Skating the Olympics

Let me tell you about one event that helped skateboarding as a discipline to be more considered in society and erase the prejudgment of it as a “crime”: When skateboarding was introduced into the Olympics. I got informed when I read it on http://www.elpatin.com/confirmado-el-skate-sera-olimpico-en-tokyo-2020/ and I think this event and news tried to change the vision of the non-skaters toward us, the skaters: Now skateboarding will no longer be considered as a game nor, on the other side, as vandalism, now that it is the Olympics is and “official” sport. I know it is a little bit bitter that this is a good fact because our roots are on the streets skating the spots, but it is impossible to deny that this are good news for skateboarding. In a way we are permitted to skate in the streets as it is permitted to jog or ride a bike, and even better and as an official sport it gets more promoted and popular, and popularity results in more investment in it which helps to construct good skateparks. This give us more places to do what we love and more importantly incentive me through the career I’m studying to specialize in architecture for skaters, by master the designing and planning of skateparks and big open parks with ledges and rails; this is for skaters to relate with the city and the society. So, this event benefits skateboarding and help it to be more recognized as a discipline and opens an area to be explored in aquiculture.