Quarantine boredom? Meet your match. Along vacant boardwalks, empty parking lots and the ghost town that is Times Square, roller skaters rule again.
Google search interest for the retro footwear skyrocketed to a five-year high in early May — about the time lockdown doldrums also started peaking.
And if the movement had a mascot, it’d surely be actress Ana Coto. The 29-year-old went viral on TikTok for her infectiously fun videos, skating (often backward) through Southern California sunshine with positively immaculate vibes.
The swagger-filled social-distancing videos, now a certifiable trend on the video app, hit up to 31.2 million views each, with positive comments like “Do I wanna be her?