Chris Edwards (born December 22, 1973) is an American former professional vert skater. Edwards was born in

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. He started skating when he was thirteen years old in 1986 and turned professional in 1995. Edwards resides in

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. He was one of the early members of Team

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and is one of the most important early figures in aggressive skating. Edwards appears in the 1993 rollerblading film ''

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'' and the 2002

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'' Aggressive Inline'' for the

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, and

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. Edwards has had some inline skates named after him: ''tarmac CE'' (Chris Edwards), ''Edwards Chocolate'' (street), ''Edwards Trooper'' (vert) and ''Edwards Daytona'',"CE Speedsters", and the "CE Hermes" circa 1994 - 1999. He is considered by many of his peers and aggressive skaters in general to be the founding father of aggressive inline. Chris Edwards2

Vert competitions

*1999 X Games, San Francisco, California - Vert: 10th *1998 X Games, San Diego, California - High Jump: 2nd *1997 X Games, San Diego, California - Vert: 3rd *1997 X Games, San Diego, California - Vert: 2nd *1996 X Games, Providence, Rhode Island - Vert: 3rd *1995 X Games, Providence, Rhode Island - Vert: 4th

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