skate contest
A skate contest or skateboarding contest or skateboarding competition is a competition between people skateboarding, usually on a designated course or ramp, typically decided by judges' scoring.{{Cite web|title=Skateboard History Timeline by Jim Goodrich|url=http://www.skatewhat.com/russhowell/WebPage-SkateboardHistoryTimeline.html|access-date=2020-11-12|website=www.skatewhat.com}}
History
The first skate contest took place in 1963 in Hermosa Beach, California, sponsored by Makaha and held at the Pier Avenue Junior High School.
In April 26 & 27, 1975, The Zephyr Boys impress the crowd at the Bahne-Cadillac National Championships held as part of the Del Mar Ocean Festival. Coverage from this skate contest propelled the Z-Boys as first skate celebrities. The unique and aggressive style of the Z-Boys caused a major sensation and controversy at the competition.
In 1982, Tony Hawk won his first skateboard contest at the Del Mar Skate Ranch. In 1983, Tommy Guerrero won the first street-style skateboard contest at Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco.
The first Tampa Pro competition took place in 1995 and was won by Mike Vallely.{{Cite web|title=Tampa Pro: Florida's Biggest Skateboarding Competition|url=https://shitskateboardcompany.com/blogs/news/tampa-pro-florida-s-biggest-skateboarding-competition-1|access-date=2020-11-12|website=SHIT® SKATEBOARD COMPANY|language=en}} The first X Games contest took place in 1995.{{Cite web|title=History Of The X Games - All The Things You Didn't Know {{!}}|url=https://campteam.com/blog/history-of-the-x-games/|access-date=2020-11-12|language=en-US}} The first Street League Skateboarding contest took place in 2010.{{Cite web|date=2010-03-25|title=Dyrdek's Street League And Million Dollar Contest|url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/news/rob-dyrdek-announces-million-dollar-skate-contest/|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Transworld SKATEboarding|language=en-US}} Skateboarding made its debut as an Olympic sport at the 2021 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|last=Licata|first=Alexandra|title=Park terrain skateboarding will make its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games – Here's what it will look like and how it could change perceptions of the sport|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-skateboarding-will-look-like-at-2020-tokyo-olympics-2019-8|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Business Insider}}
Photos of skate contests
File:People watch the Battle of the Beach 2 - Far Rockaway Skatepark - September - 2019.jpg
File:Andre Beverly rolls away after landing a trick at LES skatepark.jpg
File:Kevin Godette backside crooked grind at the LES skatepark3.jpg
File:Andre Beverly with the frontside crooked grind.jpg
File:Jiro Platt celebrates winning the Battle of the Beach 2 - 2019.jpg
File:180 in an orange shirt at Far Rockaway Skatepark - 2019.jpg
File:Skate Contest at the Pablo Ramirez foundation Skate With Your Mom event at Washington Skatepark in Park Slope.jpg
File:Donny Barley, Kava Garcia Vasquez, and Loren Michelle.jpg
File:Skate Contest Prize Skate4Changes.jpg
File:Skate for Changes Skate Contest Prize.jpg
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File:Wil540 judges a skate contest.jpg