Jul
23

Olympic Bonus: Shredding skateboarding’s glass ceiling. (Ouch. That’s gotta hurt)

Graphic for Olympics bonus episode of Sidedoor

This summer—for the first time ever—skateboarding will be an Olympic sport. In honor of its Olympic debut, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes: the story of how the best women skateboarders stood toe-to-toe with the most powerful people in the industry to demand equal pay. One of those women is none other than Mimi Knoop, who is coaching the USA women’s skateboarding team. In this bonus episode, we also talk about how skateboarding’s entry onto the Olympic stage is a major achievement for the sport, but one not everybody is happy about.  

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Posted: 23 July 2021
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