Posts Tagged Olympics
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WE SNUCK A WRITER INTO THE TOKYO OLYMPICS
Some behind the scenes photos and intel from the dystopian event in Tokyo.
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WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH OLYMPIC SKATEBOARDING?
We scoured the web and bugged an Olympic insider to find out all we could about the next hot "sport."
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CHINA IS ASSEMBLING A SKATEBOARDING ARMY
As the Olympics draws near, China is awkwardly turning Shaolin warriors into skateboarders to win gold.
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WHAT DO THE KIDS THINK OF SKATEBOARDING IN THE OLYMPICS?
The next generation of skaters talks about the five-ring circus of the Olympic games.
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4 SKATEBOARDING EVENTS THE OLYMPICS CAN HAVE
If skateboarding has to be in the Olympics, then here's four events I'm willing to give to the kooks.
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WILL SKATEBOARDERS EVER BE TRADED LIKE IN OTHER SPORTS?
Skateboarding might be on television and pretty much everywhere, but it’s not the NBA, NFL, or even the PGA.... yet.
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THE PUSH FOR SKATEBOARDING & THE OLYMPICS CONTINUES
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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THE MARC JOHNSON INTERVIEW
The longest, most personal and most controversial interview we've ever published on the site.
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HOW CORPORATIONS ARE CHANGING SKATEBOARDING AND WHY IT MATTERS
In the world of corporate skateboarding, skate companies and skaters are simply commodities that are meant to be bought, profited from, and then thrown away.
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A SERIOUS REVIEW OF MARK SUCIU’S SERIOUS “VERSO”
Verso asks that we pay it a kind of attention many of us automatically do not. Knowing this, we choose to either look more closely or let it pass before our eyes the way the rest of skating does.
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BRIAN SUMNER ON LEAVING THE SKATE INDUSTRY AND FINDING CHRISTIANITY
"People are going to hate you for different stupid reasons, but people shouldn’t be divided over the faith."
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MY EXPERIENCES IN SKATEBOARDING
"I've been terrified of garnering the reputation of 'ramp-tramp' or 'pro-ho' just from spending time with skaters."
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UNDERSTANDING THE NEAL HENDRIX ALLEGATIONS & POWER DYNAMICS IN SKATEBOARDING
How can skateboarders within the industry do a better job of keeping each other in check?
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WHAT HAPPENED TO GERSHON MOSLEY?
From punching Andrew Reynolds, to not getting "pimped" by the industry, Gershon covers everything you wanted to know.