Ollie vs. Kickflip — What's the Difference?

Ollie is a male given name and a nickname, often as a shortened form of Oliver, Olive, Olympia or Olivia. Variants include Olie, Oli, Oly and Olly.

The kickflip is a maneuver in skateboarding in which the rider flips their skateboard 360° along the axis that extends from the nose to the tail of the deck. When the rider is regular footed the board spins counter-clockwise if viewed from the back.

A skateboarding maneuver in which the rider lifts the board into the air by pressing down on it with the rear foot, raising the front foot, and then raising the rear foot.

(skateboarding) An ollie where the board is rotated 360 degrees along its axis.

A similar maneuver in snowboarding in which the rider lifts the front foot and then the rear foot to spring into the air without going off a ramp.

To perform a kickflip.

An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.

(intransitive) To perform an ollie.