July 2021

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Skateboarding officially debuts as one of five new sports at the Tokyo Olympics this year.About 7,000 miles away, Myrtle Beach skaters say they are excited about the sport's inclusion.“It's…

As the heat of the day gave way to afternoon shadows, the dirt parking lot began to fill up. A tree with branches laden with shoes blocked the sun on a now occupied picnic table. As the shadows crossed the park, the skaters came out.…

It was nearly 90 degrees in Atlanta, the sun stubbornly beating down on Mercedes Benz Stadium as tens of thousands of people flocked to the hall for what was arguably the biggest event the arena has seen in more than a year. an, the…

It was a Friday and I did what was supposed to be a quick trip to the Presque Isle Lighthouse. I was planning to drop off a new supply of books to give to the gift shop until the weekend of July 4th. I should have known that the idea of…

Eddy Alvarez, shown here in a match last month, will be…

Just four years ago, Zhang Xin was an intern cheerleader who had never ridden a skateboard. Now she is preparing to skate for China at the Tokyo Olympics.The 22-year-old skater, who will compete…

The long-awaited Olympic Games will take place again, but this year they will have an unexpected first, an urban sport on wheels that began to conquer the streets of every city in the world a few years ago: skateboarding. Hip-hop culture…

Over 550 skaters are registered to compete in the ISI World Recreational Team Championships July 28-31 at…

Ice skating ace Lily BakhtiariBritish team junior skater Lily Bakhtiari perfected her double flips, rotations and step sequences at Telford Ice Rink due to the use of her usual base in North Wales as a coronavirus vaccination center.The…

It's Wednesday, my friends. The time for speculation is almost over - the Expansion Draft is on tonight! The Seattle Kraken roster will finally take shape after months (if not years) of speculation, postures, maneuvers, questioning, and…

Skate 4 has been eagerly awaited for a while, and several mistakes will have to be avoided so that it doesn't turn out like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5.…

The week of what should have been Sertie's 100th birthday, his friends and family gathered at the Heritage Center on Tuesday morning for a game of hockey, something Sertie had been doing for years on his birthday.…

With some sort of comeback release, Galleria Dallas has a list of new store openings that are either coming or already there. A statement lists five new vendors - four of which are small, women-owned businesses opening their…

Second City Hockey staff will profile players who may be available in 11th place in 2021. NHL Draft, where the Blackhawks will make their first-round pick. The draft begins on Friday June 23. Going forward, the Blackhawks must find a…

Firefighters remained at the badly damaged Lexington Ice Center on Tuesday after the building caught fire overnight. About 60 firefighters responded to the two-alarm blaze Monday night at the Eureka Springs Drive rink. The blaze…

City parks staff attack residents, school officials and city councilors for shutting down a neighborhood ice rink for repairs - for four years. The city closed the Rivercrest artificial ice rink in Rexdale in 2018 to repair its…

An ice rink in Norwich, housed in an unusual dome-shaped structure, closed for a decade, is for sale. Disused for a decade: an old ice rink is for sale - Credit: Everett, Masson & Furby The former Planet Ice!-->>-->!-->>-->…

MILAN - Skateboarding makes its debut at the Olympic Games which open in Tokyo on Friday, and the leader of the US national team will look cooler than ever. Cory Juneau, one of the most promising talents in the discipline ranked third in…

Like most people, I check the weather every morning before I start my day. Rain, snow, heat, humidity. Whatever happens that day, I want to know it before I venture out. When I was young, I worked as a house painter for a few years.…

When skateboarder Nyjah Huston arrives in Tokyo this weekend, he will focus on winning the first Olympic medal presented in skateboarding. When it comes out, it will focus on Salt Lake City.The first Street League Skateboarding…

Owensboro is growing and changing more often than most realize. Over ten years ago we added the Edge Ice Center and last weekend we added a second rink to town.NOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINKWhen I think of an ice rink, I first think of cold…

EA Play Live takes place this Thursday, and it will be worth logging in if you're interested in Battlefield 2042, the EA Sports games, or the Dead Space remake. If you're interested in Star Wars, Mass Effect, or Dragon Age, you might be…

Whitland - The three brothers travel 60 miles one way to miss ice skating and love to participate in Cheyenne Youth Hockey. Olivia Gore will play on the 12u Mixed Team, the 19u Women's Team and the Wyoming Team. Quinlan Gore and…

While the first two Space Jam films featured popular basketball stars, the third is expected to go in a whole new direction with Tony Hawk's Skate Jam.…

Toronto Maple Leafs newest member Jared McCann is reportedly on display at the Seattle Kraken in the upcoming expansion draft. As reported by Frank Seravalli, Toronto uses the Eight Skater Protection System to prevent four defensemen…

