The strong push for skateboarding to be included in the Olympics continues, as shown by this recent video pitch displayed on the International Skateboarding Federation’s (ISF) website. Although the everyday skateboarder may not be familiar with the ISF, they are skateboarding’s governing body with the goal to “to provide direction and governance for the sport of skateboarding worldwide.” While the discussion of skateboarding’s inclusion into the Olympics has been going on for a long time, that doesn’t mean everyday skaters should not be aware or have a voice in how our activity is being defined and marketed.
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October 29, 2013 12:17 am
I vote a DOS attack on the ISF website.
October 29, 2013 10:35 pm
Let them do it. Skateboarding will gain popularity with the cool kids, their daddies will donate money to build more skateparks. They can hold big corporate competitions once a month at these new parks. We can go get drunk that day and go skate the new parks at 2:AM when no fucker is there and we can smoke some weed.
Being in the Olympics won’t change shit unless you choose to participate with their lame ass bullshit.
November 1, 2013 2:26 am
If you liked that PSA then your pretty much a JOCK. Enjoy your competition.
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