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Introduction

Barcelona is a beautiful city. Capital of Catalonia, Mediterranean port, Olympic host, multicultural meeting place, culinary haven, thriving metropolis, modernist wonderland. Perhaps you’re here because of the football team or Gaudi’s monuments? Or maybe you’re here for another reason. Maybe you’re here because this amazing city is also the world capital of skateboarding. With a perfect climate, lax authorities and a dynamic street culture, Barcelona is the place to go if you are a skater. And with the amount of skating that gets filmed here, where better to ask the question, what impact has skateboarding had upon modern culture, or is it even still a street sport?

The Beginnings of Skateboarding - “Two hundred years of American technology has unwittingly created a massive cement playground of unlimited potential. All it took were the minds of 12 year olds to realize it’’

Becoming Unrealistic and Removed? - “The mix of sunshine and rebellion is really intoxicating’’

Commercialization - “Skateboarding is for fun – that’s why people do it a lot. Not to be on the X Games or the Gravity Games but because they love to do it. If you want to make lots of money, go be a snowboarder, golfer or tennis player ’cause skateboarding is not the place for it.”

Culture; Art and Music - “Freedom on four wheels’’