Meet Norbert, the coolest pig with awesome skating skills

Can pigs… skate?

Well, this one can – meet Norbert the Pig from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA whose skills have flown him right into the 2026 Guinness World Records book. 

Norbert is a super talented skateboarder, racing around with his family on the streets and pushing off with his tiny trotters.

With the help of his owner, Vincent Baran, he has broken the record for the fastest 10 metres pushing a skateboard by a pig after his 11.32 second-long ride!

“He looks like a natural on the board,” said Vincent. “People joke about ‘when pigs fly’ and now we can confirm, they do – on a skateboard!”

See him in action:

But how did it all start?

So a few years ago, Vincent rediscovered his old skateboard and wanted to see if Norbert would like to take a ride…

“I had my board from when I was a kid and figured I’d try him with it,” he told us. “I went outside, laid the board down and took out some unsalted peanuts as treats. 

“In about 15 minutes, I had him standing on the board. After a couple more sessions, he was pushing himself down the street.”

WOW!

Norbert has been a natural skateboarder for a while now, but in order to officially break a record the family had to wait out the snowy winter weather that hits their village.

So once spring arrived, and the snow cleared up, they were able to get the 5-year-old mini pig back out on the streets practising his craft.

Off he went chasing his dream of breaking a world record!

“We made sure that his skateboard trucks were tight, we stocked up on unsalted peanuts and string cheese for his rewards, and measured out his route so we knew exactly where and how far he needed to go,” said Vincent.

What’s your favourite snack for motivation?

Norbert is incredibly food-motivated, so they trained him to get on the board and push off by dangling treats in front of his adorable little snout!

And it definitely worked…

“After a handful of sessions, we finally hit the sweet spot and his run went perfectly!” Vincent said proudly.

Norbert scooted around on the board, starting at one end of the street, propping his trotters up on the skateboard, and excitedly pushing off in the direction of Vincent – who was holding out some food for him at the end of the track.

And in just 11.32 seconds, Norbert reached the finish line.

And look how proud he is… Such a good boy!

Of course, Vincent was also very proud of his pig’s achievement, and told us that it was an “honour for him to be recognized for his unique ability.” 

“He was rewarded handsomely with peanut-butter-covered bananas, peanuts, and apples,” he said. “We made sure he was treated like a king.”

And who knows, maybe we’ll see Norbert break some more records in the future…

As Vincent tells us, he’s super good at balancing on his back trotters, and he is considering teaching him how to dance or hold a paintbrush in his mouth to become the next… ‘Pigcasso’!

What other world records do you think a talented pig like Norbert could break?

Until then, congratulations Norbert – you are Officially Amazing!