Skateboarding 2020

johnblazeSkateboarding isn't a sport.

LukasSchroederhow is it any less of a sport than skiing

GrandThingsIt is literally illegal

DinnerrollsHonestly that's a pretty dumb take... Street skiing is just as illegal as street skating, and skiing in a terrain park is kind of the equivalent to skating in a skate park. There is definitely a bigger scene for street skating then street skiing, but they are comparable.

DinnerrollsAs you all know skateboarding will be making it's debut in the 2020 Tokyo games.
I've been noticing such a divide in people who say that it is good for skateboarding and how it's going to ruin skateboarding and that the Olympics will suck the life out of the sport... just like skiers did before Sochi.
So what do you guys think? Has skiing been ruined by the Olympics?

GrandThingsIt is literally illegal

MillsSetafreeskiing ruin by olympics ? How?

Strangely, I think it's the opposite, especially how the women's competition has evolved.

DesertStixSerious question: what will be the triple cork equivalent in skate competition? We all know ya gotta spin to win but what do you guys think everyone’s going to feel obligated to throw?

Dunderflipgonna be a lot of kick back tails and back noseblunts, 270 lips are coming into the mainstream right now too I think there will be a bunch of those

I just hope people do ghetto birds down gaps

GrandThingsIt is literally illegal

loshthis kid sits when he pees, sleeps with his socks on, and doesn't stop the microwave before it beeps.

DinnerrollsHonestly that's a pretty dumb take... Street skiing is just as illegal as street skating, and skiing in a terrain park is kind of the equivalent to skating in a skate park. There is definitely a bigger scene for street skating then street skiing, but they are comparable.

johnblazeAlso not a sport.

GrandThingsIt is literally illegal

DinnerrollsYour the worst type of guy.
There is obviously more to it than just being a sport, but skiing is a sport. I'd love to here your opinion on why it's not

johnblazeSki racing is a sport because you know who the winner is. How do you determine which 360 mute grab is better? It's subjective; so did the winner really win? B.S. Great activity, but not a sport.

DinnerrollsSo Gymnastics, Surfing, Figure Skating, Diving, anything that is does not involve racing in X Games, is not a sport.
I've been living a lie.

johnblazeGymnastics, figure skating, and diving have defined ways the tricks are preformed. They are completely uniform and style is absent, so they are not scored subjectively. You are correct about X games.

DinnerrollsHonestly, solid point. But, if we don't judge a bad mute 360 vs a good (or innovative) mute 360, then we would have aerials. So that's why I think skiing is a sport, just with different criteria that adds a level of creativity. So I get your point, and I get it if park skiing is just a hobby for you. It's competition for some people, whether it be park, freeride, or halfpipe. Some people want to be the best in the world, and some people just do it for fun.