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At Tokyo Olympics, a debt to 'Back to the Future' and 'E.T.' | Taiwan News


2021/07/24 09:12
France s Aurelien Giraud trains during a street skateboarding practice session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan..
France s Aurelien Giraud trains during a street skateboarding practice session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Alana Smith of the United States trains during a street skateboarding practice session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, J.
Alana Smith of the United States trains during a street skateboarding practice session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Matt Berger from Canada trains during a street skateboarding practice session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP. ....

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At Tokyo Olympics, a debt to 'Back to the Future' and 'E.T.'


By JOHN LEICESTER
Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — Although the name Marty McFly won t be on the start list for the first Olympic skateboarding competition, the “Back to the Future” character who inspired the immortal lines “What s that thing he s on? It s a board, with wheels!” was a landmark personality for the sport in its groundbreaking journey to the Tokyo Games.
The Olympic debut in Tokyo of BMX freestyle also owes a debt to Hollywood, because it was Steven Spielberg s movie “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial that showcased the acrobatic sport s wow factor to mainstream audiences.
So Tinseltown, take an Olympic bow. Skateboarding starts Sunday with the men s street competition. The men and women s medal events in BMX freestyle are on the second Sunday, Aug. 1. Back when the movie blockbusters hit screens in the 1980s, McFly would have needed a time-traveling DeLorean to foresee that these counterculture activities would be wel ....

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