Where is skateboarding going

Judges will assess the degree of difficulty of the tricks, height, speed, originality, execution and the composition of moves when awarding marks. A regular stance is where the left leg is facing the direction a skateboarder wishes to move, while a goofy-foot stance would be leading with the right leg and pushing off with your left.

Leigh gave i the lowdown on what we can expect to hear him say while he commentates on skateboarding at Tokyo Lip tricks are what skaters will do on the coping — the top of the park — and airs are everything airborne.

The incredible part of street skateboarding is that you have to be fully committed to the most dangerous tricks. They can really hurt themselves on these tricks, the board can move a centimetre or two in the air, so the catch is key. The occasional freak will do it in a week, but most mortals take at least a month.

Or the heelflip with your heels. In street they have a brilliant format, which is known as They have two runs around this whole park, two second runs. You roll in, go for one trick. The four refers to the fact they take the four best scores.

People could take off quickly with high scores, someone else may have fallen at the start but then finds their mojo and then starts climbing up through the rankings. Reynolds and Eaton would love to take gold in their respective disciplines. The year-old Reynolds, who will be skating in park, and year-old Eaton, who will be skating in street, have been friends for 14 years.

Reynolds currently leads the world rankings in park and will be the favorite in Tokyo. His top competition may be from his own teammate, Cory Juneau, who is second in the world rankings.

In fact, a podium sweep is even possible with the third U. Men's and women's street skateboarding will be held on July 25 and 26, respectively. Women's and men's park will be held on Aug. Preliminary rounds and finals are held on the same day. But Friedberg said he fully expects the International Olympic Committee to re-up skateboarding for when it would return to its birthplace in Los Angeles. Many of the skateboarders that paved the way for its inclusion in the Olympics -- Southern California natives like Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain and Stacy Peralta -- will never get a chance to compete in the Olympics.

But Friedberg said he hopes they can be honored. But there will be many more opportunities to do that, and, you know, LA would be a great opportunity.

We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? MORE: Olympics' newest sports poised to break barriers for women, minorities. Comments 0. Top Stories. The park competition takes place on a varied course combining bowls and numerous bends, which the athletes use to gather speed and perform tricks mid-air. The skateboarders are judged by the height and speed of the tricks they carry out during jumps, as well as their capacity to use the entire surface and all obstacles.

After making its debut on the Olympic stage at the Nanjing Youth Olympics, skateboarding is going up a gear by appearing at the Tokyo Games as a new sport.