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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

No Skateboarding in the Olympics!

Target: Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee
Sponsor: "Clarkie", Real Skate Magazine
  • Signatures: 2,528
  • Goal: 10,000
  • Deadline: Ongoing...
With due respect for Olympic Athletes, we the undersigned skateboarders and advocates strongly request that the IOC NOT RECOGNIZE SKATEBOARDING AS AN OLYMPIC SPORT, or use skateboarding to market the Olympics. Further, we ask that the IOC NOT recognize any individuals or groups claiming to be the IOC recognized governing body of skateboarding or provide funding to them. Skateboarding is not a "sport" and we do not want skateboarding exploited and transformed to fit into the Olympic program. We feel that Olympic involvement will change the face of skateboarding and its individuality and freedoms forever. We feel it would not in any way support skateboarders or skateparks. We do not wish to be part of it and will not support the Olympics if skateboarding is added as an Olympic sport.                                                                                     *** PETITION IS STILL OPEN ***

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Number Date Prefix Name Country
2,543 6:09 am PDT, Jun 26   Norvy Mariano Philippines
2,542 12:24 pm PDT, Jun 25   Anonymous United States
2,541 11:02 pm PDT, Jun 24   Cody Clark United States
2,540 2:29 am PDT, Jun 24   Diogo Soares Portugal
2,539 1:48 pm PDT, Jun 23 Mr. Nicholas Johnson United States
2,538 4:37 am PDT, Jun 21   Abi Nicholson United Kingdom
2,537 4:36 am PDT, Jun 21   Chantelle Drakard United Kingdom
2,536 4:22 am PDT, Jun 21 Mr. Tom woodroffe United Kingdom
2,535 12:41 pm PDT, Jun 14   Matthew Rogan Ireland
2,534 10:36 am PDT, Jun 14 Mrs. Crystal Krohnert United States
2,533 6:42 pm PDT, Jun 13   Dylan Murphy United States
2,532 5:27 pm PDT, Jun 13 Mr. Warren Taylor United States
2,531 10:40 pm PDT, Jun 9   Martin Stai United States
2,530 3:59 pm PDT, Jun 9 Mr. Anonymous United States
2,529 4:56 pm PDT, May 31   alfredo garcia Spain
2,528 6:16 pm PDT, May 29   Lance /X/ United States
2,527 12:20 am PDT, May 26 Mr. mark mason United States
2,526 12:32 pm PDT, May 22   Adam Nicholson Canada
2,525 1:41 pm PDT, May 8 Mr. Josh Jamieson United States
2,524 10:49 am PDT, May 8   Jorge Matus United States
2,523 11:04 am PDT, May 7 Mr. Logan Messer United States
2,522 10:55 am PDT, Apr 24 Mr. Brandon Servin United States
2,521 1:36 pm PDT, Apr 19 Mr. Sam Knight United States
2,520 2:59 am PDT, Apr 19 Mr. chris sica United States
2,519 12:45 pm PDT, Apr 18 Mr. Anonymous United States
2,518 5:45 pm PDT, Apr 15   Jamie Lee United States
2,517 1:00 pm PDT, Apr 12 Mr. simone citta Italy
2,516 3:47 pm PDT, Apr 10   Justin Hoefs United States
2,515 6:48 pm PDT, Apr 2 Mr. Thomas Johnson United Kingdom
2,514 8:35 pm PDT, Mar 31 Mr. Ryan McKoy United States
2,513 10:42 am PDT, Mar 30 Ms. kimberly Oliveira United States
2,512 2:48 pm PDT, Mar 26   Katie Dickson United States
2,511 5:03 pm PDT, Mar 15 Mr. Anonymous Brazil
2,510 9:51 pm PDT, Mar 9 Mr. John Renner United States
2,507 11:02 am PST, Feb 26 Mr. Taylor Elvis United States
2,506 10:07 am PST, Feb 26 Mr. Drew Kenny Ireland
2,505 8:43 am PST, Feb 26 Mr. Schnell Pierre France
2,504 4:11 pm PST, Feb 25 Mr. Jared Arnold United States
2,503 5:35 pm PST, Feb 23   Steve Berra United States
2,502 7:33 am PST, Feb 23   Anonymous United States
2,501 9:09 pm PST, Feb 19 Mr. Martrell Woolridge United States

No Skateboarding in the Olympics!

We feel Olympic recognition will not due justice to the purity, individuality and uniqueness of skateboarding culture. We feel dedicated viewers of the Olympic games will not be interested in skateboarding. Skateboarding should not be viewed or utilized as a sport or game or used as a marketing tool for the personal gain of organizations. Skateboarding competition as presented to the public eye today is primarily invitational-only television productions for the purpose of attracting high paying corporate sponsors. These programs are very unpopular, poorly attended, and most skateboarders do not watch them because they do not represent what skateboarding is really about.

The typical skateboarder does not have anything in common with an Olympian athlete. Athletes train endlessly, have trainers, coaches, hard schedules to keep, many competitions and a true dedication to their goal of winning a gold metal. Skateboarding does not fit this scenario. The majority of skateboarders do not have a desire to compete against other countries. Skateboarders do not work upward towards a competitive goal of receiving metals. Skateboarding is an individual creative activity and skaters enjoy lesser known, non-televised, informal competitions among their peers with no corporate sponsors for the mere purpose of having fun.

For these reasons and many more, we highly encourage you to please NOT give skateboarding Olympic recognition.

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