street-style skateboarding

Street-style skateboarding is a discipline within the sport of skateboarding that involves performing tricks in an urban environment, using obstacles like stairs, rails, and ledges. It is considered an extreme sport and has developed as a youth subculture emphasizing creativity and individuality, offering an alternative to more formally organized team sports.1

Skateboarding originated in the early 20th century with crude homemade boards. It gained commercial traction in the 1960s and saw a revival in the mid-1970s with the development of polyurethane wheels and the kicktail, enabling more maneuverability and stunts. The 1980s saw the rise of street style, with skaters utilizing urban landscapes. Skateboarding made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games, featuring park and street disciplines.12