American Skateboard Olympic Team

Dave swift can we get all the skateboarders to stop skateboarding for a minute so began the announcement of the first usa skateboarding olympics team at california skatepark s training facility in vista california today.

American skateboard olympic team. Both skateboarders huston in skateboard street and schaar in skateboard park will compete in the 2019 qualifier season as official national team members for a chance to represent the united states in the premiere of skateboarding as a sanctioned olympics event. National teams that compete in the olympic games pan american games and other sanctioned team events. 4 2 men 2 women national federation. The national team announcement comes as usa skateboarding prepares for the 2020 tokyo olympics which will be the first to feature competitive skateboarding.

Stu gomez photos. Our plans moving forward are both simple in description and complicated in execution. In june of 2018 usa skateboarding became the 50th national governing body ngb recognized by the united states olympic committee usoc and responsible for the selection training and fielding of u s. Ariake urban sports park competition dates.

Olympic qualification will take part. Josh friedberg usa skateboarding s ceo was on the mic introducing 16 skaters who will make history at the tokyo. Monster energy congratulates team riders nyjah huston and tom schaar on joining the first ever usa skateboarding national team. Canada skateboard international federation.

It is our responsibility to overlay the olympic structure on skateboarding necessary to send the best skateboarders in the united states to tokyo in 2020 while at the same time contributing to the positive growth of a sport built on the passion of millions of children. The 16 members of the inaugural u s a skateboarding national team announced in march will compete to qualify for skateboarding at the 2020 tokyo olympic games. World skate skateboarding will make its olympic debut at tokyo 2020 with four events. Skateboarding at tokyo 2020.