X Games 2025: Ryan Sheckler
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Ryan Sheckler has been a household name for every young skater who grew up during the early 2000s. Whether you know him from his MTV show Life of Ryan or his dominating skate career, anyone who was young during that time period knew him as a skateboarding icon. At 35 years old, it is awesome to still see Sheckler competing, and he was a big highlight for the 2025 X Games roster in Salt Lake City. Even after all this time competing, Sheckler says, “The excitement is still there. My body feels good and, on top of that, I get to finally compete in front of my wife and my kids. So that definitely adds a new fire to everything.” I ask about his pre-games routine and he says he puts in as much preparation as possible, but overall he’s just thankful for still being able to skate and compete. “Utah always brings a good crowd,” Sheckler says.

“If I see something that looks cool and I’m feeling it, I’m gonna get out of the car or I’m gonna approach it and I’m gonna try to get a clip.”
The X Games are special to those who grew up in the golden era of action sports. “I always hold X Games to a really high regard just because, you know, that’s kind of where I turned pro,” Sheckler says. “Some of my best performances have been at X Games. A lot of my best memories with other athletes have been at X Games. So for me, the X Games [are] probably the most important. I just love it.” After the competition is over, Sheckler says he will be happy to head back to the Airbnb and chill with his family. Beyond competing, he plans to hit some street spots while in Salt Lake. “If I see something that looks cool and I’m feeling it, I’m gonna get out of the car or I’m gonna approach it and I’m gonna try to get a clip,” he says. Be on the lookout for Sheckler hitting many of the spots Salt Lake has to offer in the week after the competition.

As we age, life changes and exciting new moments happen. For Sheckler, some of his biggest achievements in life have just come to fruition. Over the past few years, Sheckler has settled down and gotten married, had two daughters and started a new skateboarding company called Sandlot Times, after the 1993 movie The Sandlot. One of the most unique things Sheckler wanted to do with his skateboarding company is create a brand that the younger generation can rely on and use. Sandlot Times does some awesome things to shake up the current offerings of skateboard deck sizes for kids by making boards that are actually kid-sized. Sheckler says, “I saw all the smaller skateboards out there and they were way too long, the width was skinny and it just wasn’t right to me. I knew I really wanted to focus on getting this new generation on a board that felt super comfortable.” This is a big change from how kids boards are traditionally made, helping to make skateboarding more accessible to younger generations.
“A lot of my best memories with other athletes have been at X Games. So for me, the X Games [are] probably the most important. I just love it.”
Finally, I ask Sheckler what’s next in his future. He’s got some big plans for Sandlot Times, a Red Bull tour, a new movie about anti-child trafficking and work with his other sponsors. But most importantly, he says, “I’m just super stoked [to] watch my kids grow up. Honestly, being there for my kids growing up has been super rad.” Find out the results of this year’s games online at xgames.com and keep up with Sheckler on Instagram at @shecks.
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