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                                                           GEOFF ROWLEY It was near 30 years ago that Geoff Rowley first picked up a skateboard in Liverpool. Just five years later, Rowley packed his bags and headed to Long Beach. This began a career that led to a long association with Vans, an award as Thrasher Skater of the year and his rise to become arguably the most famous skater Britain has ever produced. Throughout his career, Rowley has seen skateboarding evolve from a niche pursuit to an Olympic sport. "I do not think the average person thinks we are as much of a scumbag as we used to be," Rowley jokes. "The biggest change is that people are aware of it now. Twenty years ago, people were not as aware of it. When I moved to the United States in 1994, there was still a big stigma to being a skateboarder. You still got yelled at by c...

Skateboarding is a popular sport among youths, in which a person rides standing balanced on a board mounted on wheels. Considered one of the most extreme sports.  skateboarding also have a competition by a professional skater, street style events and  including vertical  .  Vertical skating also called as a vert, features aerial acrobatics performed in half-pipes. It was originally built to emulate empty swimming  pools. Tricks performed  features s treet style  in a real or simulated town environment  with stairs, rails  and other obstacles.