Jose Daniel Zapata Arisrizabal, of Colombia, practices during an Olympic qualifying skateboarding event at Lauridsen Skatepark, May 19, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo)
DES MOINES, Iowa The hotel door opens and, fast as that, the sound of polyurethane clicking across concrete begins. The rhythmic grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk sound of wheels scooting over cracks in the sidewalk is a telltale sign that something is different in Des Moines.
Skateboarders have taken over Middle America this week. It’s a dress rehearsal for this summer, when they’ll bring their show to the rest of the world at the Olympics.
The questions under the magnifying glass at this week’s Dew Tour one of the last major qualifying events for the Tokyo Games in July are whether the Olympics is ready for skateboarding and, more tellingly, whether skateboarding is ready for the Olympics.
Ready or not, skateboarding takes its show to the Olympics
Over 20 years after its wintertime cousin, snowboarding, reluctantly took to the biggest stage in sports, skateboarding is grinding its way into the Olympics. Author: Associated Press Updated: 2:08 PM EDT May 23, 2021
The hotel door opens and, fast as that, the sound of polyurethane clicking across concrete begins. The rhythmic grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk sound of wheels scooting over cracks in the sidewalk is a telltale sign that something is different in Des Moines.
Skateboarders have taken over Middle America this week. It s a dress rehearsal for this summer, when they ll bring their show to the rest of the world at the Olympics.
Ready or not, skateboarding takes its show to the Olympics
Over 20 years after its wintertime cousin, snowboarding, reluctantly took to the biggest stage in sports, skateboarding is grinding its way into the Olympics. Author: Associated Press Updated: 1:08 PM CDT May 23, 2021
The hotel door opens and, fast as that, the sound of polyurethane clicking across concrete begins. The rhythmic grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk sound of wheels scooting over cracks in the sidewalk is a telltale sign that something is different in Des Moines.
Skateboarders have taken over Middle America this week. It s a dress rehearsal for this summer, when they ll bring their show to the rest of the world at the Olympics.
Ready or not, skateboarding takes its show to the Olympics
Over 20 years after its wintertime cousin, snowboarding, reluctantly took to the biggest stage in sports, skateboarding is grinding its way into the Olympics. Author: Associated Press Updated: 2:08 PM EDT May 23, 2021
The hotel door opens and, fast as that, the sound of polyurethane clicking across concrete begins. The rhythmic grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk sound of wheels scooting over cracks in the sidewalk is a telltale sign that something is different in Des Moines.
Skateboarders have taken over Middle America this week. It s a dress rehearsal for this summer, when they ll bring their show to the rest of the world at the Olympics.
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