The Olympics Is Changing Skateparks Forever...

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[@tylerniday8935]

I think most of the "standardization" of modern skateparks comes down to contractors finally understanding what is desirable and useable. Back in the day we drew a picture or showed a photo and they had to do their best interpretation along with being the lowest bidder the city could buy. Most contractors had zero idea what anything really was being used for.

[@Red1676]

As much everyone loved the games, I kinda blame thps and other games for being way too over sized or layed out weird.

[@Gixsir]

We finally have contractors that used to skate

[@ClosestNearUtopia]

Ive build 3 skateparks and had a vote on how our public skatepark should look. The local authorities came back with an answer after reviewing the design, which was made by skaters who skated there everyday, was negative. The design did not comply a rule, a rule you have to be able to fall on hard concrete 1.5m around every obstacle… meaning the features had to be cramped up due to space restrictions, while kiddos could fall safely fall on fucking GRASS, and have a usefull skatepark, but no the money went all thru the drain.. BTW, it was the same grass where two footbal goals were placed about 80m further away.. most bs we ever heard for not complying to a design…

[@imafackinjunglist]

They did that in my area. I think they got something else though. They put a concrete park in now. It’s ok, but it’s not the same.

[@AlexNiedt]

Yep, give me these new skateparks over the crazy nonsensical designs any day. Those old parks are abysmal. Wish we had the "modern standard" a couple decades ago.

[@DoubleSupercool]

Dude, when I was growing up, the only "official" skate place was a dodgy open ended bowl that felt like an excavated hole in the ground with concrete just poured in. The transitions changed every 50cm or so and we had to ride out bikes 5km to the next small town to ride it. People need to check themselves if they are complaining about skateparks like this.

[@NISHIAKI]

People should definitely appreciate what is available now. But there's nothing wrong with communicating that things could still be better.

[@jameskazd9951]

for real, my towns park was 2 shitty wooden quarter pipes and a sketchy flatbar... that was removed like 10 or so years ago, now there is nothing

[@Skatemar]

We could only dream of having a skatepark like this 20 years ago. Parks like this will definitely help progression.

[@benitofranklyn4237]

You do realize parks are worse now than 20 years ago?

[@cactuspat8051]

@@benitofranklyn4237 not my local park, check out orting skatepark; if you can find it lol

[@rxmink]

​@@benitofranklyn4237brother what

[@Doatello1991]

@@benitofranklyn4237 That’s your opinion. These ones are much more accessible to beginners. That’s great for the sport.

[@DoubleSupercool]

You do realise that 30+ years ago there basically were NO parks widely available to kids, right? Gethefugouddahere.@@benitofranklyn4237

[@anonymousmisnomer5443]

I love how accessible this is to new skaters and how geared towards progression it is. My local parks have always been so intimidating for someone just starting out

[@dumDuck_]

Ok dude this video editing is peak. The fact that you synced up your board hitting rails/hitting the ground with the music is insane. 10/10

[@wobbynobbenstein]

look up shane oneills SB chronicls part, thats a great example too

[@Thechildishmandingo]

@@wobbynobbensteinPretty much every Baker and death wish skate part as well

[@grandlegion1613]

Growing up street skating, we hated the random shotgun approach to skatepark design. We largely went to parks to practice technical components without the learning curve of the street spots; or, just to take a break from the challenges of skating, or even commuting to, street spots. Glad to see more like this.

[@robertborden2666]

I don’t know how to watch SLS. It’s too much for me. I love watching guys who are maybe 1.5-10x better than me but not 30-90x better than me because then it just looks like using the force, and I can’t relate.

[@Johnjds]

Every “action” sport eventually becomes indistinguishable from gymnastics.

[@BinarySk8]

I’ve felt the same way before, but honestly when you get into SLS it’s really fun

[@mikejones-wr4ti]

Do you like watching pro street parts?

[@rxmink]

Women's sls can be a lot more entertaining at times

[@rxmink]

​@@BinarySk8once you start rooting for and against someone it becomes much more entertaining I feel

[@rxmink]

I think u gotta realize that even though it is with the intent of competition, the outcome is for all skaters, the next generation will all progress faster for contest purposes or not and at the end of the day thats sick and good for the community

[@j377yb33n]

Definitely, I remember the state of the skatepark thrown together in my town as a kid, definitely turned me off it for a few years. So having someplace that helps people to gradually build up skill is great to see!

