Skateboarding Olympics When did skateboarding become an Olympic sport? Skateboarding made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Hardcore skaters groused that the sport was going mainstream, and the IOC fretted over liability from injuries. But in the end, skateboarding proved to be a gnarly success. How does Olympic skateboarding work? There are two competitions – street and park. In street, the skateboarders perform tricks on a street-like course that includes stairs and handrails. They get two, 45-second runs and perform five tricks. The final score is the combined points from the best run and best two tricks. In park, the skateboarders perform high-flying tricks in a hollowed-out concrete bowl that features ramps and quarter pipes. The skaters get three 45-second runs and the ...
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