pro skater
Paid skateboard athlete
A pro skater is a professional skateboarder—someone who earns money through sponsorships, competitions, or media appearances rather than skating recreationally.
The term belongs to skateboarding culture, where turning pro marks a significant career milestone: He went pro at sixteen.
Pro skaters often have signature boards and shoe lines bearing their names.
- skateboardWheeled board for riding
- halfpipeU-shaped ramp for tricks
- kickflipLengthwise board rotation trick
- ollieHandsfree skateboard jump
- vertUpright orientation, abbreviated
grind · rails · ramp · Tony Hawk · wheels · deck · trucks · street · competition · sponsor · helmet · kneepads · concrete · airborne · shred · gnarly · landed · bail
- Skatersskateboarder, ice dancer, Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan
- Skateboardingskateboard, ollie, skateboarding, kickflip, grind
- Tony Hawk gamesskateboarding, combos, half-pipe, grinding, ollie
- board riderssurfer, snowboarder, skateboarder, wakeboarder, longboarder
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