ESPNHS: Best X Games blogs

We scour the Fan Profiles to feature the best blogs, pics and video from high school students across the country.

CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Omar Hassan practices in the Skateboard Superpark during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson...

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Ortiz poised to become the next great skater

A 15-year-old phenom who can already hang with the pros, Chaz Ortiz is poised to become the world's next great skater

The Future: Sports to watch

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Manuel "Swany" Ramirez, 26, warms up on his skateboard at the Balboa Park, some 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of San Salvador, El Salvador on Saturday...

Ponce no longer skating under the radar

Gaby Ponce was so under the radar that her Tenafly classmates didn't even realize she was a big-time skateboarder  until they saw her on TV competing at the X Games.

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Crazy tricks and courage define Reinhard

Rachel Reinhard's ability to pull off YouTube-worthy tricks helped her go pro, but it's her courage that's made the Doherty senior a skateboarding star

...14 Day 3 CARSON, CA - AUGUST 02: Bronze medal winner Shaun White competes in the men's Skateboard Vert during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on August 2, 2008 in Carson...

Vert skater Ponce is hitting it big

It hasn't been easy, but New Jersey native Gaby Ponce has become one of the few East Coast vert skaters to make it big.

Street Seen: Cameron Redwine

Cameron Redwine started skateboarding by accident. By breaking his arm, he found his calling.