The History of skateboarding

  • skateboarding is born

    skateboarding is born
    Skateboarding was created in California by several surfers who wanted something to do when the waves were flat.
  • skateboard competitions

    skateboard competitions
    people started having skateboarding competions as it got more popular
  • skateboarding becomes less popular

    skateboarding becomes less popular
    skateboarding was becoming less and less popular and companies started making less skateboards
  • the ollie is created

    the ollie is created
    allen gelfand invented the ollie
  • new designes

    new designes
    companies started making new designes
  • skateboarding videos

    skateboarding videos
    since the vcr came out stacey peralta and george powell created skateboerd videos
  • more popular

    more popular
    skateboarding started to get popular again it influenced clothing styles
  • first x games

    first x games
    ESPN has it first x games it made skatebording very popular
  • winter x games

    winter x games
    Espn had a winter x games
  • media attention

    media attention
    people started making skateboard video gamesand kids skate boards
  • HALL OF FAME

    HALL OF FAME
    ALEN GELFAND GETS PUT INTO THE SKATEBORD HALL OF FAME
  • ALOT OF PEOPLE

    ALOT OF PEOPLE
    SKATEBORDING IS NOW THE 3RD SPORT WITH THE MOST PEOPLE