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skateboards invented
No one knows exactly when or why the skateboard was invented, but sometime in the 1950s someone took roller skate trucks and wheels and attached them to a piece of wood. -
Skateboard popularity
In 1963 skateboarding reached its first peak in popularity. -
Double Kicktail
The first double kicktail was patented. This allowed people to ride on either side of the board. -
Skatepark
Skateparks were invented as a training ground for skaters to work on new tricks. -
Eurothane Wheel
The eurothane wheel revolutionized the skateboard because people could ride skateboards that gripped the road like never before. -
Zephyr Team
At a contest in Del Mar, the Zephyr Team skateboarders showed off a new type of skating that had never been seen before. It featured speed, power, and aggression at its core. -
Air
Toly Alva invented the firsst frontside air. This revolutionized skateboarding because now people were not limited to just the ground. -
Ollie
Rodney Mullen invents the Ollie, a trick that is at the core of modern skateboarding even to this day. -
Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk lands the first 900 at X-Games 4 during the Best Trick Contest. This trick still challenges skaters today. -
It started
Graham Jones-Kellett went to his first skatepartk and began skating at the age of 14. He has loved it ever since.
