Is skateboarding a sport or an art: Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- In this 3 part series, I am asking if skateboarding is a sport or an art. In part 1, I define what sport is. In Part 2, I will define what art is! In part 3 we will see where skateboarding sits within those two definitions.
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I’m of the opinion that skateboarding exists in a weird super-position that can sit comfortably under both categories or art and sport. If you want to compete against another skateboarder you can do and we have plenty of ways to make that happen whether it be in competitions or a friendly game of skate. The same can be said for the opposing side, you can skate without competing and allow it to be purely self expression, using obstacles in weird ways, choosing weird spots, doing tricks other typically people don’t do or even putting your own spin on an existing trick. Its malleable to the user and completely subjective.
Love this well thought response, thank you 🙏🙏🙏
If a pro skaters in town they'll just turn up at a spot / park and skate for the fun of it. You don't see pro footballers in your local park having a kick about. To me that's the difference to "sport"
So, are you saying that high level skateboarders are more accessible to everyday people?
@TheSkateboardingShow guess so. Also with traditional sports, world champion or number one rank is regarded as best. Gaviin Bottger is currently ranked number one according to world skate. Ask any skater at your local park who the best skater is and I bet his name won't get mentioned or if they even know who he is.
So far, I’m picking up on the idea that you may not think skateboarding is a sport, am I correct? 😉
@TheSkateboardingShow it works as both. The Olympic "faster, higher, longer" mantra completely fits skating but the drive to skate seems more akin to the artist drive to create where a "trad" sports person drive is winning.
Now we’re talking!