Women’s Park is almost here - it’s an event that I know a lot of us have been waiting to see! We have three American skateboarders in the mix - Minna Stess, Bryce Wettstein and Ruby Lilley and we hear there are some tricks that they have been waiting for this moment to throw down!

Keep an eye on Arisa Trew, Cocona Hiraki and Sky Brown - these three could potentialy be battling it out for a spot on the podium.

Anything can happen at the Olympics so this one will be fun to watch.

Tuesday, Aug. 6

• Women’s park prelims, Tuesday 3:30 a.m. PT/ 6:30 a.m. ET

• Women’s park final, Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. PT/ 11:30 a.m. ET

Watch on Channels: NBC, USA Network

Don’t have cable? No problem! You can watch the women skate online on Peacock and any live TV streaming service that carries NBC and USA Network, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and Sling.

Women’s Street Prelims:

TREW Arisa

TREW Ruby

PACHECO Isadora

VARELLA Dora

VENTURA Raicca

EBERT Fay

SIRVIO Heili

ALEXANDRE Emilie

TABOULET Nana

STOEPHASIUS Lilly

BROWN Sky

TAMBLING Lola

HIRAKI Cocona

KUSAKI Hinano

YOSOZUMI Sakura

ASAQAS Aya

ZHENG Haohao

BENEDETTI Julia

LASO Naia

LILLEY Ruby

STESS Minna

WETTSTEIN Bryce

Diagram of the Skateboard Street Course

Opposite view of the Street Course

Twenty Two women will compete in Women’s Street Skateboarding at the Paris Olympics - and only eight will make it through to the finals. As we saw in Tokyo four years ago - it’s anyone’s game, so stay tuned to watch the action LIVE! We are keeping a close eye on Australia’s Chloe Covell, Brazil’s Rayssa Leal and USA’s Paige Heyn.

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Women’s Street Prelims - 3 AM PST / 6 AM ET

Women’s Street Finals - 8 AM PST / 11 AM ET

Watch on Channels: NBC, USA Network

Don’t have cable? No problem! You can watch the women skate online on Peacock and any live TV streaming service that carries NBC and USA Network, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and Sling.

Women’s Street Prelims:

COVELL Chloe

LOVELACE Liv

ZENG Wenhui

AWUAH Boipelo

CUI Chenxi

MUNOZ Natalia

ZWETSLOOT Roos

TEROL Daniela

ROSA Pamela

MAZETTO Gabi

ZHU Yuanling

YOSHIZAWA Coco

LEAL Rayssa

HEYN Paige

POWELL Haylie

OLDENBEUVING Keet

SCHOONHEERE Lucie

AKAMA Liz

PINSON Poe

SUKASEM Vareeraya

NAKAYAMA Funa

DURAN Mariah

USA Women’s Street - Mariah Duran, Poe Pinson, Paige Heyn Photo Hayden Sahli

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – Following the last stop of the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest, Hungary, last week, Team USA athletes for skateboard park and street filled all 12 allotted roster spots to comprise the 2024 U.S. Olympic Skateboard Team. Skaters on the team range in ages from 16-29. 

Each of the four events—men’s park, women’s park, men’s street, and women’s street—will feature 22 athletes at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, for a total of 88 skateboarding athletes overall. For qualifying, the points are allocated into three parts: one-third of each athlete’s points are allocated from prior World Skate competitions from June 2022 - March 2024 - one-third from the Olympic Qualifying Series (OQS) stop in Shanghai, China, and one-third from the OQS stop in Budapest.

"This group of talented skaters has been through a journey on this quad and worked so hard through all the changes and challenges,” said Whitney Carter, director, internally managed sports, at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. “I’m just really proud of this team, and supporting them through this process has been an honor.”

