Slam Skateboarding

OLYMPIC SKATEBOARDING HISTORIC HIGHS AND LOWS

When I was asked to write an article looking back at the Olympics, I considered just submitting the words “Keegan” and “Palmer” repeated 1000 times to fill a page and calling it a day. But if you’ve read this far, you’ll know that pitch didn’t quite hit the mark. Instead, here’s my second idea: There are five rings in the Olympic logo – three on top and two below – so let’s follow that format and unpack three highs and two lows of the spectacle we all witnessed when skateboarding premiered

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