Editor's note: This is the fourth in a nine-game series looking at the Blue Jackets' potential draft prospects. Columbus has three first-round picks: No.5, No.24 and No.31 overall. Part 1: Owen PowerPart 2: Matty BéniersPart…

The week after the city paid off $ 3 million for the historic Black…

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY SportsThe UFA 2021 window opens in just over a week. NHL general managers are running out of time to prepare for the most frenetic time of the offseason. Fortunately, however, there are at least a few viable options!-->…

Breadcrumb Links New Local News Summer hockey in Tricenturena could be canceled Author of the article: Mount Sonnenberg Waterford Arena. Photo by Simcoe Reformer /Photo file Content of the article…

Mikayla Kramer knows a thing or two about ice cream, and not just because she comes from the Yukon. The 18-year-old from Whitehorse has spent much of her life on skates. She has been practicing figure skating since the age of three.…

The Traverse City Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is considering next steps for two major downtown projects: a potential overhaul of Sara Hardy's Downtown Farmers Market and the construction of a long-awaited civic plaza called Rotary…

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - It's not very often in this world that you meet someone like Gene Elliott.The great-great-grandfather doesn't stop at a quiet birthday party. In fact, he's decided to go where he's been for 90 years: the ice rink.If…

In the Q&A series Last orderWe get to the bottom of all the latest with some of our favorite celebs - from the time they last launched until the last song they listened to. This week Jaren Lewison will be answering the phone. My…

PITTSBURGH, PA - The city has its first indoor ice rink. The Penguins will be building one at the Hunt Armory on Emerson Avenue in Shadyside which is set to begin on Thanksgiving.The Penguins will use the headquarters of their hockey…

By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Penguins have received a grant from the NHL as well as the National Hockey League Players' Association to support diversity in hockey and create access to the game for young players of color…

FOND DU LAC - The town of Fond du Lac will pay a settlement of more than $ 377,000 to the Lakeside Forward business group, city council decided Wednesday evening.The vote passed with board members Arletta Allen, Tiffany Brault, Keith…

Steve Caballero is one of the most influential and innovative skateboarders of all time. Armed with an infectious smile and power skating training, Caballero used his low center of gravity to get the most out of his ride. The Californian…

DADE CITY - With plans for its second vacation season in the works, the Snowcat Ridge winter theme park will add an ice rink and private igloos for rent when it reopens on November 10.Snowcat Ridge features a 60 foot high and 400 foot long…

It's Wednesday, my friends. Yesterday was a surprisingly new day in hockey, with Pekka Rinne retiring, the Predators possibly leaving Mat Duchene exposed in the expansion draft, Gabriel Landeskog and the Avalanche supposedly moved away…

Welcome to our four parts From Texas to Tokyo video series, which tells the stories of four Olympic hopefuls linked to Lone Star State. There has never been an Olympic Games like this summer's competition, which still has the words…

What there is to knowBotanical garden on the south coast of the Palos Verdes peninsulaJuly 16-Labor Day weekend; tickets start at $ 39Music, dancing, roller skating, art, plants and more The portals that serve as…

Summer is here. The days are getting longer and Orange County is starting to reopen as vaccinations spread. With temperatures approaching triple digits in some of our communities and still very hot in others, you may be looking for ways…

Image courtesy of Jonah Bayley, Vancouver Queer Skateboard Collective Eager to learn how to skateboard, Vancouver resident Jonah Bayley searched for groups online that could put them in touch with other queer skaters. Realizing…

TAMPA, FL - Starting Monday, Tampa Bay Lightning fans can celebrate the team's Stanley Cup championship victory with a limited-edition beer made with ice from a final game of the Stanley Cup at the Amalie Arena.Coors light used ice…

Boarding for Breast Cancer's Skate the Lake is hosting its 17th annual fundraiser. Today, participants skate, cycle and inline skates on the West Coast of Tahoe to raise funds for its breast cancer education,…

“It's a place that every young artist wants to play - literally almost every famous and notorious person, they've all performed in this building,” said rock star Roger Daltrey, frontman of The Who.…

British Olympic figure skating gold medalist Jeannette Altwegg has died aged 90, it has been announced. Altwegg died in Switzerland on June 18, with a diary Bernese Oberländer reporting that she is survived by her four…

Russian Mikhail Kolyada chats with coach Alexei Mishin at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg. It's full steam ahead for Russian champion Mikhail Kolyada training alongside 2021 world silver medalist Lisa Tuktamysheva, 2019…

As a young prospect in the HC Plzen system, Czech striker Jakub Pour has always known Dominik Kubalik but has never played alongside him. For, nearly four years younger than Kubalik, was still being groomed in the…

NEW YORK - There was swimming instead of skating at the Williamsbridge Oval Skate Park on Friday night. No, it's not a swimming pool, it's a skate park.Williamsbridge Oval Skate Park at #Norwood in #The Bronx was flooded after heavy rains…

