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The Len Bias Story + Winging It + The Wire: Way Down in the Hole + Latest Episodes + All Podcasts * Features * Movies * TV * Video * MLB * Shop * Music Filed under: * The Ringer Guide to the Summer Games * The Ringer Podcast Network * Sports The Rise of Olympic Skateboarding and the Debate Over Skating Culture Does skateboarding need the Olympics? Or does the Olympics need skateboarding? By Rodger Sherman Jul 22, 2021, 8:19am EDT Share this story * Share this on Facebook * Share this on Twitter * Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: The Rise of Olympic Skateboarding and the Debate Over Skating Culture * Flipboard * Email Olympics - Previews - Day -2 Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut in Tokyo. That's amazing ... and somewhat complicated. Does skateboarding need the Olympics? Or does the Olympics need skateboarding? 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