In the Olympic Games, skateboarding celebrated its premiere as an independent discipline. The sport celebrated all the spotlight it could get during the games, but not all skaters are satisfied with this change. It took a long time before skateboarding was officially recognized and found its way to the Olympics. Some skaters believe that once they include skateboarding in the list of events at the games, it will lose its subculture status.
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