Skateboarding

Skateboarding is the act of riding on and performing tricks with a skateboard. A person who skateboards is referred to as a skateboarder or skater. more...

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Skateboarding is a recreational activity, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report by American Sports Data found that there were 18.5 million skateboarders in the world. Eighty-five percent of skateboarders polled who had used a board in the last year were under the age of 18, and 74 percent were male.

Skateboarding is relatively modern. A key skateboarding trick, the ollie, was only developed in the late 1970s. This ollie was used only on vertical ramps on flat ground. A decade later, freestyle skateboarder Rodney Mullen invented the kickflip.

History

Before The Beginning

In April 15,1843 a man named Russ Williams came up with the idea to attach wheels to a piece of wood for transportation. Over time it became a popular activity. Andres, one of Omar's (RUSS) friends, evolved it into the idea of using it for tricks

Predating the first skateboard, the New York Times reported on May 21, 1893 in an article entitled: \"DANGEROUS SPORT IN BROOKLYN: Coasting on Lincoln Place May Sometime Lead to Loss of Life\":

Lincoln Park Slope Brooklyn, smoothly paved with asphalt from the Prospect Park (Brooklyn) Circle to Fifth Avenue and has a slope about 15 degrees. During the past few weeks small boys from all parts of the neighborhood have gathered on Lincoln Place with little four wheeled carts, on which they have coasted down the middle of the Street…

The first skateboard

Although the first skateboard was developed by a company named \"External\", it wasn't until 1958 that a variation of the skateboard as we know it was made. It was built in a California surf shop. It was something for surfers to do when the ocean was flat. The shop owner, Bill Richard and Kyler made a deal with the Chicago Roller Skate Company to produce sets of skate wheels. Then they attached them to square wooden boards. Skateboarding was originally called \"sidewalk surfing\" and early skaters emulated surfing style and moves. Skateboards may or may not have evolved from \"crate scooters.\" Crate scooters preceded skateboards, and were essentially similar except for having a wooden crate attached to the front, which formed rudimentary handlebars.

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