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. Originating in the United States, skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue, with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding would be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, for both male and female teams. Skateboarding made its Olympic debut in 2020 and was included in the 2024 games.
Since the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, frees...
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A skateboarder in mid flight perfoming stunts and practicing for future tornament.
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Skateboarder in Grants Pass, Oregon.
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This photo is of Wikis Take Manhattan goal code S18, Skateboarding.
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Kaukajärvi, Tampere, Finland, 2015. The Manserama skateboarding event at the Iso-Vilunen skatepark.
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Judi Oyama Capitola Classic Downhill Race 1980
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Luiz Francisco fought until the last lap for the bronze, but finished fourth.
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Merza getting air on the big Skateistan quarterpipe
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Nicholas Deconie frontside five-0 at Millennium Skate Park, Owl's Head Park - Bay Ridge, Brooklyn - ...
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Olympic Rings without "rims" (gaps between the rings), As used, eg. in the logos of the 2008 and 201...
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Skate park in Onalaska, Wisconsin.
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Skaters await their turn during the best trick skate contest at LES skatepark. June 2019
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Photo of a U.S. Marine carrying a skateboard during military exercise "Urban Warrior '99", in March ...
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Un skateboarder à Venice Beach le 20 juin 2022.