Bob Burnquist reclaims X Games gold medal in Skateboarding Big-Air
Posted on July 30, 2011 with Comments Off
The spotlight was on 14-year-old Mitchie Brusco during Friday night’s X Games Skateboarding Big-Air competition, but it was Bob Burnquist who stole the show and reclaimed a title held for the past two years by perennial rival Jake Brown.
Burnquist, 34, who hobbled into the Los Angeles event with an array of injuries, took the lead on his second of five runs by performing a switch 180 over the 70-foot gap of the MegaRamp, then sticking a double-grab 540 he performed 20 feet above..
via grindtv
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