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The start of skating
It started in the 1950´s -
Mass Produce
In the early 1960's companies such as Larry Stevenson's Makaha and Hobie Alter's Hobie began to mass-produce the first true surfing-inspired skateboards. Some of the early proponents of surf-style skateboarding included Bill and Mark Richards, Dannu Bearer, Bruce Logan and Torger Johnson. Skateboarding became very popular almost overnight, and companies were fighting to keep up with demand. Over fifty million skate boards -
HOBBY ?!I
In 1963, skateboarding became a highly sought after hobby which is when its popularity peaked, and skateboard companies started holding skateboarding competitions. -
Events
In the 70´s they started to invent in skateboarding events -
Wheels
in 1972, Frank Nasworthy invented urethane skateboard wheels, which are similar to what skateboard wheel manufacturer’s use today. -
A NEW MANEUVER
In 1978, only a few years into the popularity of the Zephyr style of skateboarding, a skater named Alan Gelfand (nicknamed “Ollie”) invented a maneuver that would later completely change the course of skateboarding -
Cloth
During the 80's, skateboarding began to influence clothing styles, music and culture -
First extreme games
In regards to the "ten-year cycle," the sport once again started on an upward swing in 1995, due in part to exposure it received from ESPN's first Extreme Games in Rhode Island. This served to bring skateboarding, which had long been viewed as a rebel sport, perhaps because of the danger and occasional illegality of the endeavor, a step closer to the mainstream. -
Skate park
The first public skate park in NYC opened in the mid 90’s. And it was called Diamondz -
Mainstream
Since 2000 skateboarding has become more mainstream -
Worth????!!!!
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 -
The Olympics
In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan