Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Extreme? SGMA Says Inline Skating Still Rules

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N. Palm Beach, Fla. (Ski Press)-According to SGMA International’s analysis of the current Superstudy® of Sports Participation, extreme sports are so popular that they attract more “players” than some traditional team sports.

Most Popular Extreme Sports in the USA
(U.S. population; 6 years of age or older)

Rank Sport # of Participants (participated at least once in 2004)
1. Inline skating 17,348,000
2. Skateboarding 11,592,000
3. Paintball 9,640,000
4. Artificial Wall Climbing 7,659,000
5. Snowboarding 7,110,000
6. Trail Running 6,486,000
7. Mountain Biking 5,334,000
8. Wakeboarding 2,843,000
9. BMX Bicycling 2,642,000
10. Mountain/Rock Climbing 2,161,000
11. Roller Hockey 1,788,000
12. Boardsailing/Windsurfing 418,000

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