Editing Skateboarding (section)

===2010s{{ndash}}present===
[[File:Freeride Skateboarding & Downhill Slides.webm|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Downhill skateboarding (video) (2012)]]
Efforts have been taken to improve recognition of the cultural heritage as well as the positive effects of encouraging skateboarding within designated spaces. In 2015, the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], hosted an event at which skateboarders accompanied by music did tricks on a ramp constructed for a festival of [[Culture of the United States|American culture]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Finding a Line: Skateboarding, Music, and Media with Jason Moran and The Bandwagon|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/XPAEJ|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=[[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]]|date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926111844/http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/XPAEJ|archive-date=September 26, 2015|access-date=October 15, 2018}}</ref> The event was the climax of a ten-day project that transformed a federal institution formerly off-limits to the skateboarding community into a platform for that community to show its relevance through shared cultural action in a cultural common space.

By raising £790,000, the [[Long Live Southbank]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.llsb.com|title=Long Live Southbank|website=www.llsb.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726165207/http://www.llsb.com/|archive-date=July 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> initiative managed in 2017 to curb the destruction of a forty year old spot in London, the [[Southbank Centre|Southbank Undercroft]], a popular skate park, due to urban planning, a salvaging operation whose effect extends beyond skateboarding.<ref name="Architecture"/> The presence of a designated skating area within this public space keeps the space under nearly constant watch and drives [[Homelessness in England|homeless people]] away, increasing the feeling of safety in and near the space.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/07/skaters-make-cities-safer-fight-save-southbank-centre-skatepark|title=How skaters make cities safer – and the fight to save the Southbank skate spot|last=Rinvolucri|first=Bruno|date=2017-08-07|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-01-14|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115001521/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/07/skaters-make-cities-safer-fight-save-southbank-centre-skatepark|archive-date=January 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The activity attracts artists such as photographers and film makers, as well as a significant number of tourists, which in turn drives economic activity in the neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRO1vhjx_uY|title=How Skaters Make Cities Safer|website=YouTube|date=January 2, 2018 |access-date=2018-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817111044/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRO1vhjx_uY&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999|archive-date=August 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Recently, [[barefoot]] skating has been experiencing a revival. Many skaters ride barefoot, particularly in summer and in warmer countries, such as [[South Africa]], [[Australia]], [[Spain]] and [[South America]]. The plastic [[penny board]] is intended to be ridden barefoot, as is the surfboard-inspired [[hamboard]].

[[Electric skateboard]]s became popular during the 2010s, as did [[self-balancing unicycle]]s in a board format. The sport of skateboarding made its [[Olympic Games|Olympics]] debut at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], with both men's and women's events. Competitions took place during July and August 2021 in two disciplines: street and park (see [[Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Skateboarding |url=https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/sport/olympic/skateboarding/ |website=Tokyo 2020|access-date=21 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820112434/https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/sport/olympic/skateboarding/ |archive-date=20 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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File:Merza.jpg|Skateboarder at [[Skateistan]] in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]] (2011)
File:1 bowl skate boarding.JPG|A skateboarder in mid flight performing a trick in Australia (2012)
File:Iso-Vilunen Skatepark (20767168976).jpg|The Iso-Vilunen Skatepark in [[Kaukajärvi (district)|Kaukajärvi]], [[Tampere]], [[Finland]] (2015)
File:Nicholas Deconie frontside five-0 at Millennium Skate Park, Owl's Head Park.jpg|Nicholas Deconie frontside five-0 at [[Millennium Skate Park]] in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]] (2019)
File:Skaters await their turn during the best trick contest.jpg|Skaters await their turn during the best trick contest at the [[Coleman Playground|Coleman Playground Skatepark]] in [[Manhattan|Manhattan, New York]] (2019).
File:Luiz Francisco em Tóquio 2021.jpg|Brazil's [[Luiz Francisco]] competing in the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] final at the [[Ariake Urban Sports Park]] in [[Tokyo]] on August 5, 2021
File:Venice_Beach_Skateboarding.jpg|A skateboarder at [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice Beach]] (2022)
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