![]() I've just always followed her and she's been really inspiring to me. How did you learn about Skate Kitchen and get involved? I'm not that involved with them, but I do just know Rachelle because she's like an icon of skateboarding and some of my friends met her when they were traveling through Europe a few years ago. How long have you been skateboarding? I've been skating on and off for five years because I've had two knee surgeries. Mika Gurary, of Geneva but based in London "It's like a little curb spot with good vibes and good times." (Edwina Hay/Hell Gate) (Edwina Hay/Hell Gate) Mika Gurary likes skating on Queens Road in London. It was a group of skater girls so I was like "oh shit!" Other skate groups Vision-Skye loves: They Skate and Black Girls Skate. How did you learn about Skate Kitchen? I've always liked skate culture and skate videos and skaters in general. Most times I like to cruise, so definitely if the ground is smooth-and also train stations. Where do you like to skate in New York City? Kind of all over. How long have you been skating? I got my board for Christmas of 2019 and I started during the pandemic, so since 2020. ![]() Get more gnarly photos directly to your inbox by signing up for Hell Gate's newsletter! Vision-Skye started skating during the pandemic. When I got hung up, the gravity brought my body down, and I fell straight on my butt and I couldn't skate. It was not my fault, but I was at this ramp-R.I.P., the spot is closed now-and I got hung up on the coping, and the ramp is, like, seven feet. Gnarliest bail? This was a while ago, maybe 2016 or something like that. I used to skate here at Cooper Park a lot though.įavorite trick? I'm going to go with No Comply 180 for now. Where do you like to skate in the city? The last place I skated here was like a week ago at Blue Park. ![]() How long have you been skating? Since 2005 Moonbear, 20-something, of Los Angeles and formerly Bushwick - co-founder of Skate Kitchen Moonbear, another co-founder of Skate Kitchen. Gnarliest bail? Definitely when I credit-carded and hurt myself really bad. I think it was really exciting and fun to watch people take it seriously. And to see those young girls win? It's crazy. I think that there's more people that are going to skate because of it. On skateboarding being an official sport in the Olympics: I think it's awesome. ![]() How long have you been skateboarding? 11 years Rachelle Vinberg, 23 of Bushwick - a co-founder of Skate Kitchen (Edwina Hay/Hell Gate) Rachelle Vinberg, a co-founder of Skate Kitchen. From left to right, Moonbear, Kava Vasquez, Mika Gurary, and Rachelle Vinberg. These interviews have been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. We talked about their favorite tricks, gnarliest bails (when a skater falls), and on the sport making an Olympic debut last year. They hailed from the Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and California. Hell Gate caught up with two of their members-Rachelle Vinberg and Moonbear-plus talked to some of the skaters who came through. They invited other skaters to Cooper Park to commemorate their sixth anniversary. The group Skate Kitchen began with an Instagram account, became a film by Crystal Moselle with the same title, and was turned into a television show on HBO called "Betty." That show was unfortunately canceled after two seasons. On Wednesday afternoon, the femme skateboarding crew Skate Kitchen held their first meet-up in over two years at Cooper Park in Brooklyn.
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