Longboarding has had to struggle for its moment in the sun since its richer cousin of shortboarding was incepted back in the late ‘60s. The first men’s Longboard World Champion was crowned in 1987 and ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided that longboard surfing will not appear at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. This is a significant setback for the sport, which is quickly regaining ...

Dana Point’s Rachael Tilly has twice taken the runner-up, silver medal spot – but this time, the surfer rode her way to gold. The longboard surfer clinched a gold medal win at the 2025 International ...

Encinitas surfers have started off strong in this year’s Scholastic Surf Series At the Jan. 11 division 5 meet at Oceanside, ...

Despite a bid from the International Surfing Association, longboarding will not be featured in the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Ever since surfing’s induction into the Games – with its ...

Longboarding, when compared to its shorter-sledded surfing counterpart, can often be seen as gentler, softer, less high-performance, more stylish pursuit. Generally speaking, that’s on account of the ...

Laguna Beach surfer Avalon Gall entered the US Open of Surfing longboard contest as a wildcard, never imagining she would make the podium with her first-ever big win. “It’s very surreal, I’m just ...

To talk about the history of longboarding is to talk about the origins of surfing as a whole. Ancient Polynesian cultures rode boards that were thin, heavy and made from solid wood like koa. (Good ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Surfing is now making history in our own backyard. Starting in 2026, it will become an official state championship sport for high school athletes. Gov. Josh Green made the ...