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For so long the industry has really ignored females and given us no spotlight. - by Faye Couros 27 Jul 2021
The Olympic games are hosting skateboarding for the first time in its history. The milestone is excitedly coinciding with the rise of young female skateboarders, finally receiving support from the male-dominated sport.
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Compared to many sports, skateboarding is inherently unique because it started as a counterculture movement, but also it attracts young athletes who are pushing incredible boundaries.
Teenage girls are rapidly becoming the faces of skateboarding, and this has been made more than clear at Japan’s Olympics.
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2021/06/29 04:27 FILE - In this May 21, 2021, file photo, Poppy Starr Olsen, of Brazil, practices for the Olympic qualifying skateboard event at Lauridsen Skatepark in. FILE - In this May 21, 2021, file photo, Poppy Starr Olsen, of Brazil, practices for the Olympic qualifying skateboard event at Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines, Iowa. After taking a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, X Games is returning to its roots. BMX, Moto X and skateboarding will be contested at three Southern California training locations, including Axell Hodges Slayground outside of San Diego and Pat Casey s Dreamyard in Riverside. Olsen is among the invited athletes at the event. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)