900 (skateboarding) explained

The 900 is a 2½-revolution (900 degrees) aerial spin performed on a skateboard ramp. While airborne, the skateboarder makes two-and-a-half turns about their longitudinal axis, thereby facing down when coming down. It is considered one of skateboarding's most technically demanding tricks.

Performance by Tony Hawk

On June 27, 1999, Tony Hawk, one of the most successful vertical pro skateboarders in the world, landed the 900 at X Games V after ten failed attempts. It was past regulation time but, as one announcer said, "We make up the rules as we go along. Let's give him another try." Other skaters protested, but Hawk continued. Hawk twice landed on his board, but it flew out from under him. When he finally completed the trick, his arms windmilled and his hand barely grazed the ramp.[1] Nonetheless, he rode away.

In his book, the 900 was last on the wish-list of tricks Hawk had written down a decade earlier. Other tricks on the list included the ollie 540, kickflip 540, and varial 720. In a 1999 interview, Hawk said he does not have "any desire to spin further." He successfully landed the trick during press interviews for the video game and at the "Tony Hawk: RIDE Presents Stand Up for Skate Parks" event.[2] In 2011, Hawk was still able to land the 900, and posted a video of the trick via his Twitter account, stating, "I'm 43 and I did a 900 today."[3] [4] On June 27, 2016, Hawk was again successful.

Pre-Hawk

A number of opinions exist about pre-1999 900s. The most prominent of these is the argument that Danny Way landed the 900 in 1989, and it appears in an early Santa Cruz film.[5] In 1999, Tony Hawk said:

Successful landings

On vert ramp

  1. Tony Hawk, June 27, 1999, X Games V, San Francisco, California, USA[6]
  2. Giorgio Zattoni, April 2004, Marianna HC, Ravenna, Italy[7]
  3. Sandro Dias, May 2004, Latin X-Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[8]
  4. Alex Perelson, July 2009, Maloof Money Cup, Costa Mesa, California, USA[9] [10]
  5. Elliot Sloan, October 2, 2011, first tailgrab 900, Maloof Money Cup, South Africa[11]
  6. Zac Rose, April 2012 at Rye Airfield, New Hampshire, USA[12]
  7. Tas Pappas, April 2014, at Megaranch, Melbourne, Australia[13] [14]
  8. Asher Bradshaw, May 23, 2014, on vert at Woodward West in Tehachapi, California at the age of 10[15] [16]
  9. Gui Khury, 2017, then-youngest person to land a 900 (age eight)[17]
  10. Ema Kawakami, August 2022, youngest person to land a 900 (age seven)[18]
  11. Arisa Trew, May 29, 2024, first female skateboarder to land a 900[19] [20] [21]
  12. Keefer Wilson, July 19, 2024, Tony Hawk's Vert Alert, Salt Lake City, Utah[22]
  13. JD Sanchez, August 11, 2024, X Games Vert Pro at the US Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach, California[23] [24]

On mega ramp (Big air)

  1. Bob Burnquist, September 4, 2010, first fakie-to-fakie indy 900 and first 900 on a mega ramp, Vista, California, USA[25]
  2. Mitchie Brusco, July 2011, Nescau MegaRamp Invitational, São Paulo, Brazil[26]
  3. Tom Schaar, October 2011, on mega ramp at Woodward West in Tehachapi, California, USA[27]
  4. Jonathan Schwan, April 2013, on mega ramp at Woodward West in Tehachapi, California, USA[28] [29]
  5. Keefer Wilson, October 2019, Megaranch mega ramp, Melbourne, Australia[30]

In 2012, Tom Schaar landed a 1080 on his fifth attempt on the mega ramp.[31]

In May 2020, Gui Khury landed the first 1080 on a vert ramp.[32]

In August 2019, Mitchie Brusco became the first person to land a 1260 (three full and one-half revolutions) in a Big Air competition at X Games Minneapolis.[33]

Other sports

The 900 can also be attempted on a BMX bike, skis, snowboard, inline skates or a scooter. BMX rider Mat Hoffman was the first person to successfully land the 900 on film at a competition in Canada in 1989.[34] In 2002 at X Games VIII, Hoffman took the trick a step further by landing a no-handed 900.[35] BMX rider Simon Tabron's signature trick is the 900.[36] In the 2007 at X Games XIII, Simon Tabron landed the first back-to-back 900s on a bike.[37]

