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.

2020年奥运会将包括滑板运动，这代表着这项运动“运动化”的新高度。尽管有些人庆祝曝光率和合法性增加，但另一些人却为外来者的入侵感到mo惜。尽管如此，人们普遍认为，特别是妇女可以从奥运会的参与中受益匪浅。本文首先总结有关女性边缘化和排斥的文献，然后诊断与运动有关的性别悖论（以及两个相关的双重约束）。根据对世界上某些顶级女性滑板运动员的秘密采访，它表明，由于女性的亚文化经历，女性对精英竞赛的态度不太矛盾。总的来说，它认为运动化不应被无情地采纳或作为不可避免的过程，