USA Women’s Park - Minna Stess, Bryce Wettstein, Ruby Lilley Photo Hayden Sahli

The team is comprised of the following athletes: 

Men’s Park                                            Women’s Park 

Gavin Bottger (Vista, CA)                    Bryce Wettstein (Encinitas, CA)

Tate Carew (San Diego, CA)               Minna Stess (Petaluma, CA)

Tom Schaar (Malibu, CA)                    Ruby Lilley (Oceanside, CA)

Men’s Street                                          Women’s Street

Jagger Eaton (Mesa, AZ)                     Poe Pinson (Fernandina Beach, FL)

Nyjah Huston (Davis, CA)                    Paige Heyn (Tempe, AZ)

Chris Joslin (Hawaiian Gardens, CA)  Mariah Duran (Albuquerque, NM)
 

Skateboarding debuted at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, which were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. brought home its first Olympic skateboarding medals when Jagger Eaton and Cory Juneau earned bronze medals in street and park, respectively. In addition to Eaton, Nyjah Huston, Bryce Wettstein, and Mariah Duran will return for their second Olympic Games.

In Paris, park skaters will have three runs of 45 seconds each. Winning runs usually feature between five to eight tricks. Runs are judged on five criteria: difficulty and variety of tricks performed, quality of execution, use of the course, flow and consistency, and repetition. The score of the highest run counts. The top eight athletes qualify for the final, which will follow the same format. 

For street in the qualifying rounds, skaters will have two runs of 45 seconds each. Winning runs usually feature six to seven tricks. The final round consists of the trick portion. Athletes are allotted five trick attempts for two scores. One run score (100 points maximum) and two trick scores (each worth 100 points) will make up a total score of up to 300 to determine the winner. The top eight athletes qualify for the final, which will follow the same format. 

Olympic skateboarding coverage will be live-streamed on Peacock, NBC, CNBC and USA Network. Visit NBC Olympics for the full schedule. 
 

Men’s Street Prelims and Final - July 27

Women’s Street Prelims and Final - July 28

Women’s Park Prelims and Final - August 6

Men’s Park Prelims and Final - August 7 
 

Louise-Aïna Taboulet photographed by Marili-Ande for Dior

Dior has come out of the Olympic gate flying high! The French fashion power-house has paired up with fifteen female athletes to represent Dior in a stunning ad campaign in advance of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

French skateboarder Louise-Aïna Taboulet, who is currently #1 in the Women’s Park standings for France, was chosen by Dior as their ambassador to represent skateboarding.

The photo series, will be displayed at Le Café Dior in La Galerie Dior in Paris from July 24 to September 9, 2024.

All images via Nike

Nike SB has partnered with Converse CONS team rider Alexis Sablone to design skateboarding federation kits for the United States and Japan, as well as a unique kit that represents everyone who rolls.

The collection also includes two limited-edition skateboarding footwear styles: a fresh take on Alexis’ signature Converse CONS AS-1 Pro and a complementary Nike SB Dunk Low.

Anything but uniform, the 2024 federation kits are the creative collision of skateboarding’s style, influence and inclusivity — fostering freedom of expression and personality to lead, on and off the board.

All images via Nike

“It never crossed my mind that I’d get to design federation kits. Then again, there was a point when I didn’t even think skate would be an Olympic sport,” says Alexis. “When I got the call to design the kits, I had a gut instinct that told me, ‘Of course. I’m a designer and a skater, and I competed in the Olympics. Why not? Who gets a chance to do that?’”

Merging classic workwear pieces, the collections reimagine traditional sportswear with skateboarding insights, allowing athletes to choose from a deep range of options and aesthetics to best represent their personal style.

Drawing on Alexis’ design acumen and decades ingrained in skateboarding culture, the collections feature three key pieces tied to the greater story of sport and skateboarding: a bowler shirt, Parisian-inspired chore coat and relaxed-fit denim pant.

“I knew I had to create enough of a range where there’s a style for everyone, whether that was something louder and more graphic-heavy or something more subtle and subdued but still with some character,” says Alexis.

The architect, multidisciplinary creator and former Olympian designed distinct crests for the USA and Japanese kits by combining the countries’ iconography, colors and skateboarding spirit with her signature postmodern style.

All images via Nike

The USA crest, for example, harks back to skateboarding’s genesis on the sun-soaked streets of California by celebrating the freeform experimentation and improvisation that continue shaping the sport’s culture today. Alexis juxtaposes timeless American symbols — a rose, an eagle, red and white stripes — with playful characters that evoke the synergy between skateboarding’s impulse-driven energy and its expressive, jazz-like flow.

“Sometimes when you begin a design, coming up with a narrative is helpful,” says Alexis. “For example, I thought about skateboarding’s roots in the United States. What’s that story? The crest is a simple way through graphic elements to express pride in a place.”

