Simple model Physicists have gained a better understanding of how skaters pump on a half-pipe. (Courtesy: Kogelbauer et al./APS 2024) If you have been watching skateboarding at the Olympics, you may ...

A skating half-pipe is a structure typically made of wood or cement that is meant to mimic a pipe cut in half horizontally. The result is a valley shape with equal-sized mountains on either side.

HALF PIPE: A type of ramp that is shaped like a "U" and used for vertical skating. LANDING FAKIE: Landing backwards. NOSE SLIDE: Sliding on the nose of a board, on the edge of an obstacle such as ...

Half-pipe creator sees video of his invention for the first time in 45 years. Tom Stewart from Vista talked about the inspiration for the first half pipe made out of wood.