Because the gear of snowboarders, skiers, and inline skaters is affixed to their feet, the 900 is not considered to be a difficult trick for professionals in those sports and is performed comparatively often. 1620-[38] and 1800-degree[39] [40] spins have been landed on skis, a 1620 has been performed on a snowboard[41] [42] as well as on inline skates,[43] [44] and a 1080 on BMX[45] [46] and on scooter.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Polly Sprenger . Twist and Shout at the X Games . Wired-vig.wired.com . 2014-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311020400/http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,20451,00.html . 2007-03-11 . dead .
  2. Web site: Stand Up for Skateparks: Tony Hawk Lands The 900 For His Foundation Supporters. tonyhawkfoundation.org. October 11, 2009. November 2, 2013. https://archive.today/20131104092947/http://tonyhawkfoundation.org/news/2009/10/11/stand-up-for-skateparks/. November 4, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Tony Hawk 900 in Linkoping Sweden. . 3 October 2012 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/x_SbSF6q4Yg . 2021-12-21 . live.
  4. 2011-05-14. tonyhawk. 69488539309576192 . I'm 43 and I did a 900 today. Tony. Hawk. 2014-06-22.
  5. Web site: Danny Way- Risk it . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/G7217gdCVB8 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2010-11-01 . 2017-06-25.
  6. Web site: Tony Hawk 900 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/e4QGnppJ-ys . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2008-07-23 . 2014-06-22.
  7. Web site: The 900 - Giorgio Zattoni - Volume Video 3 - June 2004 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/TSRGToFXQKo . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2006-12-21 . 2014-06-22.
  8. Web site: Sandro Dias 900 . YouTube . 2006-09-04 . 2014-06-22.
  9. Web site: Alex Perelson 900 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_Q_IMRAaG5E . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2011-12-12 . 2014-06-22.
  10. Web site: Alex Perelson Makes History. https://web.archive.org/web/20160114005124/http://xgames.espn.go.com/skateboarding/article/4322915/alex-perelson-makes-history. dead. January 14, 2016. ESPN. July 12, 2009.
  11. Web site: Elliot Sloan lands first 900 tailgrab on MiniMega at Maloof South Africa. ESPN.com. October 2, 2011. March 16, 2012.
  12. Web site: Zac Rose 900 Stomp . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_0Kw7t2RBxU . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 8 May 2012. 2014-06-22.
  13. Web site: Tas Pappas First Australian to land the 900 at the MegaRanch. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/mMkC_bI8eE8 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 27 April 2014. 2019-04-19.
  14. Web site: TAS PAPPAS LANDS THE 900. SLAM Skateboarding Magazine. 28 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141014162659/http://ww2.slamskatemag.com.au/videos/media/tas-pappas-lands-the-900. 14 October 2014. dead.
  15. News: Strege . David . Asher Bradshaw is youngest skateboarder to land a 900 . 17 July 2021 . . 30 May 2014 . en-us.
  16. Web site: 10 yr old Asher Bradshaw - Youngest To Land 900 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/-9s4J3lsgLA . 2022-04-10 . live. YouTube . 2014-05-29 . 2022-04-10.
  17. Web site: Skateboarder Gui Khury lands first-ever 1080 on a vert ramp . May 9, 2020 . Surfer Today . May 13, 2020.
  18. Web site: 7-year-old skateboarder breaks half-pipe record. August 9, 2022. Good Morning America.
  19. Web site: Arisa Trew Makes Skate History as First Woman to Land a 900. Brian. Blakely. 30 May 2024. TransWorld SKATEboarding Magazine.
  20. News: 'Glass ceilings are so 2023': Watch as skateboarding legend Tony Hawk hails Aussie teen's world first. ABC News . 30 May 2024. www.abc.net.au.
  21. Web site: Arisa Trew lands the 9000 . YouTube . 2024-05-29 . 2024-06-01.
  22. Tony Hawk Vert Alert: Road to X Games - Day 2 LIVESTREAM X Games . en . 2024-07-27 . www.youtube.com.
  23. @jdsanchez___’s FIRST 900! X Games . en . 2024-08-11 . www.instagram.com.
