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  2. Skateboarding - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Skateboard - Wikipedia

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    A skateboard is a type of sports equipment used for skateboarding. It is usually made of a specially designed 7–8-ply maple plywood deck and has polyurethane wheels attached to the underside by a pair of skateboarding trucks. The skateboard moves by pushing with one foot while the other foot remains balanced on the board, or by pumping one's ...

  4. Skateboarding styles - Wikipedia

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    Slalom skateboarding is a style of skateboarding that requires the rider to skate down a semi steep marked run carving through evenly spaced markers, such as orange parking cones. Slalom skateboarding was one of the earliest defined styles of competitive skateboarding. Slalom skateboarding requires precision and control while riding at a higher ...

  5. Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    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. Athletes compete in the disciplines of park and street ...

  6. Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Skateboarding was an event held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [1] [2] [3] It was the debut appearance of skateboarding at the Summer Olympics. [4]Skateboarding was one of four new sports added to the Olympic program for 2020; [5] it is also provisionally approved for the 2024 Summer Olympic games. [6]

  7. Street skateboarding - Wikipedia

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    Street skateboarding is a skateboarding discipline which focuses on flat-ground tricks, grinds, slides and aerials within urban environments, and public spaces. Street skateboarders meet, skate, and hang out in and around urban areas referred to as " spots ," which are commonly streets, plazas or industrial areas .

  8. List of skateboarding brands - Wikipedia

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    There are many skateboarding brands from around the world, covering boards, wheels, skate shoes, and accessories including skateboarding-brand watches and wallets. Most brands sell parts separately. A complete skateboard can be made of any brands of the products listed below.

  9. List of skateboarding terms - Wikipedia

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    180 heelflip: A heelflip with a 180 degree board and body turn either backside or frontside. 180 kickflip: A kickflip with a 180 degree board and body turn either backside or frontside. 360 flip or Tre flip: A 360 shove it and a kickflip. The board does one full rotation. 50-50 grind: A grind on both trucks.