Skateboarding's Olympic Moment
The Gendered Contours of Sportification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2349337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dax D’orazio (0000-0002-6095-1129, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 395-425 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sport and Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0193-7235 • E-ISSN: 1552-7638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0193723520928595 |
| OpenAlex | W3040559381 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 25 |
Skateboarding will be included in the 2020 Olympics, representing a new crescendo of the activity's 'sportification.' Although some celebrate increased exposure and legitimacy, others bemoan the incursion of outsiders. Nonetheless, it is widely believed that women in particular have much to gain from the Olympic inclusion. This article begins by summarizing the literature on women's marginalization and exclusion and then diagnoses a gendered paradox (and two associated double binds) related to sportification. Based on confidential interviews with some of the top-level female skateboarders in the world, it suggests that women are less ambivalent about elite competition due to their subcultural experiences. Overall, it argues that sportification should not be adopted uncritically or as an inevitable process, and that scholars ought to take critiques of elite competition seriously
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |