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By Monster Children - July 10, By Monique Penning - November 12, By Crom - November 12, By Monster Children - November 12, One of the most famous skateboarding shoe brand named Vans was established in From this day on, Vans supported skateboarders from all over the world. Especially shoe companies like Vans , Etnies , Converse and DC Shoes developed and manufactured skateboarding related footwear and streetwear.
Another landmark event in was the first skate contest in Hermosa Beach, California. Skateboarding was not just cruising anymore. Skateboarders showed their skills in different disciplines like slalom or freestyle and companies started to assemble a team to sponsor the riders.
A next big step was the further development of the shape of the boards. The s The only consistent thing is change and so it came to a point where everything changed for skateboarding. Nasworthy started the company Cadillac Wheels and with the new material it was possible to ride smoother, faster and more comfortable.
A variety of disciplines such as freestyle, downhill and slalom experienced a real high point. In , the first artificially created skate park was inaugurated and new parks emerged with new elements such as vertical ramps and kickers.
In the mids, skateboarding reached Germany. The American soldiers brought the trend with them and by Munich became the first German skateboard center. In Munich Neuperlach, the first skate park was built, first skateboard magazines followed and in the first German skateboard championships were held in Munich.
All the different riders with their individual styles enhanced lots of new tricks. Therefore, skateboarding hardware was developed further and further: Shapes changed, boards became wider, got more concave and they featured nose and tail.
That was the birth of street skateboarding! The s Rodney Mullen was one of the first riders who transferred the Ollie for different maneuvers onto the streets and spread a new style of skateboarding. Next to other fun sport activities like BMX or inline skating, street skateboarding developed more and more and became very popular.
Next to these magazines, a few smaller ones were founded and more skate shops opened. Because of this, the popularity of skateboarding continued to grow. A global dissemination of new tricks and unseen skate maneuvers allowed the first skate videos on VHS. Videography has become increasingly important to the scene. Titus Dittmann was instrumental in the development of skateboarding in Germany. He imported skate-related products from the US and organized contests and various skateboarding events.
For that reason, skateboarding became more and more famous in Germany. From the mids on, it was possible to earn good money as a professional skateboarder and the skateboard industry boomed in the US. In the late s, companies like Powell Peralta , Santa Cruz and Vision dominated the international market of the scene. The fashion was mainly determined by shoes. Shoes by Vans, Converse or Vision became flagships for the skateboarding scene.
Skateboarding was now absolutely established the US and in Germany and vert skateboarding was replaced by street skateboarding. The number of skateboarders increased significantly and professional skateboarders became more and more famous just like baseball or football stars. From the s to now In the early s, skateboarding went through a further depth phase due to the increase in various trend sports.
So skateboarding went back to its roots. But because of the digitalization, skateboarding maintained its presence in public. From the mids, the modern skateboarding experienced a next high phase, which continues until today.
Due to numerous magazines, all the events, videos and last but not least the internet, skateboarding became common worldwide. Because of brands like Chocolate, Girl Skateboards or Flip Skateboards, the skateboarding hardware was developed more and more and skateboarders could buy high-quality skateboards in every bigger city. Due to the cash prizes of In Germany, street skating is the most popular discipline at contests just like in the USA.
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