![]() Olympic skateboarding will debut this summer in Tokyo & will be rocking the he's still trying to wrap his head around what repping Canada, and the sport of skateboarding at the International level really means /J7HggPKoCb Men’s Park prelims and finals: Thurs., Aug. ![]() Women’s Park prelims and finals: Wed., Aug. Women’s Street prelims and finals: Mon., July 26, at 8:00 p.m. Men’s Street prelims and finals: Sun., July 25, at 8:00 p.m. The 20 skaters competing in each discipline will be split up into four heats of five, with the top eight from the heats advancing to the finals. Of the 80 skaters heading to Tokyo, 20 men and 20 women will enter the park discipline, while the other half will split off into the street discipline. Each run and best trick attempt will be judged on a scale of 0.00 to 10.0 with judges looking for originality, difficulty, height, speed and execution. Of those, the best four scores a skater accumulates will count towards their final standing. The street format will feature two 45-second runs, along with five best-trick attempts. Skaters will make use of a park featuring stairs, rails, ledges, benches and other architectural features. Street: The street portion of skateboarding will resemble what much of the viewing public are used to seeing around their local cities and towns. Skaters will be judged on a scale of zero to 100 on the flow of their run, use of the course, tricks landed, and execution. The park format will feature three 45-second runs, with a competitor’s best run counting as his or her score. The course will feature what looks like drained in-ground pools, with steep drop-ins and complex curves. Park: This event will resemble what many may remember Tony Hawk for, which is plenty of verticality. Skateboarding will be split into two distinctive events: park and street, with both disciplines to be observed and scored by a panel of judges. However, many skaters heading to Tokyo have noted that they will first and foremost be heading to the Olympics as ambassadors and promoters of the sport and its culture. ![]() With the added attention comes an expectation that each skater will compete to bring gold back for his or her country. While the best skateboarders on the planet have indeed previously had a world-class outlet for their talents in the form of the X Games, the Olympics will bring previously unseen attention to the sport. Now, though, skateboarders will compete alongside some of the best athletes on the planet at Tokyo 2020.Įighty skaters representing 25 countries will bring skateboarding to the world stage. While board sports have been a part of the Winter Games for 20-plus years, the Summer Games have been slower to adapt. Meet the three Canadians in competitionįor the first time in the history of the Olympics, skateboarding will be an official summer sport. ![]()
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