Kris Lu

The hope comes from 8 thousands miles away

A student fantasizing about buying £20,000 private aircraft seats, a mother feels depressed because her daughter can not go home, a group of desperate parents to the Chinese government for help. The coronavirus outbreak has left one million Chinese students across the world stranded in empty dormitories and horrific towns around the world. According toContinue reading “The hope comes from 8 thousands miles away”

It’s a good time to skate like a girl

In the field of skateboarding dominated by men in history, it has never been easy to create space for women. However, with the skateboarding entering the Tokyo Olympic Games and more and more female skaters showing their brilliance, the phenomenon of sexism in contemporary skateboarding culture has been dormant. The theme of International Women’s dayContinue reading “It’s a good time to skate like a girl”

How do skateboarders think skateboarding will be on the Olympic stage for the first time?

Skateboarding is a rebellious Street sport that will debut at the Tokyo Olympics in a few months. Skateboarding is often combined with rebellious, characterized by dizzying fancy tricks, and will enter the Olympic mainstream structure of “faster, higher, stronger”. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee allocated 80 places for skaters, 40Continue reading “How do skateboarders think skateboarding will be on the Olympic stage for the first time?”

From toys to extreme sports: How scooters are becoming Millennials’ new dream

Traditional skateboarders have always laughed at scooters, but will a new generation of riders bring new prospects to the sport? The Dynamic Extreme Park in Gateshead is the largest indoor extreme sports ground in Newcastle and the gathering place of new generation of trendsetters. Here, all kinds of skateboarders from the northeast of England flockContinue reading “From toys to extreme sports: How scooters are becoming Millennials’ new dream”

Skiing – An extreme sport for ordinary people

Skiing is a dynamic and exciting sport. Although skiing belongs to extreme sports, it is not as dangerous as rock climbing, skydiving and other extreme sports. In fact, with the improvement of people’s economic level, skiing has entered most people’s lives. Skiing is called “white opium”, because many people enjoy the process of sprinting downContinue reading “Skiing – An extreme sport for ordinary people”

About Me

Hi everyone! I am Kris, an international multimedia journalism student at Newcastle University. This is my blog: Amazing Race, a brilliant blog that will focus on extreme sports around Newcastle, including skateboarding, rock climbing, parkour, mountain biking and all kinds of thrilling sports! Why I call it Amazing Race? Because extreme sports is a processContinue reading “About Me”

My First Blog Post

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.