1989
A FAMOUS SKATE MOVIE COMES OUT CALLED " Gleaming the Cube." MANY FAMOUS SKATEBOARDERS LIKE TONY HAWK FEATURE IN THIS FILM. THIS MOVIE MAKES PEOPLE LOOK AT SKATEBOARDERS IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT.
1990+
STREET SKATERS GROW IN POPULARITY. SKATEBOARDING GREW ALONG WITH PUNK CULTURE, GIVING SKATEBOARDING AN AGGRESSIVE AND SCARY LOOK.
1995
THE FIRST X GAMES ARE HELD GIVING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO SKATEBOARDING. THE X GAMES GAVE A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR MONEY AND FOR SKATERS GETTING A CHANCE OF GETTING SPONSORED.
1997
BECAUSE OF THE 1997 WINTER X GAMES, SKATEBOARDING IS CONSIDERED AN EXTREME SPORT, MANY SKATERS REBEL AGAINST THIS CLASSIFICATION.
2000+
SKATEBOARDING IS WHAT IT IS TODAY. MANY SKATERS ARE GETTING SPONCERED BECAUSE OF ALL THE CONTESTS. SKATEBOARDING IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS TODAY.
SKATEBOARDING HAS HAD A BUMPY ROAD AND IF YOU LOOK HOW FAR IT HAS COME FROM 1950 ITS PRETTY AMAZING.
