Austin Matthiesen, 17, of Bothell said skating fast without stopping was easier before the remodel. The new park is better for technical tricks, but skating around freely is more difficult, he said.

Figure skating is not for people afraid of pain. The skaters at PyeongChang's Winter Olympics make their routines look fluid and easy as taking a twirl round the kitchen floor, but some figure ...

Thirteen-year-old Zane Bezesky grinned as he completed his minutelong routine on the street skating course, attempting and successfully landing several skateboarding tricks.