Skateboarding

Skateboarding
	Skater in front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (2019)
Highest governing body	World Skate
Characteristics
Mixed-sex	Yes, separate competitions
Presence
Country or region	Worldwide
Olympic	Since 2020

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. 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.^[3] In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding would be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, for both male and female teams.^[4]

Since the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, freestyle BMXers, aggressive skaters, and more recently, scooters.^[5] However, skateboarding has become controversial in areas in which the activity, although legal, has damaged curbs, stoneworks, steps, benches, plazas, and parks.^[1]^[6]

^ ^a ^b Borden, Iain (2019). "Skateboarding and the City". Skateboarding and the City: A Complete History. Bloomsbury, London, England: Bloomsbury Publishing. doi:10.5040/9781474208420. ISBN 9781474208420. LCCN 2018015183. OCLC 1083120279. S2CID 200160492. Retrieved December 31, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ Ocean Howell (2003). "Extreme Market Research". Topic Magazine. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^ Montgomery, Tiffany (May 12, 2009). "The state of the skateboarding industry". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
^ "Skateboarding Is Officially an Olympic Sport. What Now?". August 6, 2016. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
^ Steve Cave, about.com. "Skateboarding: A Brief History (page 2)". Archived from the original on February 14, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2006.
^ Cite error: The named reference skateboarding was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Architecture-1] Borden, Iain (2019). "Skateboarding and the City". Skateboarding and the City: A Complete History. Bloomsbury, London, England: Bloomsbury Publishing. doi:10.5040/9781474208420. ISBN 9781474208420. LCCN 2018015183. OCLC 1083120279. S2CID 200160492. Retrieved December 31, 2020 – via Google Books.

[2] Ocean Howell (2003). "Extreme Market Research". Topic Magazine. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

[3] Montgomery, Tiffany (May 12, 2009). "The state of the skateboarding industry". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

[4] "Skateboarding Is Officially an Olympic Sport. What Now?". August 6, 2016. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

[5] Steve Cave, about.com. "Skateboarding: A Brief History (page 2)". Archived from the original on February 14, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2006.

[skateboarding-6] Cite error: The named reference skateboarding was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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