All images via Nike

Alexis also blends skateboarding and culture in another crest designed for athletes across the globe. The design features a pair of chameleons connected by a wavy illustration of Earth and centered with four unique species of orchids — one of the most diverse and unpredictable plants on the planet.

A balance of boundless originality and colorful diversity, the crest represents the transcendence of skateboarding and the creative connectivity that binds skateboarders around the world. Alexis chose the color-changing lizard, she says, “for the simple reason that skateboarders can look any number of ways.”

She incorporated similar themes throughout the footwear collection, manifesting chameleons and their vibrant, unpredictable color patterns in both footwear styles.

The Converse CONS AS-1 Pro and iconic Nike SB Dunk Low are bound by bumpy, reptilian textures and color-changing, wear-away leather, as well as chameleon camo liners. In a touch distinct to the federation collection, the Swoosh on the Dunk Low is also fashioned to resemble a chameleon’s characteristic curving tongue.

The Nike SB 2024 federation kits and apparel collection will be available July 18 at select skate shops. The Converse CONS AS-1 Pro and Nike SB Dunk Low will be sold in an exclusive twin pack featuring both silhouettes Aug ust 22. Both styles will also go on sale individually August 29 through SNKRS, on converse.com and in select skate shops.

Details about the Japanese skateboarding federation kit will be available in the coming months.

There was so much going on this weekend, that you may have missed the women’s street finals from the Olympic Qualifiers that took place in Rome. Here is the full replay. The women were on fire and it’s a comp you don’t want to miss!

RESULTS

1. Liz Akama

2.Chloe Covell

3. Oda Yumeka

4..Rayssa Leal

5. Ito Miyu

6. .Uemura Aoi (

7. Gabi Mazetto (

8. Momiji Nishiya (JPN)

The podium is getting younger and younger in women’s skateboarding these days. With fourteen-year-olds ruling the park and throwing down tricks that take women’s skateboarding to new heights, it’s a pleasure to see.

Brazil, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, and Japan ruled the finals (the USA didn’t have a skater qualify this time around) and the battle was fierce. It’s not just throwing down a line anymore, it’s strategy, variation of the three runs and more that come into play. We watched the women adjust as they saw scores get higher when another skater did a certain trick and they immediately pivoted to change up their run.

It was the best women’s park final we have seen!

Congrats to all the competitors who skated at the Olympic Qualifiers in San Juan, Argentina!

***Spoiler Alert (Results) Below*****

Via World Skate SB ~ Phoyo Piero Capannini

WOMEN’S PARK FINAL RESULTS - SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA

1. Sky Brown (GBR) 90.84

2. Ruby Trew (AUS) 86.16

3. Raicca Oliveira (BRA) 85.17

4. Hinano Kusaki (JPN) 84.52

5. Kokona Hiraki (JPN) 84.19

6. Dora Pereira (BRA) 84.00

7. Arisa Trew (AUS) 82.23

8. Lilly Stoephasius (GER) 81.27

Overview of park + street venue - All info and images via World Skate

Get ready, because the first Olympic Qualifier for Park is almost here (Street will be happening too!) Aljada Skatepark in Sharjah UAE will host the two Olympic Qualifier events for the rescheduled World Skateboarding Tour Street & Park World Championships 2022.

Park competition venue

WHEN:

Jan 29th - Feb 5th - Street World Championships
Feb 5th - Feb 12th - Park World Championships

WHERE:

Aljada Skatepark in Sharjah, UAE

The skatepark complex currently consists of six separate parks, ranging from a California Skateparks-designed world-class, Olympic-level street course and park construction complete with two deep ends (3.3M), all the way down to smaller bowls, street sections, snake runs and beginner- level spaces. The parks are currently open to ride up until the 15th of January when preparations for our stellar showdown must begin!

Aljada Skatepark is at the heart of the Madar entertainment complex designed by internationally-acclaimed Zaha Hadid Architects. Around 300 skateboarders from all over the world will compete across both events at the recently-completed Aljada Skate Park, the biggest facility of its type in the region created by industry-leaders California Skateparks. Skaters taking part in the WST Sharjah World Championships will secure points toward qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

HOW TO WATCH WOMEN’S PARK & STREET - LIVE!

