The half pipe had nothing to do with it. It was the greatest day of his life because he had been trying the truck for 10 years, didn't even plan to try it that day, and the crowd pushed him to create one of the greatest moments in skating history. He has even said, stop the mega ramp hate. Mega is terrifying. Just because it gives you more does doesn't mean it's cheating. There's so much less room for error
Alright guys give the yung lad a break. Not the sharpest tool in the shed but he was at least right about the air time + ramp ability when comparing half pipe limitations
I got an unofficial memory card to work on an original Playstation 1 with a game disc for tony hawk's 2 that had a crack in the centre, with the console upside-down so the laser head still worked and this one time, one whole song played without skipping. No requests for autographs please.
@@starosta975 I'm chilled dude, first of all I was being sarcastic and secondly I appreciate that he is a professional in a very focused state of mind but still I was very surprised that he didn't celebrate in a way or another. A smile would have been enough.
@Fab Elger but again you are right, probably he landed it many times before whilst training and there and then it wasn't so much a big deal because he knows he can do more and land bigger since he is so far ahead of the curve - although, still, I believe that confidence is a great gift, but humbleness is a bigger one, if it makes sense?
But perhaps I am just very wrong. I watched the video again after a while and maybe I get it. He seems just very grateful and almost as if he doesn't deserve it - is that why he wasn't too cocky and celebrated too much?
I'm past 30. Been a blader. Raised by Boarders (some AMAZING LEGENDS actually...) And knew/know... There are no limits. Don't limit yourself. Skating in the Olympics to me is a MORE OUT OF THE WORLD Thought.
Kevin Collins yeah my bro is a blader and could 720 on flat lol. Never thought anyone in skateboarding would spin this much. Even in snowboarding it’s kinda crazy
Congratulations Mitchie. Still remember skating with Mitchie as a kid at Skate Barn (RIP) in Renton, WA. Knew he would make it big someday with the amount of talent he had from a young age.
Incredible! 20 years ago we all went crazy for the 900 in 1999. Now a 1260 in 2019. Now the question is, what will the next 20 years bring? So stoked for Mitchie and landing it like a boss!
A video of a 1260 uploaded in 720 and im only able to watch it in lower quality than that. Dude's so cutting edge I haven't even got close to watching him from my home in full hd
Where do I even begin. The crowd. The announcers. This reaction was so underwhelming. This was history, something we may never see again. Compare this to Tony landing the 900 and how people reacted. Man I hate our society lol.
This is insanely impressive but tony did the 900 on a halfpipe this is the big air. Tony in his prime could have pulled this trick off given the amount of time he had for the 900. This guy is still going down in skating history tho
he did a stunt on a purpose built built mega ramp... meh. tony landed the first ever 900 at the games after 10 years on a relatable half pipe. being a pioneer and visionary and doing a prepared stunt isn't the same. give a board to a stunt man for a few months and he can do that. it's like breaking the 4 minute mile, it was a big deal, breaking the 4 minute mile by a few more seconds in special shoes 30 years later isn't impressive.
The guys got a great RU-vid channel as well. His instructionals are some of the best on RU-vid for vert and bowl skating. Rare to find someone who skates at his level who can communicate well
I remember watching this when it was broadcast. I'm not into xgames or anything like that, just had the tv on for background noise. Didn't know I witnessed history. Saw a video of it so decided to find this video and look at it again.
Not like I told u so,but I have been waiting for that thanks for pulling it...nicely....when I was 11,I was lucky enough to hang with a 42year pro vert skater for about 3 months solid,I went from a good fast rolling skater to pulling front side,backside airs 4ft,to front to back Ollie oop,and I never got a chance to start spinning it amazing where we are now....I still want Hosoi,hah hah hah...
Yeah no knock on skateboarding but if you think most popular sports have reached their top level then you must not watch many other sports. Athletes are getting bigger, taller, faster, and just more talented every single year.
@@soultruesk8rlifelong You can have motivation without challenge or conflict. Heck skateboarding was born out of disliking the competition aspect of sport
Considering how clean he made that look, I wouldn't be surprised if a 1440 is possible at some point in our history. Also the shaky first landing might have slowed him down just slightly, might not have mattered but just the fact that he did that so cleanly makes me wonder lol
You have to be a *GENIUS* skateboarder to pull this off and it would take a full book to explain it, but look at how his feet are in the usual street position about 3ft or 2ft from the coping, then he suddenly twists only the upper half of his body 180° so as the board is about to leave the ramp, his feet are in the usual skating position but his whole upper body, head and shoulders, are facing backwards, in a split second, the board leaves and the twisting of the upper body carries on into the trick and into the air. Finally, him landing this is a miracle and the whole thing is just poetry in motion.
I blame moving them away from LA, years ago I was excited with Xgames, the rally-x aroind the stadium was awesome...and then they moved xgames to another city...it is not the same
A lot of people still do care. I've waited years to see someone land a 1260. This is skateboarding history man! And I'm glad it happened at the X games
X-Games died when they started dropping sports for more ad revenue. They literally dropped rollerblading because it was drawing bigger crowds than skateboarding.
@@TheTwistedMystic for real right. thats the only thing that makes sense. i didn't see what trick the guy did who got first..... but come onnnnn a 1260.
It is always like this. If he was not as famous as the winner, they usually give less points -.- saw it at the SLS in London, Quarter finals, Nyjah was a joke in comparison to some of the 'unknown' guys from around the world.
It still is a huge deal. Doing a spin like that on a half pipe is a lot more difficult than this was. While this is still impressive, it's not as impressive as Tony's 900.