LAC FOND - Two months after ordering the termination of the Lakeside Park development agreement, city council will vote a settlement with Lakeside Forward on Wednesday.On May 12, the council voted to terminate the agreement, under which the…

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The skate park in Kailua District Park doesn't have a lot of equipment right now, but it will be completely transformed soon.All thanks to a generous donation from Chuck Mitsui and the Hawaii Association of…

Etna's Molly MacGowan hasn't let the stroke she had last year stop her from doing her favorite activity, though it's not something many her age can enjoy .MacGowan, 81, is a figure skater.Last month, MacGowan returned to the ice for the…

If you told teenage Lizzie Armanto that she, or even just the sport of skateboarding itself, would be linked to the 2021 Olympics, she wouldn't believe you. “It's kind of crazy because when I first started skating the…

WOULD YOU LIKE to see a new indoor ice rink in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area? That's the question asked by the deputy head of the BCP Council, who wants to know what locals think of the idea - as well…

TUPELO, Miss (WTVA) - Plans to redesign and improve a popular skateboarding spot in Tupelo ran into a problem last night. Tupelo…

The advisory committee has been in the works for about a year, as city staff reviewed what other communities have done and discussed the size and scope with elected officials. On Tuesday evening, the committee…

A montage of a young figure skater demonstrating her skills year after year has gone viral online. First posted on TikTok by the account "djac0bi", the video shows a two-year-old girl first learning to skate on the ice…

Defenseman Owen Power, the NHL's top draft prospect, tends to stay in school to play his second season at Michigan next year rather than going pro.That's not to say he won't be playing for the club that selects him soon, it's just a…

BRICK, NJ - This is the rink where thousands of kids first put on skates, where peewee hockey players became National Hockey League players, and where high school championships and clubs have been won. Ocean Ice Palace, where hockey players…

There are three pillars of karate training: kumite, kata and kihon. Most people are familiar with the first, in which two opponents face each other by hitting each other. But first-time Olympian Sakura Kokumai's expertise is second,…

The Harold Hunter Foundation - named after legendary New York skateboarder Harold Hunter, who died in 2006 - is a New York-based non-profit organization that provides safe spaces and resources for skateboarders to develop their…

It took only three years for Gabriela Gross to go from being a person who loves to play hockey to a 15-year-old who was heading to a prestigious USA Hockey National Camp, dedicated to making the sport her career.“I was at home when my dad…

For decades, skateboarders have donned a broken pair of sneakers and searched for the best skate spots in their city. This month, however, eighty of the world's best skaters will don stylish Olympic uniforms and seek the judges' point…

Cole Caufield must be pretty comfortable wearing red, white and blue - or a combination of these - by now. The little winger has played for the United States National Team Development Program (2017-19) and the National Team in the…

Scott Redding's WorldSBK Championship hopefuls have suffered another heavy blow after a Race 1 crash at Donington Park. Each rider started with slick tires after the appearance of a drying line for the start of the first race. However,…

Top athlete Boipelo Awuah will be the only African skateboarder to compete in the Tokyo 2020 female street skateboard competition. Photo: @erwythereyet / Twitter…

Two Las Vegas entertainment standards have scheduled return dates. by Cirque du Soleil LOVE, based on the music of The Beatles, and Michael Jackson A have end of August dates on the calendar after being closed since last March. Michael…

George empsonGeorge Empson with his skates on an ice covered pond near Tekapo.After several frigid nights, the ice on the Mackenzie Basin ponds around Tekapo is thick enough to skate in - so that's what George Empson, a local resident, did…

MINI golf and an ice rink could be included among the new attractions at Stratford's Bancroft Gardens, recreation grounds and waterfront. Stratford District Council plans to explore proposals for new and seasonal attractions at its…

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The hockey program Joe Rhoads oversees was developed a generation ago by two North USF students who missed the sport. At that time, the Lightning did not exist. No competition nearby either.The first USF Ice Bulls played their first…

Big news this week is that charges have been filed against the Trump organization and the CEO of the company. But on Thursday's "The Late Show", Stephen Colbert reminded viewers that in all likelihood Donald Trump would not be…

A sort of fourth-grade Edmonds: All July 4th events are free: 8 am Beat Brackett 5K; noon grand parade of Sixth and Main; fireworks display at 10 p.m. at Civic Field, Sixth and Bell. People mark their places for the parade well in…

The competition will take place on July 10.The Stefan Drummond Memorial Skate Park in Glenrothes Riverside Park was labeled 'unusable' earlier this year, with broken glass and burnt items littering it.However, Glenrothes-based skate…

On July 3, the Open Ice Collective (openicecollective.com) will preview the hour-long documentary film “Open Ice: Visionaries” featuring four of figure skating's game changers, who share stories…