[@Gimmemi]

Yeah just like every other sport, NBA, NFL, MMA(UFC), we’re already seeing it but I can imagine in 5-10 years we’ll see a gigantic spike of skaters hitting constant clip worthy tricks easy looking as breathing air. Like the NBA transitioning into 3 pointers and 7 foot tall PGs.

[@nyxx7813]

itll be more similar to the bmx and scoot park industry. Vert and transition skating were the original skateboarding and had their boom decades ago now. Its very interesting how long its taken for Skateboarding to hit this place. Itll also have a dramatic effect on the quality of trick we might see in street skating. I think the punk aspect will always be around, but they will be highly skilled punks.

[@defeatstatistics7413]

but is contests really the direction we want skating to go?

[@CollisionPending]

This sort of park is what i needed growing up.. every park near me was with half pipes and vertical drops that only 2-3 people would dare use cause of the wide af gaps where the ramp meets the flat. I changed up and became a longboarder cause being on roads with cars at 30+ mph was actually safer and more fun with all the crazy af hills. Hope too see more parks like this !!

[@tyranus1111]

Saaaame funny how i valued my shins enough to just cruise on longbards than fonishing learning to ollie lol i got work tomorrow these legs need to work

[@kmcong0357]

Seeing Dale and John takes me back to when I first started watching them!

[@BigGoated]

Same

[@Vici0]

Skateparks like these also make skateboarding feel way more approachable in my opinion. A lot of the times I like to skate to test my technical skill rather than facing the fear of an obstacle. I find more enjoyment out of it that way.

[@scottduncanphotography1671]

This park makes me wish I was at least in my 30's again lol. Growing up skating in the late 80's- early 2000's there wasn't much other than street until my later years of skating. Pushing 55 these days, I just don't bounce off the ground nor heal like I used to so I get to live vicariously through videos

[@StopItGarrison]

You should look up skateboard dad and watch some of his videos.

[@61936]

Well at least you could still skate some transition that’s always fun

[@larryjonn9451]

I skate with a 60 year old

[@joshuahardison6712]

the montage at @7:10 has such great editing to line up with the music. THANK YOU!! this is my first time watching and I’m SOLD

[@0ndem]

Its nice to see parks doing more symetrical obstacles. I think some uniformity is good as long as parks also seekbout cool features. As a rollerblader the 2 inch square rail being the only practice rail can eff off lol.

[@LaidBackGolf]

skate. park not blade. park

[@NISHIAKI]

​@@LaidBackGolfinline skates 😉

[@blove3614]

Such a good dude. I met him on the streets of SF once in a random alley while I was walking home from work. He was filming some flatground stuff and I recongnized him instantly. Couldn't ask for a nicer person, great representative of skaterboarding for newer folks that are trying to learn.

[@crayfishroll]

I agree with the newer skatepark design having some uniformity to it. I have a few older style parks near me where they kind of did whatever came to their mind and typically there is a lot of wasted space and these parks don't flow the best. I grew up skating in the 90's too and I have to say I love skating the newer style built parks.

[@newp0rt]

yeah i been to some RANDOM skateparks. no sense of direction. uniformity at least with the basics and flow arent a bad thing tbh. people will miss out on some of the more interesting stuff that comes out of these randomized parks but eh.

[@chucknorris2182]

John, the way you cut the stair skating kn the end, how it fit perfectly to the music, that was so satisfying. Please do that more often. The rest of the vid was good as well :)

[@Youtubehandle579]

Looks great, well designed. Nothing worse than a local park where theres no progression. Like you're given a 2 inch many pad and a 3 foot ledge to learn on lol. Having progression in mind seems like the way to design parks...

[@user-ih1xb8mf8k]

Normandale is my home skatepark. It is the closest to my house. I like it a lot. I like it the best when it is not crowded. I like that little quarter pipe the best. I like to get little backside grinds on that formulated butter coping. A lot of kids like to learn to drop in on the little quarter pipe. It is a good park for beginners.

[@jasonharris5201]

This is what I’ve been wanting to see, you and Dale skating together again. Just like the good old days.

[@PatrickPoet]

I love seeing you and Dale skating together--are we going to see martial arts practice with y'all?

