sb1080
12-year-old skateboarder does world's first 1080 on a skateboard. 4/2/2012 3:12PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Rick
RE: 12-year-old skateboarder does world's first 1080 on a skateboard. 4/2/2012 5:13PM - in reply to sb1080 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
He's not the first.
Child Please
RE: 12-year-old skateboarder does world's first 1080 on a skateboard. 4/2/2012 5:44PM - in reply to Rick Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Back in my prime Tony Hawk playing days I would pull off 1080's like it was nothing.
Mechanical Energy Graph
RE: 12-year-old skateboarder does world's first 1080 on a skateboard. 4/2/2012 5:50PM - in reply to sb1080 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Gravity sports are not athletics.
MatthewXCountry
RE: 12-year-old skateboarder does world's first 1080 on a skateboard. 4/2/2012 6:31PM - in reply to sb1080 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
haha, the announcer can't count.
Sub 4:40
RE: 12-year-old skateboarder does world's first 1080 on a skateboard. 4/2/2012 6:34PM - in reply to Mechanical Energy Graph Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Mechanical Energy Graph wrote:

Gravity sports are not athletics.


Without gravity we would be very slow runners
j-town
RE: 12-year-old skateboarder does world's first 1080 on a skateboard. 4/2/2012 7:06PM - in reply to Sub 4:40 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
it needs and asterik. it doesn't count due to it being on a mega-ramp. that gives you 3-4x's the amount of air as a regular half-pipe.

not saying it isn't cool. but it's not a true 1080. any pro or amateur could do it if they wanted, but there's no gratification in it.

that's like being amazed that someone can do a triple front flip off a diving board. just because people don't typically do it doesn't mean it's something fantastic. but show me someone doing a triple front flip on flat ground for comparison here.