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No. 007
/fifty-fifty/
A grind with both trucks on the obstacle and the board aligned roughly parallel to it.
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A no-handed aerial in which the rider pops the tail and guides the board into the air with the feet.
An ollie-based trick in which the board rotates once along its long axis toward the rider’s heels.
An ollie-based trick in which the board rotates once along its long axis toward the rider’s toes.
A trick where the board spins 180 degrees horizontally beneath the rider without the rider turning.
An ollie with a 180-degree turn where the rider’s front faces the direction of travel during the rotation.
An ollie with a 180-degree turn where the rider’s back faces the direction of travel during the rotation.
A grind on the back truck while the front truck remains lifted above the obstacle.
A grind on the front truck with the rear truck and tail lifted away from the obstacle.
A front-truck grind with the board angled across the obstacle and the nose pressed downward beside it.
A back-truck grind with the front truck dropped below the obstacle on the rider’s heelside of the board.
A back-truck grind in which the front truck passes over the obstacle and the board angles downward across it.
A slide with the middle of the deck on the obstacle, the board roughly perpendicular to it, and the front truck passing over.
A boardslide-position slide entered by lifting the rear truck over the obstacle.
A slide on the tail of the skateboard while the back truck remains above or beyond the obstacle.
A slide on the nose of the skateboard with the board turned across the obstacle.
Rolling on the back wheels while keeping the front wheels lifted and the tail off the ground.
A slide with the tail pressed against the obstacle and the rear wheels positioned over its far side.
Energized, excited, or deeply pleased—often about skating, a make, a spot, or someone else’s progression.
A sustained series of attempts to land a trick that is physically, technically, or psychologically demanding.
Intense, chaotic, dangerous, or unusually difficult in a way that demands attention.
A distinctive quality of movement that combines personal style with an appearance of ease.
