When USA Skateboarding launched a national skateboarding team in March, the announcement came with some confusion in the industry. A major point of clarification was needed — the national ...

Skateboarding was added to the Tokyo Games lineup as part of a wider initiative to grow the Olympics' appeal with younger audiences, by way of sports that are particularly popular in the host nation.

Skateboarders in the park events will have three 45-second rounds in each round to perform tricks on the obstacle course. For the street events, skateboarders will have two 45-second rounds to perform ...