[@ibookboyuk]

2:53 Daleslide! Dale you skated so good in this video, man. And you did too, John. A great pleasure to watch this.

[@user-fq8ig8tk4e]

In germany it is 2 in the morning, chill John hill video in the morning 😂

[@filthybrown]

just love how you edited all the landings to synch with the snare drum of the backing track, so satisfying!

[@jdstrobist]

Happy New Year! 😎✌️

[@tofitiedemann5184]

I grew up over there and that area used to be full of mud and empty space and I always envisioned a skatepark there. Amazing.

[@joshmehrtens]

Love your videos John, thank you 👊

[@STXi]

Ahh when Dale and John are together ❤

[@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable]

I skated from 1991 till about 2006. What was considered a skatepark back then was generally large quarter pipe surfaces meeting the occasional oddly placed ledge, or hubba. Sometimes there was a fun box in the wrong place. The main issue, was most obstacles were quite large and the surface was raw concrete, with transition angles that were a bit lumpy. This meant unless you were very good at skating, you were going to struggle to develop your skills on those parks. This was especially true if you were a street skater like myself, someone who found those places very daunting. Fast forward to today, and the generation of skatepark emerging in the past 2-3 years has changed all of that. We’re seeing incredibly well designed, smooth, and multi skill level parks. In Sydney, they often have a bowl and mini ramp sections. Each park is different to the other, so across the city there’s a lot of diversity while still following the same basic improved design (most parks in Sydney are designed by one company). There’s even about 5 with giant bowls fit for a king. The result? Speaking for myself, at age 47 and after a 17 year gap, I’ve dusted off my board and have started skating again. These parks are simply too good to miss out on, so I’m out there rebuilding my skills and confidence while even doing some personal NBD’s already. However. There’s one huge shift this all brings about - cultural change. Street skaters of the 1990’s were literally that, people who roamed the streets looking for places to skate. We’d wax up ledges and remove obstacles. We’d skate late at night and on the weekend, away from the general public. We were a pest to society and always at risk of being kicked out of wherever we were skating. We’d occasionally find an abandoned building and construct a DIY park inside. This only lasted a few months usually as either the building would be demolished or the place would become too popular. This meant we were a certain breed of individual - one who was at odds with societal norms and generally considered an outcast. Perhaps that was our nature which is why we were drawn to skating. Regardless. What a time to be a skater!

[@shushyshushy6762]

One of the things being someone who started skateboarding back in the late 90s early 2000s is that you could go to like 10 different skateparks, and every single skatepark had it's own unique character, one skate park might have something totally off the wall as compared to another skatepark, and every skatepark had THAT one thing or trait that if you nailed it, you'd get the respect from all the people who were local to that skatepark, almost like a rite of passage in a way. I miss those days.

[@Lad423]

Love how you timed most of the clips with the music. Its the little details that matter

[@Tarrontrades]

I literally just randomly thought to myself today that I hope John and dale film together again soon. I was watching your guys old vids and clips on ig haha. Banger vid John, you guys killed it

[@cabritoloko1]

Love how you make it that every time the board meets the ground you have it match te bit of the music :D

[@amazmik]

I love seeing you shred with the homie Dale! 🤙🏽

[@megamxn4269]

this has some super chill vibes with the tunes. nice choice.

[@2Swift4u]

one of the downsides of the standardization on skateparks is that they often are only suitable for skateboarding but not for Bmx, rollerblading or whatever else. 10-20 years ago most skateparks had something to offer for everyone. At least today the parks are usually built better.

[@PACKTdotSPACE]

Hi John, fellow John here. I just wanted to say that I really appreciate the time you put into synchronizing your tricks to the music!! Satisfying af. Also you're a great skater and inspire me despite getting fairly serious injuries every time I try skating 🤣

[@L1TOWEAPON]

It was good, to see Dale! Tnx homie.

[@AhmedTheasscheek]

I the way how john Hill looks at life and appreciates it ❤

[@FishnFlipsATL]

John. I love your videos. I love your drive. Stay shreddin.

[@NarrowDC]

DC checking in. This is so dope that you recorded with freakin Dale! Mellow session filled with dope tricks.

