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the start of skateboardnig
Skateboarding was first started in the 1950s. Mellow surfers got the idea to surf the streets. Nobody knows who made the first board, but in the attempt of surfing the streets a new sport was born. -
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skate school
. Today you can actually attend the Uptown Skate School in NYC, and get one on one personal skateboarding lessons. there are even talks about skateboarding becoming an Olympic sport. -
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Tricks
At this time, skateboarding was mostly downhill slalom or freestyle, not much grinding and no big air jumps done on the street of NYC. -
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skateboarding
Since 2000 skateboarding has become more mainstream. More money has been put into skateboarding, there are more skate parks, better skateboards, and more skateboarding companies support the skaters.