In 2020, skateboarding finally earned the recognition it deserves as an Olympic sport. So how did it get there? Below we take a closer look at 15 interesting skateboarding facts.

Seems like the newly remastered Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 has been the talk of the town lately, and it inspired me to take a little trip down memory lane.

Jason Lee had been casually dabbling in acting while skateboarding, appearing in commercials and in small films before winning the part of Brodie. He decided to quit the sport after Mallrats. 7.

Paragraph #2 of the skateboard flier claims that hundreds of skateboarders “fly downhill at speeds up to 50 mph.” Has this been clocked or verified?

7. His Older Brother Introduced Him to Skateboarding As the story goes, Tony Hawk was nine years old when his older brother Steve gave him his first skateboard—a blue fiberglass Bahne board.

The THPS series changed skateboarding forever. Here are 13 fun facts that made it so special.