[@RynoDee09]

You did that my friend . That beat was on point with that skating badass skatepark. Dope video

[@sandman589]

You should look up the old skate park in Santa Rosa, California (near Piner road). It's all bowls with one flat rail and one 4-stair that everyone would hang out on.

[@OKeira]

I would love to see another session at this park, where you do your harder grind tricks on the small rail but hold them for the entire rail!

[@DJsimulator]

just coming to the comments to say i noticed how swag your editing to the music was at 2:50 🤙😎🤙

[@jolee2733]

Battery operated leaf blowers work great for drying spots up too!

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

Im a climber and we observe the same aspect, though with even more distinction between the built environment and the natural environment. More and more gyms use big competition style holds and alot if people complain about it

[@lazyeyefuck1437]

Shout out to John Hill for not being a Scientologist

[@himebaughchris4026]

Happy New Year, Skate Dad.

[@randomawesomeness8078]

Verdugo is awesome it was cool to see the skatepark I skated at for a pretty decent amount of time in my life. The guys that work there are pretty cool too.

[@alien5589]

The way the beats line up with landing back on the board makes my brain so happy. Dope editing! Keep on doing you!

[@cawbplays3847]

3:06 That eye brow raises though from the guy in the back lol.

[@RaidersRaidersRaiders]

Normandale is fun, and its almost never crowded because of Harbor City being right up the street

[@Sk8Comeback]

Dale: “give me a few months to get back into my sh*t” A week later: POW 💥 😂 Love it. Top vid as always 👊

[@NuclearSad]

Dale always coming in with the best merch sick Pain of Truth hat.

[@AlexOrtiz-iv7tn]

Glad its this way now, when I was growing up in a small town our skatepark had some beginner opstacles but others were just too huge for us to learn on. One of the reasons I never learned handrails well, the only one in my park was 4ft high and huge for me. Made it very hard to learn tricks on certain obstacles. I was 12-16years old and the next closest park was a 2 hour walk at best, that or convince my Mom to drive to a big one around the city. Older street skaters shouldnt be bothered either, if you want unique street skating spots, go to the streets lol.

[@Beanz913]

Great to see the OG's, you and Dale back in the same vid!

[@elijahmontelongo542]

Keep it up man you’re goated love you bro your a big inspiration to me I have a kid and I don’t get lots of time to skate and progress daily haha but I know you will I’m sure you’ll be great dad while being an awesome skater keep it up up bro you the best

[@sk8fm448]

Thanks for the video . I really feel like skating.

[@rxmink]

And i definitely agree that most of these parks still have one of their unique obstacles, theres always at least one and usually theyre sick

[@buzzcutbooch9966]

MY FAVORITE LOCAL. I go there more than harbor even though harbors closer

[@robertdrzazga4833]

Super cool video and I can see that you really progress every time you skateboard.

[@dylansousa5571]

John and Sara happy new year to you and your family

[@Stellar_Skateboarding]

Hey John hill, if you come over here to Pensacola Florida, we have the best skatepark here it’s called Blake Doyle skate park, 25k square feet of heaven if you check out one of new balances videos on the opening day you will see what it looks like, it’s not that crowded here. It just looked crowded because Jamie got and Andrew Renolds were there we have so good boxes and we have a lot of mellow down tails and we also have a double set

[@Fastbikkel]

This is a nice movie in my opinion. Thanks for sharing. I haven't been on a skateboard for many years, but it still has my interest. I'm like 80's/ early 90's skateboarding, i had a Jeff Grosso board for many years.

[@d33rizzl33]

Ayooo John Hill and Dale at normandale skatepark sheeesh I needa start going to the local more if y’all gonna be there haha 👌🏽💯

[@diablodan1459]

Cool to see Dale Decker skating with you that was fun to see

[@marionlesniewski7415]

Looks like a great spot!

[@jadendubecky4130]

Parks like these are great but I feel as if the designer and contractors are moving away from building bowls.. as a bmxer I want to see more large bowls and bigger park style ramps in the park.

[@lirkimoure]

Keep up the good work 👍👍

[@williambrowne5104]

I was just saying how I wanted to see more Dale in your videos and like a wild fawn in the woods..... he emerges

[@Ur-_-Killa-TV]

The thing about the older parks that were made in the 90s and early 2000s, they didn’t know what they were doing, but sometimes they would inadvertently make obstacles that were really fun.

