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skeeter skaters was a combination between skateboards and a scooter. It was a metal bar attached to a plank with iron wheels. -
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Roller Derby created cleaner smoother boards for people who wanted to surf on concrete. -
The brand "Roller Derby" started making better shapes for their boards for a better feel. -
Skateboards are made into oval shapes and have a tail to do more maneuvers with. -
Skateboard wheels started changing through materials and the urethane wheel was invented. -
The skateboard trick called an "Ollie" was invented where you snap the tail of the board and make it jump with you. -
X-games is an event for extreme sport games where people compete to be the best at what they do. -
Skateboards are now made with better wood and made into a perfect oval shape. There are two tails and at the top there is a black sheet of tape that grips to your feet like sandpaper. -
Tony Hawk was a pro skateboarder who did a trick nobody had ever done or seen before. It was a mid-air grab and a 900 degree spin before landing again. -
Street League is an event specifically made for pro skateboarders where a skate park is used to do various lines of tricks to get the best score. -
In 2021 the Olympics decided to add skateboarding as a sport and debuted it in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games.