Cuba Skating Articles by Year Published

A collection of articles about skating in Cuba organized by year published. See also more about Cuba Skating, about Skating in Panamerica and about Skating World Wide.

Evergreen Articles With No Date

Edured Dot CU "Patinaje en Cuba" Article

Edured Dot CU "Patinaje en Cienfuegos" Article

2021 February

Cuban skater qualifies for the Cali 2021 Pan American Youth Games
Héctor Caballero could make a good story in the first multisport Games for those under 21 years of age. Héctor Ernesto Caballero Tejadilla has in his hand the ticket to the Cali 2021 Youth Pan American Games, in September. Precisely in Colombia, but in Ibagué, this continental contest is taking place where the Camagüey has shone and shown mettle in his first international event. (article by Charcrazy Duruz published in February of 2021 on the "sporthd.news" Web site).

Cuba Skate: Pushing Wood in Havana
Article by Santiago Burelli published in February of 2021 on the "doseskateboarding.com" Web site FROM THE ARTICLE: "Waves crash against the world-famous “Malecon,” Havana’s seawall esplanade, run-down buildings, palm trees, and classic American cars from the 50’s sputter by. The familiar sound of wheels on concrete seems out of place in a city stuck in a past that predates the invention of skateboarding. Havana, Cuba is a street skaters paradise except for the off-putting reality that until a few years ago it was almost impossible to get a skateboard anywhere in the country. Kids started fashioning home-made boards out of scrap wood and any wheels they could find. That all changed when Miles Jackson, the founder of Cuba Skate, started skating the streets of Havana on an Erasmus exchange. He quickly found a family within Havana’s few skaters and decided to begin a program that now donates over $100,000 in boards, shoes, and skatepark construction supplies per year."

2020 April

Cuba Skate on Skateboarding's Moment in Havana
Article by Collin Laverty published in April of 2020 on the "cubaeducationaltravel.com" Web site. FROM THE ARTICLE: "Skateboarding is carving new territory in the world in 2020 - beginning with inclusion as an official sport in the Tokyo Olympics. In Cuba, skaters continue to face a number of challenges, although there is reason to be hopeful. We sat down with American and Cuban members of Cuba Skate, an NGO doing important work to empower Cuban skaters and build bridges between the skate community and policymakers on the island."

2018 December

Skate Cuba, A Magical and Memorable Caribbean Experience
Article by Colleen Clark published in December of 2018 on the "/bigwheelblading.com/" Web site. FROM THE ARTICLE: "Skating really can take you anywhere. We recently realized our long-time dream to visit Cuba when we joined 24+ others for Skate Cuba 2018. It was a magical, memorable visit to a world so close yet so vastly different from ours and, for decades, closed to us. I’m honored to represent our group and give you tiny sample of what we did, saw and felt. I hope to fill you with curiosity and leave you with a desire to join Skate Cuba 2019."

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