[@mRSasha-dv3mb]

Dale was being super hucky that day huh

[@Rulerofwax24]

Being in LA and watching the Tokyo Olympics, it was funny to see how many competitors lived in the area. I'm sure LA 2028 will have a huge number of Angelenos competing.

[@va941]

Skating is so much fun! Also, the only sport that has landed me in the hospital several times, the gnarliest injuries from just hitting a bebble while Rolling down a street. Should get back in to it, but am 32 and havent skated for years.., scary and exhiliriating at the same time!

[@DandyHippo]

Get in there. Same age and having my best skating years!

[@russianbear0027]

Get used to wearing pads if you don't already. They make slim ones that don't interfere much with movement now. I've got some regular beefy ones and they've saved me a bunch of pain and slow healing and missed work over the last 3 years. Once they were broken in they didn't mess with my movement much either.

[@SaintBehelit]

first-time viewer of the channel and non-skater here: major kudos to the editor of this video! the skating clips are paced in-rhythm with the background music, which strongly complements the action

[@bebepastiche9105]

That would b awesome to have a beginner skate park like this. My friends practiced in a drainage ditch that we called “hobos half pipe” bc our skate park was really advanced compared to this

[@upstatecinco]

john got the best videos on youtube hands down

[@DLivingston]

DaleDo. Always a good video with some Dale. Curious how he likes those converse lows he's got on.

[@ValenThePowerful]

that syncronized jump 5:01

[@All_is_self_co]

Love ya man. ❤

[@keagsface]

that Pain of Truth cap is fiiiiiiire

[@Buffalosabskis]

Growing up in Buffalo we had no free skateparks. They all were $10 a day and that was in the early 2000s. I was always envious of out West having all these cement parks with bowls etc. The only issue I can see with this would be if parks had no identity or if they completely lost any interesting transitions and transfers etc. I went to Woodward East 3 times and my favorite park was The Cage which was mostly for bikes and everything was huge, but it had great transfers and launch ramps. I also hope spines do not go out of style either. From this park it looks like they still have some cool stuff like the steep wall and the quarter pipe with the bump on it.

[@ozzee9887]

Can’t wait for you to skate Silverado when it’s ready. I live just down the street

[@iamthief]

there is something really satisfying about watching skateboarding to soft jazz/lofi

[@robertcampbell5485]

ya boy dale decker has a-lot more doodles on his body than the last time i seen him

[@803cart]

true home town hero

[@hygiverse]

Check out Tully park in Columbus, oh…my favorite park so far and has incremental bigger obstacles

[@t_race]

Super interesting video man! I had no idea

[@guttsu]

That's a pretty damn cool design, love to see it. Definitely jealous compared to what I grew up with 😅, but I'm super stoked for the newer gen coming up. Glad to see them getting better places, we should be all about that progress.

[@SeanLaMontagne]

Me and my son started learning to skate together. Any pointers/tips for skating up and down ramps? My local park has 2 ramps and a small fun box and I'm at a loss for how to practice using those.

[@russianbear0027]

Try talking to some of the other people there. I use inline skates and with ramps it mostly is bend your knees. I haven't taken my board to the park yet but I expect its similar.

[@SeanLaMontagne]

@@russianbear0027 I live very rural, there's literally no one else at the skatepark every time we've gone.

[@sea4our]

John's videos always make me feel weirdly content for some reason. He reminds me a lot of my younger brother who i don't have a relationship with anymore. It's like getting to see my bro again.

[@draketcarder]

Pleeeease film yall skating the curb ledge. I was so curious how it skated.

[@mercury2mercury]

randomly built is a great way to describe lynwood skatepark lmao! apparently the citys getting a second, massive looking skatepark would love your thoughts on it, as i have a lot of my own!

[@Fortune090]

Watching the repeated tries and falls along to nice, relaxing jazz definitely hits different.

[@Volvo_Mann]

Love from Germany!

[@zehugger2894]

It's funny that it was raining in the vid cause I'm sitting at my local skatepark waiting for it to stop raining and dry so I can skate

[@donnywth]

i met dale at sound and fury hardcore festival. super cool dude

[@mahir7256]

4:28 you should higher the shutter speed for steady shots where only the skater is moving so you arent blured cool vid btw

[@dootdoot1867]

Have you been too Windells in Oregon? A special place.