1080 (skateboarding)
The 1080 is a skateboarding trick, performed on a vertical skateboard ramp, in which the skateboarder makes three full revolutions (1080 degrees rotation in the vertical plane) while airborne. It was first completed successfully by a 12-year-old American, Tom Schaar, on March 26, 2012.[1][2] Schaar completed the stunt on a MegaRamp at Woodward West in Tehachapi, California on his fifth attempt.[2] Red Bull described the 1080 as "the Holy Grail of all skateboard tricks."[3] Schaar has since repeated the feat, and completed a 1080 in competition while participating in the 2012 X Games Asia on April 30, 2012.[4] He won the gold medal in the Skateboard Mini MegaRamp category, the youngest person ever to have done so. At The Dew Tour Ocean City Tom landed the 1080 in Skate Mega 2.0 which resulted in him coming first.[5]
Tom Schaar
The jump was filmed by several cameras at the MegaRamp at Woodward West in Tehachapi, California. A roll-over feature was custom-built which allowed the skater to drop in on the 70-foot-tall and roll right over a 50-foot gap in the ramp, thus allowing Schaar to keep momentum going all the way through to the quarter pipe.[3] Schaar performed several 720s and a 900 while warming-up. He then attempted to perform the 1080, failing four times before successfully landing his fifth attempt,[6] being propelled 15 feet above the top of the ramp.[7]
Successful landings
- Tom Schaar, 30 March 2012, at MegaRamp Woodward West, Tehachapi, California (USA)[8]
- Jonathan Schwan, 29 April 2013, at MegaRamp Woodward West, Tehachapi, California (USA)[9][10]
- Mitchie Brusco, 17 May 2013, at XGames Barcelona, Spain[11]
- Mitchie Brusco, 21 July 2018, at XGames Minneapolis, USA [12]
Most 1080s
Tom Schaar landed the 1080 on 6 different occasions.[13]
References
- ^ "12-year-old skateboarder nails first ever 1080" (video). Red Bull. March 30, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- ^ a b Chuck Schilken (April 2, 2012). "Tom Schaar lands skateboarding's first-ever 1080". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- ^ a b Sinclair, Jessica (April 3, 2012). "Tom Schaar Lands Skateboarding's First 1080 (Video)". Long Island Press. Long Island, New York. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Tom Schaar lands first skateboard 1080 in competition". ESPN Video. April 30, 2012.
- ^ "Schaar makes history at KIA X Games Asia". ESPN Star. May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "12-year-old Tom Schaar lands 1080". ESPN. March 30, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ^ "12 year old lands the first ever 1080 on a skateboard". Skateboarding.com.au. July 3, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "12-YEAR-OLD SKATEBOARDER NAILS FIRST EVER 1080 – VIDEO". March 30, 2012.
- ^ "Skateboarder Jono Schwan Lands 2nd 1080 in History". April 29, 2013.
- ^ "Theeve Trucks - Jono Schwan 1080". April 29, 2013.
- ^ "Mitchie Brusco lands 1080 at 2013 X Games – VIDEO". May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Mitchie Brusco wins X Games Skateboard Big Air gold".
- ^ ODN (April 1, 2012), Record-breaker: 12-year-old Californian lands first 1080 on a skateboard, retrieved May 22, 2018