The Most Influential Skateboarders
Even though skateboarding has been around since the late 1940s or early 1950s, this year will be the first time that skateboarding will be in the Summer Olympics. The Summer Olympics will include both street and park skateboarding. With the addition of skateboarding to the Olympics, let’s find out who the top skateboarders of all time are.
Daewon Song
Daewon Song is regarded as the most creative skateboarder of all time. His skills are unbelievable to begin with, and he enhances his skills by going against all convention. Daewon uses obstacles that no one else would think to use which allows him to show his own style. The mixture of his talent and his creativity make him one of the top skateboarders.
Andrew Reynolds
Andrew Reynolds has been skateboarding professionally for decades, yet he still remains one of the top skateboarders. This is because of his ability to learn and master new tricks year after year. Everytime he competes, he does tricks that no one thought he could do. His ability to do amazing tricks as well as his influence on other skateboarders is why he is regarded as one of the best.
Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk became a professional skateboarder at just 14 years old. He is regarded as one of the most influential skateboarders of all time because he helped make skateboarding popular. Not only was he the first person to land a 900 flip, but he also started public skate parks. Between his skills and contributions to skateboarding as a sport, Tony Hawk is widely known as one of the best skateboarders.
Nyjah Huston
Nyjah is currently the top ranked skateboarder around the world, and he will be skateboarding in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Nyjah has won over 40 skateboarding competitions, and has made more prize money than any other skateboarder. His abilities continue to grow and so does his following.
Rodney Mullen
Rodney Mullen is said to have created skateboarding as a sport. He invented tricks like the Ollie, kick flip, 360 kick flip, and many more. In addition to inventing tricks, he also pioneered ways to ride the skateboard as well as inspiring creativity in other skateboarders. This is why Rodney is known as the godfather of street skateboarding.
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