Slam Skateboarding

TALKIN’ TOKYO

It isn’t long now until the Tokyo Olympics and for the first time in history skateboarding appears at the world’s largest sporting competition.

Love it or loathe it, chances are we’ll all be tuning in to watch. While some will want to see who wins, others will care less about the medal tally and  more about witnessing what crazy shit Aurelien Giraud decides to ghetto bird over – or into.

But that’s not the only side event that’ll capture our attention during the games. Here are a few more things to look out for:

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