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  2. 1080 (skateboarding) - Wikipedia

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    In May 2020, at the age of 11, Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury became the first person to land a 1080 using only a vert ramp, breaking the previous record for a 900 on a vert ramp set by Tony Hawk in 1999. [8] (Khury had previously become the youngest person to land a 900, which he achieved at age 8.)

  3. Freestyle skateboarding tricks - Wikipedia

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    A freestyle skateboarding trick is a trick performed with a skateboard while freestyle skateboarding. Some of these tricks are done in a stationary position, unlike many other skateboarding tricks. The keys to a good freestyle contest run are variety, difficulty, fluidity, and creativity. This is an incomplete list, which includes most notable ...

  4. Snakeboard - Wikipedia

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    A snakeboard is self-propelled, and there is no need to touch a foot on the ground. Moreover, it is considerably easier to generate and maintain momentum than on a skateboard. To perform a trick, one's feet must be strapped to the board, which makes it harder to "bail out" of a trick or dismount.

  5. List of world records in speed skating - Wikipedia

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    Several skaters have recorded 3000m split times below 3:37.28 during a 5000m race, including Sven Kramer as early as November 17, 2007, but split times do not count as world records either. ** The average speed for the team pursuit race was calculated using a distance of 3098,88 meters for the men's race. [ 14 ]

  6. Fingerboard (skateboard) - Wikipedia

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    A fingerboard is a scaled-down replica of a skateboard or snowboard that a person "rides" with their fingers, rather than their feet.. A skateboard fingerboard is typically 100 millimeters (3.9 in) long with width ranging from 26 to 34 mm (1.0 to 1.3 in), with graphics, trucks and plastic or ball-bearing wheels, like a skateboard. [1]

  7. Mega ramp - Wikipedia

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    It was dubbed the MegaRamp in the 2003 DC Shoes video release "The DC Video", where Way set two world records in a single run: longest jump (75 ft) and highest air (23.5 ft). In 2005, Way used a megaramp, the largest ramp structure ever built, to jump the Great Wall of China and became the first person to jump the wall without the help of a ...

  8. Shove-it - Wikipedia

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    A shove-it (or shuvit) is a skateboarding trick where the skateboarder makes the board spin 180 degrees (or more) without the tail of the board hitting the ground under their feet. There are many variations of the shove-it but they all follow the same principle: The skateboarder's lead foot remains in one spot, while the back foot performs the ...

  9. Gui Khury - Wikipedia

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    On 8 May 2020, at age 11, Khury became the first person to land a 1080 (three full revolutions) on a vertical ramp, breaking Tony Hawk’s record 900 on a vertical ramp set in 1999. [15] Tom Schaar landed the first-ever 1080 at the age of 12 in 2012 on a mega ramp , which allows a skater to build up more momentum than on a standard vert ramp.)