Skateboarding in the Olympics

I herd it will be added to the line up of sports in the next Olympic games.
fact or fiction?

hopefully fiction

why? Raymond Macken will win.

oh god, not this shit again

who cares...

If the idiot from iskate/monster has got any thing to do with it , then sorry to say its in! And the dude is a rollerblader on top of that. Im looking forward to seeing the uniform ...?

it would be a bit weird. i'm wondering who the us would have to represent them.

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lol the uniforms be so gay i rekon

Cornwell

18:29 15/Aug

it would be a bit weird. i'm wondering who the us would have to represent them


sheckler -_-

tiburon2

18:27 15/Aug

If the idiot from iskate/monster has got any thing to do with it , then sorry to say its in! And the dude is a rollerblader on top of that. Im looking forward to seeing the uniform ...?



you know the olympics is worldwide yeah? and some guy from sydney doesnt have the only say in it?

i hope it gets in.. and australia sends duncombe and dollin. they proceed to spend the whole event drinking dont even compete and it gets taken out immediately

either that or drug testing will get every single pro done in a second

It brings greater exposure to the sport, gives it a more wholesome image, which attracts a greater number of participants into the sport, boosting the profits of skate companies and allowing them to support more talented skaters. An increase in exposure also means that councils will take it seriously, building proper parks for the progression of an olympic sport, rather than cheap playpens for rebellious teens. having said that though, i always saw the olympics as a celebration of humans physical achievement at their most basic level, meaning track and field rather than complex sports with extraneous variables.

yeah but dookie do you seriously rekon duncombe and dollin would be bothered to go to it?

Ahahha yeah uniforms would be pretty funny...?

more medals for rentos

tiburon2

18:27 15/Aug
If the idiot from iskate/monster has got any thing to do with it , then sorry to say its in! And the dude is a rollerblader on top of that. Im looking forward to seeing the uniform ...?

hahahahahahaha your talking about the one and only hagan mcreath!!

interesting

skateboarding not a sport... just saying

but hey if it gets in itd be good for a giggle

Can't see it happening, what would they be judging on in vert and/or street?
Can't really go for any time based records either

Ah, this old debate.

Personally, I don't want to see skateboarding subsumed into a lame commercial gimmick, just like the other Olympic sports. Fuck that. The Olympics is a jock cliche festival that's primarily a cashcow for advertisers and the corrupt IOC.

It should be up to the skaters. If there was a poll of pro skaters, I suspect that the majority would vote AGAINST participating in the Olympics.

Sure, the skate companies want the Olympics for financial reasons. But it should be up to the skaters.

if skateboarding becomes an olympic sport it'll only be vert, no street

wouldnt it be Slalom?

mosu101

08:05 16/Aug

wouldnt it be Slalom?


That's a fair point because the Olympics is usually a time based thing.

Skating in the Olympics would fucking rule! Especially if its like the maloof money cup. You clowns saying that skating should remain core and not be commercialised have your heads in the fucking sand man its already packed with that shit! Car companies, foodchains and every big sports shoe company sponsor straight up shameless jocks like Sheckler and flying tomato! Its an unstopable wave.
I pretty much only watch the Olympics for the track and field but now I'll get to watch crew blast airs for a gold medal instead of a lanky white english 10k walking poofter!