  24. JD Is Completely Jacked At Skateboarding Dan Corrigan . en . 2024-08-13 . www.youtube.com.
  25. News: Salo . Adam . Burnquist talks about the MegaRamp 900, contest season and life after "Extremely Sorry." . 17 July 2021 . . . 17 September 2010 . en.
  26. Web site: 14-year-old Mitchie Brusco lands MegaRamp 900 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ESPN.com. July 7, 2011. March 16, 2012.
  27. Web site: 12-year-old Tom Schaar youngest skater to land 900. ESPN.com. October 17, 2011. March 16, 2012.
  28. Web site: Theeve welcomes Jono Schwan and new Mega Truck . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/cuUl0npFu3E . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2013-04-03 . 2014-06-22.
  29. Web site: Jono Schwans 900 on the Woodward West MegaRamp. woodwardwest.com. April 8, 2013.
  30. Keefer Wilson Lands The 900!! Keefer Wilson just became the youngest Australian EVER to land the 900‼️ Catch him and the rest of the Nitro Circus crew when we bring the You Got This... By Nitro CircusFacebook . en . 2024-07-27 . www.facebook.com.
  31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tALfTmdRZeI&t=61 Skateboarder Tom Schaar "My First X": The Evolution Of The 1080
  32. GUI KHURY: World's First Skateboarding 1080 on Vert! World of X Games . 2020-05-13 . X Games . 2024-07-27 . YouTube.
  33. Web site: 2019-08-03. Watch Mitchie Brusco become the first skateboarder to land a 1260. 2020-07-01. For The Win. en.
  34. Web site: March 25th 1989/March 25 2011 – my first 900, 22 yrs. mathoffman.com. March 25, 2011. November 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104020245/http://mathoffman.com/2011/03/march-25th-1989march-25-2011-my-first-900-22-yrs/. November 4, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  35. Web site: The 25 Best BMX Performances in X Games History: 1. Mat Hoffman, No-Handed 900, 2002 X Games in Philadelphia. . Jul 28, 2011. March 16, 2012.
  36. Web site: BMX: Simon Tabron 900 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/qtAg6m5pUuU . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2008-09-12 . 2014-06-22.
  37. Web site: * 2007 X-GAMES @ 23MAG BMX . 23mag.com . 2014-06-22.
  38. Web site: 1620 on Skis in Halfpipe . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/GGDTW3vpIJo . 2021-12-21 . live. 11 October 2009 . YouTube . 2014-06-22.
  39. Web site: Torin Yater-Wallace 1800 in competition . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OshwL7Zlrwg . 2021-12-21 . live. 11 March 2012 . YouTube . 2014-06-22.
  40. Web site: First Switch 1800 in Competition. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104172347/http://xgames.espn.go.com/skiing/article/7652671/torin-yater-wallace-does-switch-1800-us-grand-prix. dead. November 4, 2013. ESPN. March 7, 2012.
  41. Web site: 1620 on Snowboard - World record - "They came from" . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Mp6JMccvtlI . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2009-09-23 . 2014-06-22.
  42. Web site: Ulrik Badertscher 1620 - Dew Tour Snowboard Big Air . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IACZa1NcGNw . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2012-12-18 . 2014-06-22.
  43. Web site: Wake Schepman Official First Ever 1620 On Rollerblades . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/rBdBD7NKvL0 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2013-08-21 . 2014-06-22.
  44. Web site: Wake Schepman: World's first 1620 (Woodward). rollernews.com. August 18, 2013. November 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103040152/http://www.rollernews.com/wake-schepman-worlds-first-1620-woodward_71529.html. November 3, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  45. Web site: BMX 1080 first ever X-Air 2007 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/SI46rft0uZk . 2021-12-21 . live. 12 February 2007 . YouTube . 2014-06-22.
  46. Web site: Mike Spinner Pulls World's First 1080 at X-Air: February 12, 2007. bmx.transworld.net. February 12, 2007.

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