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Skateboarding—often portrayed in the media as an [[extreme sport]]—can be an art, hobby, or a method of transportation.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.webdelsol.com/Topic/articles/04/howell.html | title=Extreme Market Research | accessdate=2006-12-13 | author=Ocean Howell, Topic Magazine}}</ref> Because of its creative aspects, it can also be seen as an [[art]] form. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report by ''American Sports Data'' found that there were 12.5 million skateboarders in the world. Eighty percent of skateboarders polled who had used a board in the last year were under the age of 18, and 74 percent were male.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4021/is_2002_Oct_1/ai_92087410 | title=Your Questions Answered - statistics about skateboarders | accessdate=2006-12-13 | author=John Fetto}}</ref>
Skateboarding is a relatively modern [[sport]]—it originated as "sidewalk surfing" in the [[United States]]—particularly [[California]]—in the 1950s. A key skateboarding trick, the ollie, was only developed in the late 1970s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://skateboard.about.com/cs/boardscience/a/brief_history_2.htm | title=Skateboarding: A Brief History (page 2) | accessdate=2006-12-13 | author=Steve Cave, [[about.com]]}}</ref>
==History==
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