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The beginning of skateboarding
It started with surfers wanting to surf the streets. nobody knows who made the first skateboard but we know that the old school skaters made their skateboard out of wooden boxes or decks with roller skate wheels on. in this time they mostly skate downhill and not much grinding and jumping cause that weren't discovered yet. -
Skateboarding growing
Now there was freestyle contests, which made the sport look like what it looks like today. -
Skateboarding culture
in the 80´s, skateboarding began to influence the clothes and music,there came a culture of skateboarding -
The first skatepark
in the mid 90´s, the first skatepark opened in New York City. -
Skateboarding becoming mainstream
Since 2000 skateboarding became more mainstream. More skateparks being made and better boards being build. skaters also began doing fliptricks, air`s and grindings. There are also talks about skateboarding becoming a olympic sport.