Watch the LIVE events via Olympic Channel Youtube and Worldskate.tv

Funa Nakayama ~ Photo via World Skate

The Women’s Skateboarding Street Qualifier today in Rome was insane! We don’t want to give it all away in case you missed it live (we have the full video below) but we will say that Chloe Covell from AU was absolutely killing it! At just twelve years old Chloe solidly held her own with these seasoned competitors. The Japanese skaters were determined to make this a full sweep even with the two Brazilians, Rayssa Leal and Pamela Rosa nipping at their heels. Fierce competition took place and it was anyone’s guess as to who would make it onto the podium.

It also bears noting that the USA did not have any female skaters make it to the quarter-finals or beyond. We really have our work cut out for us. Right now Japan and Brazil are dominating with AU gaining as well.

Last but not least, it was fantastic having OG pro skater Alex White doing commentary during the women’s comp. Her knowledge of tricks, background on each skater, scoring, and more make her our favorite! It’s been a difficult road getting female announcers at women’s comps and the Olympics should be thankful to have Alex on board. Let’s hope she is their select for Paris 2024!

Competition Format:

2 Runs + 5 Trick Attempts (Best Run + 02 Best Tricks Counts)

8 Athletes per heat (2 heats)

Spoiler Alert Below!!

Results:

1. Funa Nakayama - Japan Score: 264.13

2. Momiji Nishiya - Japan Score: 255.64

3. Yumeka Oda - Japan Score: 254.91

4. Rizu Akama - Japan Score: 254.62

5. Rayssa Leal - Brazil Score: 247.69

6. Coco Yoshizawa - Japan Score: 242.51

7. Chloe Covell - Australia Score: 230.59

8. Pamela Rosa - Brazil Score: 205.80

Photo via Olympics.com

How to watch the first Olympic Street Qualifier event LIVE!

The road to Paris 2024 starts this week in Rome, Italy where the first street event Olympic qualifier will be held. You’ll find Tokyo2020 medalists, plus some of the best skateboarders in the world, throwing down their best and newest tricks on this course.

The week-long Pro Tour event, running from 26 June to 3 July, is the first of the 2022 season where skateboarders can earn points for their Olympic World Skateboard Ranking (OWSR).

What to Know:

The Tokyo 2020 medallists and top five ranked athletes in the OWSR as of 24 May will skip the open qualifier stage and will be pre-seeded directly into the quarterfinals.

For the women’s competition these are Pamela Rosa (1), Rayssa Leal (2), Nishimura Aori (3), Nishiya Momiji (5) and Nakayama Funa (11).

How To Watch Live

All times below are CEST

Saturday, 2 July Live on Olympics.com

Men's & Women's Semifinal
Competition Format: 2 Runs + 5 Trick Attempts (Best Run + 02 Best Tricks Counts)
8 Athletes per heat (4 heats) - 16 per Gender

4:30 p.m. Women's Semifinal Heat 1 Eastern Time is 10:30 AM / Pacific Time is 7:30 AM
5:55 p.m. Women's Semifinal Heat 2
7:30 p.m. Men's Semifinal Heat 1
8:55 p.m. Men's Semifinal Heat 2

Sunday, 3 July Live on Olympics.com

Men's & Women's Final
Competition Format: 2 Runs + 5 Trick Attempts (Best Run + 02 Best Tricks Counts)
8 Athletes per heat (2 heats) - 8 per Gender

4:55 p.m - 6:30 p.m. Men's & Women's Practice - Eastern Time is 10:55 AM / Pacific Time is 7:55 AM
7:00 p.m. Women’s Final
9:00 p.m. Men’s Final
10:30 p.m. Awards ceremony

USA’s Jordyn Barratt & Nyjah Huston ~ Photo Ian Logan

These are questions we get asked a LOT.

How do you qualify for the Olympic Skateboarding team?

Is there a clear path to follow in order to qualify?

Well, you are in luck, we have compiled the latest information from the IOC and will break it down right here for you! We aren’t going to lie, it’s a lot of info to take in, and at times may feel overwhelming if you are not used to this system.

USA’s Olympic Skateboarding Team 2020 ~ Photo Ian Logan

How many athletes will compete in skateboarding at Paris 2024?

