A historic and legitimizing moment for both sports was captured in epic, epic shots of athletes from around the world.
Surfing and skateboarding made their debuts at the Olympics over the weekend in Tokyo, a historic moment for the Summer Games that was also extremely cool.
Surfing was kicked off with women and mens' events on Sunday, but no medals have yet been awarded. Meanwhile, skateboarding was inaugurated with the men's street event on Saturday, with Japan's Yuto Horigome taking the gold. The first women's skateboarding event will be held on Monday in Tokyo, which is late Sunday for North America.
For surfing, it was more than 100 years in the making. Duke Kahanamoku, the father of modern surfing, won gold for swimming in the 1912 Olympics and from the podium,Becoming part of the Olympics is also a sign that skateboarding, with its counterculture roots, has made the mainstream. "It's a pretty surreal juxtaposition of just my life in skateboarding," USA Skateboarding CEO Josh Friedberg."I still get harassed by security guards, and I'm skating in the parking lot behind my grocery store. So, you know, it's funny to have those two worlds colliding in such an interesting way."
While the weekend's events were a huge milestone for both sports, they were an even bigger thrill for the rest of us who get to watch.
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