
What is Grip Tape?
A trick that combines a kickflip and a 360 pop shove-it, causing the skateboard to rotate 360 degrees horizontally while also flipping vertically.
What is a Tre Flip or a 360 flip?
This skater is popularly known as "P-Rod."
Paul Rodriguez
Rubber or polyurethane cushions that allow the board to pivot and turn.
Bushings
A trick where the front truck of the skateboard grinds on an edge or ledge while the board is at an angle, typically around 45 degrees.
What is a Crooked Grind?
This skater is credited for inventing numerous tricks. As a result, he has been called the "Godfather of modern freestyle skating."
Who is Rodney Mullen?
Small, cup-shaped pieces, often made of urethane or hard plastic, that sit inside the baseplate of a skateboard truck.
What is a Pivot Cup?