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Skateboarding in the Olympics

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FruitBootPro
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Since the other thread devolved into a discussion about scooters, what do you guys think about S K A T E B O A R D I N G being in the Olympics?
Dec 4 2019 7:00PM
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iced
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yeah but what about the scooters
Dec 4 2019 7:03PM
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iced
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actually though,
I have no idea how its going to be presented. Awesome they are bringing it in, but I have a feeling its going to look weird. The olympics like to scrub down everything, and I'm curious how they are going to fare with skaters, who have a vary different image around the world in contrast to the 100m sprinter
Dec 4 2019 7:05PM
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ThatSkiierKidd64
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it's good for the sport. but it's killed the culture of skateboarding. Check out the Jenkem article about China producing super skaters. I remember when skating was something for the outcast and now it's turning into a sad cesspool of cum n shit.
Dec 6 2019 6:52PM
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Spirit-animal
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I think it will be sick but it might change up the way people look at the summer Olympics
Dec 12 2019 12:55AM
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FruitBootPro
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ThatSkiierKidd64it's good for the sport. but it's killed the culture of skateboarding. Check out the Jenkem article about China producing super skaters. I remember when skating was something for the outcast and now it's turning into a sad cesspool of cum n shit.


Competition extreme sports is always gonna be kinda corporate, but my experience at skateparks nowadays is that skateboarding still a grungy hip-hop vibe. Although yeah it's not quite an "outcast" or "rebel" sport anymore
Dec 12 2019 5:39PM
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Dinnerrolls
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ThatSkiierKidd64it's good for the sport. but it's killed the culture of skateboarding. Check out the Jenkem article about China producing super skaters. I remember when skating was something for the outcast and now it's turning into a sad cesspool of cum n shit.


China's olympic committee is fucked up. Cardrona this year was just swarmed with thousands of kids on the Chinese ski team. They were literally just sending kids who had no business being there off of the big air jump to see if they would land. I'm sure by Beijing 2022 there will be a couple Chinese guys in medal contention.
Dec 12 2019 6:36PM
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b0ss
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icedactually though,
I have no idea how its going to be presented. Awesome they are bringing it in, but I have a feeling its going to look weird. The olympics like to scrub down everything, and I'm curious how they are going to fare with skaters, who have a vary different image around the world in contrast to the 100m sprinter


There should be slopestyle skateboarding
Dec 12 2019 9:31PM
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Bdoobz
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I don't think skateboarding has a place in the Olympics. That's what the XGames are for.
Dec 12 2019 10:33PM
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FruitBootPro
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BdoobzI don't think skateboarding has a place in the Olympics. That's what the XGames are for.


Is there much of a difference?
Dec 12 2019 11:18PM
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Bdoobz
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surfaceoutsidersIs there much of a difference?


Well that's the issue. The XGames originated for action sports whereas the Olympics were more 'traditional' sports (for lack of a better term). The line is becoming more and more blurred and action sports are now becoming commercialized.

There's definitely pros and cons to things like this, but if this keeps out the IOC may snuff out the XGames and monopolize these major sporting events. The XGames are a significant part in action sports culture and identity, the IOC poaching these events could eventually do some actual damage to the action sports industry.
Dec 12 2019 11:25PM
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clorox
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DinnerrollsChina's olympic committee is fucked up. Cardrona this year was just swarmed with thousands of kids on the Chinese ski team. They were literally just sending kids who had no business being there off of the big air jump to see if they would land. I'm sure by Beijing 2022 there will be a couple Chinese guys in medal contention.

Witnessed a kid with the Chinese snowboard team at hood land with his heel edge downhill and absolutely slammed his fucking dome. His coach yanked him by the arm to his feet (not able to walk on his own) and started yelling at him. I just remember thinking "how is this legal?"

b0ssThere should be slopestyle skateboarding

I used to make slopestyle courses in skate 3. Would be sick to mix rail lines and jumps with a qp at the end.
Dec 12 2019 11:47PM
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ThatSkiierKidd64
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DinnerrollsChina's olympic committee is fucked up. Cardrona this year was just swarmed with thousands of kids on the Chinese ski team. They were literally just sending kids who had no business being there off of the big air jump to see if they would land. I'm sure by Beijing 2022 there will be a couple Chinese guys in medal contention.


At least it will be funny to watch some little kids get bucked off jumps
Dec 13 2019 5:57PM
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