Yurii Korotun

Skateboarder, athlete, certified teacher, content creator

Yurii Korotun skateboarding — 'Away From Home' video
Portrait of skateboarding coach Yurii Korotun in a beanie at a Simple Session event

Hi there

My name is Yurii Korotun, I'm 30 yo skateboarder from Ukraine, I discovered skateboarding when I was 6 and completely fell in love with it in 2008.

More than 19 years of full-on skateboarding journey. From 2013 I started to compete and travel around Ukraine and won most a of domestic competitions. Since 2013 I was also supported by many skate shops and brands and took part in a quite a few skate projects with making boards, clothes and organizing skateboarding events, etc.

I'm now bringing all of that to California. If you're in Los Angeles and you want to learn, I teach private and small-group lessons across the city — beginners very much welcome.

Skate lessons in Los Angeles
Coach sitting with a circle of helmeted kids during a skate camp session in a concrete bowl

My Projects

As a professional athlete, I wanted to do more than just focus on my own success. So I decided to help others while continue my own journey in skateboarding. I coach young skaters, work with schools to promote the sport and culture, and set personal goals for myself.

My love for skateboarding motivates me to share it and make a difference. Seeing the impact of my work through minds and souls of aspiring skaters is a source of pride and fulfillment.

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What I Do

Skateboarder floating a trick high above a concrete bank at duskSkateboarder airing over a van built into the course at an indoor contest while the crowd watches from the balconySkateboarder grabbing his board above the coping of a weathered blue bowlSkateboarder sliding a rail on a city plaza with a gothic cathedral behind himFist bumps down a line of young skaters sitting on a ledge at a city plaza sessionGroup photo of skateboarders and officials at a skatepark openingContest winner with his medal alongside the organisers on the bowl at a floodlit night finalSkateboarder mid-air over a ledge at a floodlit night contest