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Skateboarding is an action sport that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Originating in the United States, skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years.
Vert Best Trick. Updated on April 23, 2013. Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American former professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documented "900" skateboarding trick in 1999.
In Skateboard Vert, Tony Hawk took home the gold with the first of his many history-making moments at the X Games: the "Perfect Run". His score was a 97.50. Chris Senn takes home his second gold medal in Skateboard Street. Trevor Meyer takes the gold in the debut of Flatland BMX. 1998: X Games IV – San Diego (June 1998)
Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is an international skateboarding tournament series. The league features professional street skateboarders competing for the largest monetary prize in the history of skateboarding, and was founded by professional skateboarder and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek. California Skateparks designs and builds the SLS courses.
Mark Gonzales (born June 1, 1968), also known as " Gonz ", " the Gonz " and " the Godfather ", is an American professional skateboarder and artist. [ 1 ] A pioneer in the development of modern street skating, he is considered one of the first street-style skateboarders alongside Natas Kaupas. Gonzales and Kaupas are also credited with the first ...
Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics. Competitions in the sport of skateboarding, governed by World Skate, have been held at two editions of the Summer Olympic Games. First selected as one of the discretionary sports at the 2020 and 2024 games, skateboarding will be inducted as one of the mandatory sports at the 2028 games.
Frank Nasworthy. Frank Nasworthy is notable in the history of skateboarding for introducing polyurethane wheel technology to the sport in the early 1970s. After graduating from Annandale High School in Northern Virginia in 1967, Nasworthy attended Virginia Tech for a year. Back with his family for the summer of 1970, he visited a plastics ...
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