Exploring Cuba’s Skate Culture w/ Ishod + Reynolds | Skateboarding is family no matter the upbringing

Yesterday news broke that skateboarding will be in the Olympics in 2020. Many ‘real’ skaters are pissed. These are the same skaters that grew up being able to purchase new boards and equipment when they needed. Looking at skateboarding on a different scale, like this trip Andrew Reynolds, Ishod Wair, Arto Saari, + crew took to Cuba, makes it easier to see the growth of skateboarding worldwide differently. Maybe it’s not such a bad thing if it helps grow local scenes like those in Cuba and other far off countries.

 

“Cuba’s skate scene has no funding, very few resources and not much to speak of in terms of a skate park. But despite those obstacles, the scene is growing, thanks in part to organizations like Cuba Skate and the kids that want to see it furthered. 

In Part 1, we meet a couple local skateboarders who show us how they’ve stayed motivated to skate and take Ishod Wair, Lucien Clarke, Andrew Reynolds, and special guest photographer Arto Saari to check out some of the best skate spots in the country. Presented by Stance.”