Isamu Yamamoto (Yamamoto Isamu 山本 勇), world Freestyle skateboarding champion, skates like nobody else.
Isamu Yamamoto
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Estelle Caswell spoke with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and Iain Borden (author of Skateboarding and the City) about skateboarding’s iconic spots and how skate architecture has changed over the years. A Vox video.
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“After decades of commandeering streets, sidewalks, parking lots and public sculptures, skaters entered the mainstream. Now New York City, the United States, and the world at large have all seen a surge of skate park development. With skateboarding entering the Olympic Games in 2020, the international growth of skate parks is likely only beginning.”
“Skateboarders Won,” Jeff Ihaza, New York Times
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“Northbound,” from Turbin Film. Four skateboarders on the frozen sand of the Norwegian coast.
Director: Jørn Nyseth Ranum. Cinematography: Lukasz Zamaro. Music: Erlend Elvesveen.
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Chicago’s Lupe Fiasco narrates the joys and sorrows of urban skateboarding in Grammy-nominated “Kick, Push”:
The organizing committee for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo has recommended adding five additional sports to the international athletic competition: Baseball/softball, karate, sports climbing fantasy football, surfing and skateboarding.
More:
“Olympics: Skateboarding & surfing among possible Tokyo 2020 sports,” BBC News
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