After years of skateboarding, some professional skateboarders are still avid fans of skate contests.
Nike SB releases their new mini-documentary about Lance Mountain, Elissa Steamer, Paul Rodriguez, and Eric Koston on how they have excelled at the highest level of their skate competition experiences.
A key figure in receiving accolades and what contests mean for skateboarding remains debatable until this day.
With all skateboarding tournaments and events held since skateboarding's inception, it is nothing new to all skateboarders as it has been happening before the Olympics.
Despite the backlash of skateboarding being in the mainstream media, contests are all about making the community stronger.
Skaters from all over the world are united as one when it comes to skating. Skateboard competition held in a community in one place makes the skaters feel at home, where they can be themselves and level up their game.
As much as we like it or not, there will be a lot of changes in skateboarding. Hear the story of the pros in the video below and how they made friends along the way with other skaters, remembering the epic runs and battles and more.