Aspire to Inspire

French skateboarding marvel, Aurelien Giraud, the Olympic-hopeful from Lyon. Known for his larger-than-life skateboard tricks in the streets, Giraud is also successful in big-ticket skateboarding competitions such as X Games, Dew Tour, and Street League Skateboarding.

From humble beginnings to global stardom, Kelvin Hoefler is a shining star at the World's greatest skateboarding stages. The former SLS Super Crown Champion and two-time X Games gold medalist from Brazil is known for his highly technical street skating, especially complex trick combinations.

The 46-year-old Olympic skateboard icon hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, has built one of the longest and accomplished careers in modern-day skateboarding. A pioneer of bringing street elements to vert skateboarding, Glifberg has won the world's most prestigious halfpipe competitions.

It was snowboarding that came first for 22-year-old Ayumu. Then skateboarding. This snowboarding phenom holds two Olympic silver medals and two X Games gold medals to his name. Now he's aiming for the top with the chance to make history as the first board sports athlete to take medals at both Winter and Summer Olympics.

Get into the mindset of the world's top-ranked street skateboarder. Recognized as the most winning street skater of all time, the 13-time X Games gold medalist represented the United States in skateboarding's debut at the Tokyo Olympics.

Listen to Matt Berger talk about his origins in a small town from British Columbia, Canada, and how it shaped his skateboarding skills. He also pays homage to Rodney Mullen as his biggest influence, and raps about his intensive training routines, dealing with injuries, and his changing perceptions about skateboarding becoming a Olympic sport.