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Vert skateboarding is the act of riding a skateboard on a skate ramp or other incline and involves the skateboarder transitioning from the horizontal plane to the vertical plane in order to perform skateboarding tricks. ==History== Vert skateboarding has its genesis in "pool riding" - the riding of skateboards in emptied backyard swimming pools - during the 1970s.〔(''The Science and Art of Skateboard Design: How Boards Have Changed Over Time'' ) (Exploratorium)〕 As riders moved from general street skateboarding and occasional "pool riding" into purpose-built skate parks, vert skateboarding became more popular. Skateboarders began to develop, and then practice, tricks and techniques specifically for vert skateboarding.〔(''Loveletters To Skateboarding: Style'' ) by Blair Alley (Transworld Skateboarding, 31 August 2012) ()〕 Vert skateboarding became a common style of skateboarding and was introduced into many competitions and events including the X Games and the Maloof Money Cup.〔(''Maloof Announces Vert Skaters For South Africa'' ) by Blair Alley (Transworld Skateboarding, 20 September 2012)〕 In 2008 ESPN and X Games organisers announced that vert skateboarding would be removed from X Games competitions in favour of free-movement skate-park-style courses where participants would still be able to perform vert skateboarding tricks but would need to do so in combination with other street skateboarding elements.〔(''X Games Re-Instates Vert Competition After Heat from Pro Skaterboarders + BMX Riders'' ) by Ryley Bane (Label Networks, 2008)〕 After public condemnation from professional skateboarders Bob Burnquist, Tony Hawk and others, organisers re-instated vert skateboarding.〔 However, in 2011 ESPN announced that the X Games would no longer feature a ''Women's Vert Skateboarding'' event, citing a lack of, "a growing participant base, an established annual competition schedule" and, "myriad other factors". Professional skateboarder Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins said the decision would, "end the growth for women's vert skating as we know it".〔(''X Games cancels women's Skate Vert'' ) by Matt Higgins (ESPN.com, 31 May 2011)〕 Despite waning support for standalone competition vert skateboarding, vert ramps (often in the form of half-pipes, quarter-pipes or bowls) are present in most modern skateparks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「vert skateboarding」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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