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In the 80s, people saw skateboarders as troublesome youths – oh how things have changed Skateboarding may have a new profile as an Olympic sport, but veteran boarders have always known the joys of life on deck Pro-skaters: Chris and Sue Allen on their garden skateboarding ramp in Torquay Credit: Jay Williams More than 70 years since bored Californian surfers first attached roller skate wheels to planks of wood, skateboarding has become an Olympic sport. The Tokyo Games will feature two disciplines, street and park, with Sky Brown, a brilliant 13-year-old, set to become Britain’s youngest summer Olympian and a trailblazer for female skaters. ....