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Skateboarder, 13, becomes China’s youngest Asian Games gold medalist

CNN  —  Thirteen-year-old Cui Chenxi of China clinched gold in women’s skateboarding at the Asian Games on Wednesday, becoming the…

West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins resigns and announces retirement following his DUI arrest

CNN  —  Embattled coach Bob Huggins has resigned as the men’s head basketball coach at West Virginia University and announced…

Why five women embarked on a 3,500-mile skateboard journey across Europe

CNN  —  On nothing but a “plank of wood and four wheels,” a group of women are careering down windy…

He grew up with the world’s best waves but Rio Waida found surfing success the hard way

CNN  —  Rio Waida might be one of the best surfers on the planet, but he still remembers the days…

From highs to lows, Everest record breaker sees ‘no future’ in Nepal

Kami Rita Sherpa had stood at the top of the world just days earlier, exultant at having summited Mount Everest…

Sebastian Steudtner has turned to science as he chases the world’s biggest waves

CNN  —  Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. At 26.21 meters (86 feet), it…

‘There’s nothing like it,’ says kayaker Dane Jackson after descending 300 feet down waterfalls

CNN  —  When Dane Jackson turned around and looked back at the tower of frothing water above him, he could…

Kriss Kyle’s latest stunt takes a skate park 2,000 feet above the ground

CNN  —  When BMX freestyler Kriss Kyle was out on a walk with his dogs during the pandemic, he looked…