In total, 88 athletes will compete in the Paris 2024 skateboarding competition - 22 athletes per event for the men’s and women’s street, and men’s and women’s park events. This is eight more in total than in Tokyo.

As the host country, France will receive four quotas - one for men and one for women in each event - while the same amount will be set aside for Universality Places which will be decided by the Tripartite Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The other 80 quota places will be allocated based on competitions leading up to the Games, with a maximum of 12 quota places per National Olympic Committee (NOC) - three for men and three for women in each event.

USA’s Bryce Wettstein and Brighton Zeuner ~ Photo Ian Logan

What is the skateboarding qualification pathway to Paris 2024?

For the 80 athletes (20 per event) aiming to qualify for quota places for Paris 2024 (outside of the host nation and Universality Places), the following process will provide them the opportunity to book their tickets to the Games.

First, an athlete will need to be listed by name in the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings (OWSR) as of 24 June 2024.

Several competitions will be taken into account in the OWSR and the five event tiers from which points are attributed are as follows:

• World Championship

• Olympic Qualifying Series

• Pro Tour

• ‘5-Star’ events

• ‘3-Star’ events

Unlike the Tokyo 2020 qualification pathway, Continental championships will now be ranked as '3-Star' events, and National Championships won't be included in the qualification strata.

The OWSR will be separated into three seasons, divided as follows:

• 2022: 22 June to 31 December

• 2023: 1 January to 31 December

• 2024: 1 January to 23 June

Unlike some other sports, athletes will be selected by name. Those names will be decided according to the OWSR as of 24 June 2024.

Each of the five continents of the Olympic Movement is guaranteed one athlete per event. If a continent doesn't qualify one athlete, the place will be allocated to the highest-ranked athlete on the OWSR from the continent representation, if available.

USA’s Mariah Duran, Alexis Sablone, Bryce Wettstein ~ Photo Ian Logan

The following are the Paris 2024 qualifying events for 2022

• 26 June - 3 July 2022: Street Skateboarding Rome (Pro Tour) - Rome (ITA)

• 2 October - 9 October 2022: Rio World Skate Park World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)

• 9 October - 16 October: Rio World Skate Street World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)

USA Women’s Park Team 2020 - Brighton Zeuner, Bryce Wettstein, Jordyn Barratt ~ Photo Ian Logan

Skateboarding qualification timeline for Paris 2024

• 22 June 2022 - 23 June 2024: Olympic period to earn OWSR points

• 26 June - 3 July 2022: Street Skateboarding Rome (Pro Tour) - Rome (ITA)

• 2 October - 9 October 2022: Rio World Skate Park World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)

• 9 October - 16 October: Rio World Skate Street World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)

• 24 June 2024: Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings published & World Skate to inform NOCs/NF of their allocated quota places

• 29 June 2024: NOCs to confirm use of allocated quota places to World Skate

• 30 June 2024: World Skate will commence the reallocation of all unused quota places

• 7 July 2024: World Skate will complete the reallocation of all unused quota places

• TBD: The Tripartite Commission to confirm in writing the allocation of Universality places to the NOCs( where applicable)

• 8 July 2024: Paris 2024 Sport Entries deadline

• 26 July - 11 August 2024: Olympic Games Paris 2024
  

USA Women’s Street Team 2020 - Alexis Sablone, Mariah Duran, Alana Smith~ Photo Ian Logan

What is the Paris 2024 skateboarding competition format and schedule?

The skateboarding competition at Paris 2024 will take place over four days at La Concorde on 27 and 28 July for street events, and 6 and 7 August for park events.

World Skate has released the competition formats for the Paris 2024 Street event, as well as for all Qualifying events, which are as follows:

Competitions will be held in two phases: the qualification and the final, with the top eight in the first phase making it to the final.

In each phase, skateboarders will complete two runs of 45 seconds each, which will be scored between 0 and 100 with only the score of the best run counting. They then perform five tricks, and also scored between 0 and 100, with the best two tricks counting towards the score. The total score is compiled by adding the scores of the best run and two tricks, making a final score between 0 and 300.

One important new rule that has been added is the Scoring Refusal Procedure of the trick phase. A skateboarder now has the right to have a trick scrubbed if they wish to attempt to improve it, without incurring any repetition penalty. Refused attempts count for zero points.

The Park format for Paris 2024 qualifiers has not yet been released.

