So just go with it. Play with it. What can we do with them, instead of trying to figure out the next super crazy flip spin. It is equally creative as it is athletic, as much an art form as it is a sport. Go with that. Be different. Follow him on Twitter PaulBisceglio. Thereby, the handling characteristics have been improved.
For this reason, skateboarders were able to develop new tricks and maneuvers. The s Between the years and , skateboarding became more and more popular in the United States. Particularly affected were the states on the east and west coasts.
These boards featured a typical surfboard shape and roller skate trucks and were sold as complete boards. In the same year, the company Patterson Forbes developed the first industrially produced complete boards with more developed trucks. Also the clothing industry specialized more and more on skateboarding. One of the most famous skateboarding shoe brand named Vans was established in From this day on, Vans supported skateboarders from all over the world.
Especially shoe companies like Vans , Etnies , Converse and DC Shoes developed and manufactured skateboarding related footwear and streetwear. Another landmark event in was the first skate contest in Hermosa Beach, California. Skateboarding was not just cruising anymore. Skateboarders showed their skills in different disciplines like slalom or freestyle and companies started to assemble a team to sponsor the riders. A next big step was the further development of the shape of the boards.
The s The only consistent thing is change and so it came to a point where everything changed for skateboarding. Nasworthy started the company Cadillac Wheels and with the new material it was possible to ride smoother, faster and more comfortable. A variety of disciplines such as freestyle, downhill and slalom experienced a real high point.
In , the first artificially created skate park was inaugurated and new parks emerged with new elements such as vertical ramps and kickers. In the mids, skateboarding reached Germany. The American soldiers brought the trend with them and by Munich became the first German skateboard center. In Munich Neuperlach, the first skate park was built, first skateboard magazines followed and in the first German skateboard championships were held in Munich.
All the different riders with their individual styles enhanced lots of new tricks. Therefore, skateboarding hardware was developed further and further: Shapes changed, boards became wider, got more concave and they featured nose and tail. That was the birth of street skateboarding! The s Rodney Mullen was one of the first riders who transferred the Ollie for different maneuvers onto the streets and spread a new style of skateboarding.
Next to other fun sport activities like BMX or inline skating, street skateboarding developed more and more and became very popular. Next to these magazines, a few smaller ones were founded and more skate shops opened. Many people saw the sport as dangerous. Some parks and cities banned skateboarding. Norway banned the sport altogether between and Still, dedicated skateboarders kept the sport alive.
Alan Gelfand created the first skateboarding trick in Years later, Tony Hawk entered the first X Games and wowed the world. Today, skateboarding continues to grow. Fewer skateboarding injuries end with a trip to the hospital than those in baseball, basketball, American football , or soccer.
The International Olympics Committee is even making skateboarding an Olympic sport in ! Are you ready to jump on a skateboard and learn the Ollie? A helmet and knee pads go a long way to protecting skateboarders! We are undergoing some spring clearing site maintenance and need to temporarily disable the commenting feature. Thanks for your patience. Drag a word to its definition. You have answered 0 of 3 questions correctly and your score is:.
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