Lately there has been a lot of talk about skateboarding and the Olympics. The most powerful sporting organization in the world is having trouble with “the kids” and they think it might be time to include skateboarding in the official program. Brian Hendrickson of The Columbian newspaper in Clark County, Washington discussed this issue of 2007 X Games Big Air Gold Medalist Bob Burnquist.
“I’d rather it not happen than happen the wrong way,” Burnquist said Thursday after finishing his preliminary run on the vert ramp at the AST Dew Tour in the Rose Garden. “They need us more than we need them. And that’s OK. But we need to figure this out.”
Hendrickson claims the TV ratings for the Olympics have been sliding lately and that “skating’s popularity has erupted.” We know at least one writer who hasn’t check the X Games or AST Dew Tour ratings in a while.
[Link: The Columbian]
