Vert skateboarding

Vert skateboarding is a ramp discipline in which skateboarders ride a vertical halfpipe and launch above its edge to perform aerial tricks.

Halfpipe: A U-shaped ramp with two opposing transitions and a flat section between them. Vert runs use opposing transitions to build speed and link aerial tricks.
Air (skateboarding): A trick in which a skateboarder rises above a ramp while keeping the board under control. A clean air is the foundation for adding grabs and rotations in vert.
Tony Hawk: An American professional skateboarder known for influential vert skating and the first documented 900 in competition. His competition career made technical vert progression visible to a broad audience.
Street skateboarding: A skateboarding discipline that uses urban-style obstacles such as stairs, rails, ledges, and gaps. Street emphasizes obstacle-based lines rather than sustained halfpipe aerials.
X Games: An action-sports competition series launched by ESPN in 1995. X Games became a prominent stage for vert competitions and high-profile trick milestones.
Coping: A rounded metal or composite pipe fitted along the lip of a skate ramp. Skaters use this edge as the launch point for airs and the contact point for lip tricks.
Grab (skateboarding): A trick in which a skateboarder holds the board with one or both hands while airborne. Grabs shape many vert airs and help control the board in flight.
Rodney Mullen: An American skateboarder who developed many foundational flat-ground tricks and helped shape street skating. His flat-ground innovations highlight how vert developed a distinct ramp-centered vocabulary.
Park skateboarding: A skateboarding discipline performed on courses combining bowls, ramps, and street-like obstacles. Park blends terrain types, while vert centers on a single vertical halfpipe.
Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics: Skateboarding competitions held at the Summer Olympic Games, featuring park and street events. Olympic skateboarding has featured park and street, not a dedicated vert event.

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