Nice article, this topic I still "iffy" for me. I agree Skateboarding won't be the same if it is an olympic sport but It will also get a lot of recognition if it is, and a lot more respect from the rest of the world.
Me too
I dont want skateboarding to turn into a sport
Then we will be Jocks..
And that s not good.
I say each country should have its own skate team, but it shouldnt be in the olympics and they should start a new organization for it Like The World Skateboarding Comission.
Here's how I look at it: skateboarding has already become something mainstream and has already lost it's edge. Notice the soccer mums of poser kids at your local park? Exactly.
So if it becomes an olympic sport, true skaters will be able to distance themselves from that, and still "keep it real"(for lack of a better term) and stay true to what it was about.
Look at snowboarding, it's in the Winter Olympics(which doesn't get the same recognition as the Summer Olympics, but it's still similar) and there's plenty of snowboarders out there who have the stance of "**** that crap who cares? Just snowboard for the fun of it" and they stick to what its about.
It's the same as what MTV did to music. despite the fact every genre ever got made into a mainstrem marketing gimmick... there are still bands out there doing it for the right reasons and staying true to what ideals those styles of music stood for.
So as long as there is still the core of skaters who stick to what it is really about, and skate for the right reasons, and just get out there and have fun, true skating will never die.
Also ( I cannot remeber who stated this, it was a Melbourne based pro, this 'quote' is not exact) "...to keep the global juggernaut in check we need to keep supporting the real skater owned skate companies.." Becasue we all know if it becomes an olympic sport every brand on earth will start making skatebaords and skate epuiment, and the honest companies will suffer, so we need to keep the real companies alive, and support them.
In short, if the core of "true" skaters keep supporting the right brands, the ma and pa shops, and keep sakting the streets lookign for new spots and skating for the love of skating... We can keep skating alive and well.
Skateboarding was always founded on the freedom of riding. Competition has nothing to do with skateboarding. Everyone is so different, it's impossible to judge someone vs. another.
Here's how I look at it: skateboarding has already become something mainstream and has already lost it's edge. Notice the soccer mums of poser kids at your local park? Exactly.
So if it becomes an olympic sport, true skaters will be able to distance themselves from that, and still "keep it real"(for lack of a better term) and stay true to what it was about.
Look at snowboarding, it's in the Winter Olympics(which doesn't get the same recognition as the Summer Olympics, but it's still similar) and there's plenty of snowboarders out there who have the stance of "**** that crap who cares? Just snowboard for the fun of it" and they stick to what its about.
It's the same as what MTV did to music. despite the fact every genre ever got made into a mainstrem marketing gimmick... there are still bands out there doing it for the right reasons and staying true to what ideals those styles of music stood for.
So as long as there is still the core of skaters who stick to what it is really about, and skate for the right reasons, and just get out there and have fun, true skating will never die.
Also ( I cannot remeber who stated this, it was a Melbourne based pro, this 'quote' is not exact) "...to keep the global juggernaut in check we need to keep supporting the real skater owned skate companies.." Becasue we all know if it becomes an olympic sport every brand on earth will start making skatebaords and skate epuiment, and the honest companies will suffer, so we need to keep the real companies alive, and support them.
In short, if the core of "true" skaters keep supporting the right brands, the ma and pa shops, and keep sakting the streets lookign for new spots and skating for the love of skating... We can keep skating alive and well.
could not have said it better my self dude
large companies might start maken bull shit skateboards and suck ass and the real companies will suffer and stuff and there will be even more posers.
I dont want skateboarding to turn into a sport
Then we will be Jocks..
And that s not good.
I say each country should have its own skate team, but it shouldnt be in the olympics and they should start a new organization for it Like The World Skateboarding Comission.
So if it becomes an olympic sport, true skaters will be able to distance themselves from that, and still "keep it real"(for lack of a better term) and stay true to what it was about.
Look at snowboarding, it's in the Winter Olympics(which doesn't get the same recognition as the Summer Olympics, but it's still similar) and there's plenty of snowboarders out there who have the stance of "**** that crap who cares? Just snowboard for the fun of it" and they stick to what its about.
It's the same as what MTV did to music. despite the fact every genre ever got made into a mainstrem marketing gimmick... there are still bands out there doing it for the right reasons and staying true to what ideals those styles of music stood for.
So as long as there is still the core of skaters who stick to what it is really about, and skate for the right reasons, and just get out there and have fun, true skating will never die.
Also ( I cannot remeber who stated this, it was a Melbourne based pro, this 'quote' is not exact) "...to keep the global juggernaut in check we need to keep supporting the real skater owned skate companies.." Becasue we all know if it becomes an olympic sport every brand on earth will start making skatebaords and skate epuiment, and the honest companies will suffer, so we need to keep the real companies alive, and support them.
In short, if the core of "true" skaters keep supporting the right brands, the ma and pa shops, and keep sakting the streets lookign for new spots and skating for the love of skating... We can keep skating alive and well.
Baseball isn't even in the Olympics. So there for you've heard wrong.
Or made that up.
So if it becomes an olympic sport, true skaters will be able to distance themselves from that, and still "keep it real"(for lack of a better term) and stay true to what it was about.
Look at snowboarding, it's in the Winter Olympics(which doesn't get the same recognition as the Summer Olympics, but it's still similar) and there's plenty of snowboarders out there who have the stance of "**** that crap who cares? Just snowboard for the fun of it" and they stick to what its about.
It's the same as what MTV did to music. despite the fact every genre ever got made into a mainstrem marketing gimmick... there are still bands out there doing it for the right reasons and staying true to what ideals those styles of music stood for.
So as long as there is still the core of skaters who stick to what it is really about, and skate for the right reasons, and just get out there and have fun, true skating will never die.
Also ( I cannot remeber who stated this, it was a Melbourne based pro, this 'quote' is not exact) "...to keep the global juggernaut in check we need to keep supporting the real skater owned skate companies.." Becasue we all know if it becomes an olympic sport every brand on earth will start making skatebaords and skate epuiment, and the honest companies will suffer, so we need to keep the real companies alive, and support them.
In short, if the core of "true" skaters keep supporting the right brands, the ma and pa shops, and keep sakting the streets lookign for new spots and skating for the love of skating... We can keep skating alive and well.
large companies might start maken bull shit skateboards and suck ass and the real companies will suffer and stuff and there will be even more posers.
You know?