vert skateboarding
{{Short description|Riding a skateboard on a steep incline}}
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Vert skateboarding, short for vertical skateboarding, is the act of riding a skateboard on a skate ramp or other incline and involves the skateboarder transitioning from the horizontal plane to the vertical plane in order to perform skateboarding tricks.{{cite book|author=Jeff Savage|title=Vert Skating: Mastering the Ramp|url=https://archive.org/details/vertskatingmaste0000sava|url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=Capstone|isbn=978-0-7368-2705-8}}
History
File:Stephen Hill-skateboarding 2010.jpg founder Stephen Hill vert skateboarding on a large half-pipe]]
Vert skateboarding has its genesis in "pool riding" - the riding of skateboards in an emptied backyard swimming pool - during the 1970s.[http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/skatedesign_changesovertim.html The Science and Art of Skateboard Design: How Boards Have Changed Over Time] (Exploratorium) As riders moved from general street skateboarding and occasional "pool riding" into purpose-built skate parks, vert skateboarding became more popular. Skateboarders began to develop, and then practice, tricks and techniques specifically for vert skateboarding.[http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000163814/web-videos/loveletters-to-skateboarding-style/ Loveletters To Skateboarding: Style] by Blair Alley (Transworld Skateboarding, 31 August 2012) [video]
Vert skateboarding became a common style of skateboarding and was introduced into many competitions and events including the X Games and the Maloof Money Cup.[http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000165015/news/maloof-announces-vert-skaters-for-south-africa-sept-27-30/ Maloof Announces Vert Skaters For South Africa] by Blair Alley (Transworld Skateboarding, 20 September 2012)
In 2008 ESPN and X Games organisers announced that vert skateboarding would be removed from X Games competitions in favour of free-movement skate-park-style courses where participants would still be able to perform vert skateboarding tricks but would need to do so in combination with other street skateboarding elements.[https://archive.today/20130127095438/http://www.labelnetworks.com/sports/xgames_vs_vert_08.html X Games Re-Instates Vert Competition After Heat from Pro Skaterboarders + BMX Riders] by Ryley Bane (Label Networks, 2008) After public condemnation from professional skateboarders Bob Burnquist, Tony Hawk and others, organisers re-instated vert skateboarding.
However, in 2011 ESPN announced that the X Games would no longer feature a Women's Vert Skateboarding event, citing a lack of, "a growing participant base, an established annual competition schedule" and, "myriad other factors". Professional skateboarder Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins said the decision would, "end the growth for women's vert skating as we know it".[https://www.espn.com/action/skateboarding/news/story?id=6595750 X Games cancels women's Skate Vert] by Matt Higginsn(ESPN.com, 31 May 2011)
Skateboard set-up
See also
{{Commons category|Vert skateboarding}}
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