Front L to R: Bryce Wettstein, Jordan Santana, Jordyn Barratt, Minna Stess, Poe Pinson, Paige Heyn, Mariah Duran, Samarria Brevard ~. Photo: Chris Ortiz

USA Skateboarding Announces 2022 National Team at Toyota-Sponsored Event

Sixteen Skateboarders Named to National Team Including Thirteen Returning, Three New Members with Olympian Alexis Sablone as the New Women’s Head Coach

Los Angeles, Calif. (April 12, 2022) — Together with Toyota, USA Skateboarding - the U.S. governing body for skateboarding - announced that 16 members would join the 2022 skateboarding national team to kick off the new season. Skaters named to the national team were based on performance in international level events during the year before their selection for Men’s Park and Street and Women’s Park and Street. The team is led by Andrew Nicolaus, Men’s Head Coach; Alexis Sablone, Women’s Head Coach; and Mimi Knoop, High Performance Director. Skateboarding made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games, where Team USA earned two bronzes from Cory Juneau (Park) and Jagger Eaton (Street). For the women, Alexis Sablone and Bryce Wettstein made it to the finals earning fourth and sixth place, respectively. In all, nine Skateboarding Olympians will return to the 2022 national team.

Over the past two days, the USA Skateboarding staff and 2022 team members spent time together at The Berrics gathering content, fitting the Nike team kits for the season, and onboarding new members, including Women’s Street skaters Paige Heyn, Poe Pinson, and Men’s Park skater Gavin Bottger.

“It was really fun to get everyone together and celebrate our 2022 national team in person. The level of talent is incredible, and I’m excited to see what our first-time team members are able to do with more opportunities to compete this year,” said Josh Friedberg, CEO of USA Skateboarding. “Huge thanks to our top sponsors Toyota and Nike SB, Dream Hollywood and Tao for the hospitality, and the Berrics for hosting our media day once again.”

“Toyota is proud to continue its sponsorship of USA Skateboarding and congratulates the 2022 National Team” said Dedra DeLilli, Group Manager, Sponsorship Strategy, Integration and Activation “This amazing group of athletes are great ambassadors of their sport. We are excited for the 2022 team and are proud of their incredible efforts on the street, in the park and for their meaningful contributions in their communities.”

The skaters named to the 2022 USA Skateboarding National Team include:

Minna, Jordan, Bryce, Jordyn and Women’s Coach Alexis Sablone

Women’s Park

Bryce Wettstein (Encinitas, CA)

Jordan Santana (Houston, TX)

Jordyn Barratt. (Haleiwa, HI)

Minna Stess (Petaluma, CA)

Poe, Paige, Mariah, Samarria and Women’s Coach Alexis Sablone

Women’s Street

Mariah Duran (Albuquerque, NM)

Paige Heyn (Tempe, AZ)

Poe Pinson (Fernandina Beach, FL)

Samarria Brevard (Riverside, CA)

Great Brittain had their National Championships last weekend and In the women's event, 14-year-old Lola Tambling claimed victory with a score of 42.58, Bombette Martin, who was GB's representative at the Tokyo Games and won the 2021 National Championships, was second with a score of 41.34, with Lilly Strachan third on 38.05.

Sky Brown who is still skating for GB was a no-show, presumably because of her podium finish at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.

Stay tuned to see who is named to the GB Olympic team as we get closer to the Paris Olympics!

LA28 announced this past week that the International Olympic Committee approved a proposal to include skateboarding and surfing into the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. 

After being introduced in the Tokyo 2020 Games, and then being added as additional sports for Paris 2024, the inclusion of surfing and skateboarding in LA2028 helps surfing and skateboarding move forward in cementing their place as permanent Olympic sports.

Awesome news, and we are so glad that break-dancing wasn't on the menu... 

In other news, LA28 has been giving Olympic and Paralympic athletes like Simone Biles, Chloe Kim and Scout Bassett as well as celebrities like singer Billie Eilish, chef Roy Choi, and Bobby Hundreds  the opportunity to design the "A" in the LA28 logo for the Olympics.

The latest athlete asked  to do so is Sky Brown. Sky picked a palm tree and skateboard for her idea of welcoming skateboarding into the LA28 Olympics

Sky Brown's design for LA28