900 (skateboarding trick)
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The 900 is a 2.5-revolution (900 degrees) spin that is considered to be one of skateboarding's most elusive tricks, because of the difficulty and technical skill required to perform it.
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[edit] Before 1999
A number of opinions exist about pre-1999 900's. 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. In response, Tony Hawk has said:
| Well, he was shown in a video almost 10 years ago. He was really close, but he didn't make it. He came the closest by far, but they cut the video before he fell. So it may have misled some people. There are only four people who have been able to spin completely and he's one of them. Tas Pappas and Rob Boyce also have spun it, but they haven't landed it. We've all been trying it and killing ourselves.[1] |
Due to the unofficial nature of skateboarding, it is difficult to know what condition of landing is required to claim the trick with credibility.
[edit] Tony Hawk
Tony landed the trick in 1999, at the X-Games, after eleven 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." Probably due to his immense celebrity status, none of the other skaters protested. 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 [2]. Nonetheless, he rode away. The trick won the Best Trick competition by a large margin. At a later X-Games, Hawk landed the trick again, this time during regulation time. The 900 was the last trick on a wishlist he had written a decade earlier. Some other tricks on the list included an ollie 540, a kickflip 540, and a varial 720. In an interview in 1999, Hawk admitted he does not have "any desire to spin further" [3].
[edit] After 1999
Since Tony Hawks' famous execution of the trick, it has been performed by two other skateboarders.
- Giorgio Zattoni, in April 2004, in Italy. Not in competition.
- Sandro Dias, at both the Latin X-Games and the American X-Games in 2004. Dias grabs the board backside instead of mute.
[edit] Recent News
- Shaun White, both professional skateboarder and snowboarder, attempted the fakie 1080˚ in the 2005 Vert X Games edition and in the 2006 X Games Best Trick Vert. He was unsuccessful in landing the trick, but came close [4].
[edit] Other Sports
The 900 can also be attempted on a BMX or Snowboard
Matt Hoffman is one of the only (if the only) BMX riders to have ever landed the 900. At the 2002 X Games event he took it a step further by landing a no-handed 900 in the BMX Best Trick competition, resulting in him winning the Silver Medal.pl:900 (trik na deskorolce)
