7/21/14

Life Rolls On: They Will Skate Again

Skating the Venice skatepark "clamshells" with a little help from Aaron Fotheringham
Life Rolls On held their annual They Will Skate Again event on Saturday at the Venice Skatepark. This is a free event where individuals with varied levels of mobility can learn to shred the park. It's a full day of activities, there is a pro skate exhibition that basically runs throughout the day, where wheelchair and assisted skateboarding athletes are showing what is possible by throwing down tricks, grinds, and carves on all parts of the skatepark. While that is happening, there are adaptive skate clinics being held, where Top wheelchair-motocross athletes, like Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham, are on hand to coach how to safely ride the skatepark. Life Rolls On had all the proper equipment and safety gear available for participants who needed it.


 

Following the free lunch provided by Chipotle, there was an Adaptive Skate Contest. With contestants from all over the country competing, the crowd got to witness some awesome runs.

"Just need to find someone willing to push me very fast"


 

Her first time dropping in. She did take a fall, but she got right up and still spent the rest of the day skating. 


 
Fearless Abel Rose. He is only 2 years old.

Life Rolls On founder Jesse Billauer




 



As the contest wrapped, and the awards were about to be given out, an epic Wheelchair MotoCross Rail Jam started. More on that here.

There are over 200 more photos of the entire Life Rolls On event, check out these galleries:

Some past Life Rolls On Events:

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