Skateboarding Between Subculture and the Olympics

The inclusion of skateboarding as an official discipline in the 2020 Olympic Games marks the pinnacle of a decades-long process of commercialization and sportification. This anthology creates an analytical framework for understanding the fundamental conflict between skateboarding's core ethos and the tenets of institutionalized sports.

Includerea skateboardingului ca disciplina oficiala la Jocurile Olimpice din 2020 marcheaza culmea unui proces de comercializare si sportificare de zeci de ani. Aceasta antologie creeaza un cadru analitic pentru intelegerea conflictului fundamental dintre etosul de baza al skateboardului si principiile sportului institutionalizat.