skidsport
Skidsport is a sport centered on controlled skidding maneuvers performed on prepared surfaces or through defined courses. Participants use footwear and equipment designed to optimize sliding and balance, executing slides, turns, and stops with an emphasis on precision, timing, and safety. The discipline includes sub-disciplines such as straight-line skids, turning slides, and obstacle-based routines where competitors glide past cones or barriers while maintaining a continuous skid.
Origins of skidsport trace to urban skating communities in the early 21st century, where improvised sliding
Competitions typically feature judged routines and sometimes time trials. Scoring considers technical difficulty, control, speed, smoothness,
Equipment ranges by discipline but generally includes protective gear such as helmets, wrist guards, knee and