{{Short description|International skateboarding competition}} '''World Cup Skateboarding''' ('''WCS'''), sometimes referred to as '''World Cup of Skateboarding,''' is an international [[skateboarding]] organization that hosts the World Championships of Skateboarding series and other skateboard competitions since 1994.
==Overview== Focusing on the professional skateboarders, the first WCS championship took place in 1994 in [[Vancouver]]. Since 1995, WCS has grown the pro tour from 3 events in [[Canada]] and [[Germany]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Dia Mundial do Skate é comemorado nesta sexta-feira |url=https://www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/cidade/secretarias/esportes/noticias/?p=150686 |access-date=19 March 2022 |publisher=prefeitura.sp.gov.br}}</ref> to 25 events (in 2008), that encompass Canada, Germany, the [[United States]], [[Brazil]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[England]], [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Switzerland]], [[Australia]], [[Malaysia]]. The organization is based in [[Soda Springs, Nevada County, California|Soda Springs, California]].
==History== WCS grew out the existence of the once thriving National Skateboard Association. Learning from the mistakes that the skateboard industry made during the NSA years, former NSA President and directors, Don & Danielle Bostick have made a commitment to the skaters in developing and directing skateboard competitions around the globe.
==Venues== [[File:Skate stvanice.jpg|thumb|The ''Mystic Sk8 Cup'' at [[Prague]]'s roofed skatepark [[Štvanice]] is part of the WCS tour since 1997]] [[File:O Marisquiño 2017 - 7.jpg|thumb|The ''O Marisquino'' in [[Vigo]] is part of the WCS tour since 2001]] Officially recognized World Cup Skateboarding events have in 2018 taken place at these global venues:<ref>{{cite web |title=World Cup Skateboarding 2018 |url=http://www.wcsk8.com/archives/2018-results |website=Wcsk8.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> *[[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] – El Gato Classic *[[Tallinn]] – Simple Session *[[Orange, California|Orange]] – Girls Combi Pool Classic *[[Orange, California|Orange]] – Combi Pool Party *[[Paris]] – Far' N High *[[Prague]] – Mystic Sk8 Cup *[[Graz]] – Graz Skate World Cup *[[Vigo]] – O Marisquino *[[Montreal]] – Jackalope *[[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara County]] – Orchid Mini Ramp Holiday *[[Rotterdam]] – RTM Skateboard World Cup *[[Moscow]] – World Cup Moscow *[[Breda]] – World Cup Breda *[[Orange, California|Orange]] – Amateur Combi Pool Classic
Some past venues: *[[Bondi Beach, New South Wales|Bondi Beach]] – Bowl a Rama Bondi *[[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] – Rocky Mountain Rampage *[[Florianópolis]] – Skate Generation Brazil *[[Fortaleza]] – Ceara World Cup *[[Lake Forest, California|Lake Forest]] – GVR *[[Melbourne]] – Globe World Cup (this was not part of the World Cup Circuit as of 2006)<ref>{{cite web|title=A Global Assault Is Coming|url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/news/a-global-assault-is-coming/|website=TransWorld Skateboarding|publisher=The Enthusiast Network|accessdate=5 October 2017|date=31 January 2006}}</ref> *[[Malmö]] – Ultra Bowl 5 *[[Marseille]] – Sosh Freestyle Cup Marseille *[[Münster]] – Monster Mastership *[[Montpellier]] – FISE *[[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] – Australian Bowlriding Championships *[[Novo Hamburgo]] – Qix World Contest *[[Ocean City, Maryland]] – Dew Tour Beach Championships *[[Philadelphia]] – Gravity Games *[[Rio de Janeiro]] – Vert Jam *[[San Diego]] – Exposure *[[San Francisco]] – Dew Tour SF City Championships *[[San Jose, California|San Jose]] – Tim Brauch Memorial Comp *[[São Paulo]] – Crail *[[Seoul]] – Asian X Games *[[Shepton Mallet]] – NASS *[[Toronto]] – Canadian Open *[[Vancouver]] – Slam City Jam *[[Wellington]] – Bowl a Rama Wellington
==See also== *[[World Skateboarding Championship]] *[[X Games]] *[[Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.wcsk8.com/ Official site of World Cup Skateboarding]
[[Category:Skateboarding competitions]]