Jagger Jesse Eaton (born February 21, 2001) is an American professional

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who currently competes in street and park competitions. He was the youngest ever

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competitor at age 11, until his record was broken in 2019. In 2021, Eaton won the first Olympic skateboarding medal, earning a bronze in the men's street competition in

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Early life

Eaton and his brother Jett (two years his senior) are the sons of Geoff Eaton, owner of the Kids That Rip (KTR) Skateboard School, a school that trains a number of junior X Games competitors. Both brothers started skateboarding under their father's tutelage at a young age, with Eaton commencing at four years of age.''Jagger Eaton, 11, ready to take on MegaRamp at X Games''
by Bob Putnam (

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, 27 June 2012) He is the son of Shelly Schaerer, a member of the United States national gymnastics team from 1985–1989.

Career

Along with his brother Jett and fellow junior skater

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, Eaton was sponsored by

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as part of their 2012 initiative, the "DC Youth Division". ''

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'' magazine's Blair Alley called the brothers "the future of vert skating". Eaton was featured in the ''Esquire Magazine: Life of Man 80th Anniversary'' edition that was published in October 2013. A number of regular

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commentators have been critical of Eaton's participation at professional-level skateboarding events, including

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who believes that separate junior divisions should be established for competitions.''Jagger Eaton: 11-Year-Old's Rise Hurts Skateboarding's Credibility''
by David Daniels (

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, 29 June 2012) David Daniels of ''

'' suggested that Eaton's entry (and that of others his age) in professional competitions harms the credibility of skateboarding in the sporting context. Eaton appeared on episodes of ''

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'' and ''Ridiculousness'' that aired in January 2015. A reality TV series named ''

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'' aired in September 2016 on

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. He also appeared on the September 13th Episode of ''

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'' in a backstage segment with

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Competition history

At age 11, Eaton competed at the 2012

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, United States, becoming the youngest ever X Games competitor breaking the record set by

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at the 2006 Games (

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later broke Eaton's record at the 2019 X Games, competing at the age of 10 years, 7 months). The previous year, Eaton had competed at

's Dreamland MegaRamp Invitational and tied for 3rd place in the amateur division. In December 2014, Eaton won Tampa Am, in Tampa, Florida, U.S. Aged 13, he is one of the youngest skateboarders to win the competition. In February 2015, Eaton won the BoardrAm, in Houston, Texas, U.S. This win earned Eaton an invitation to the BoardrAm finals at the

2015 in

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, Texas.''BoardrAm Street''
(theboardr.com, 2015) In July 2021, Eaton won the bronze medal for the United States in Men’s Street Skateboarding at the

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, Japan.''Olympic Games''
(Olympics.com, 2021)

2012

*X Games, Los Angeles :*Big Air – 12th place

2013

*Global X Games, Munich :*Big Air – 4th place *Global X Games, Barcelona :*Big Air – 6th place *X Games, Los Angeles :*Big Air – 4th place *Kimberly Diamond Cup, South Africa :*Vert and Big Air (combined) Competition – 8th place (Vert) and equal 2nd place (Big Air) :*Street Competition – 17th place :*Big Air Best Trick Gap Competition – 1st place

2014

*Tampa AM :*Street – 1st place

2015

*BoardAm **Street – 1st place

2016

* X Games Austin ** Street Am – 3rd place

2017

* X Games Minneapolis ** Street Am – 1st place

2018

*Tampa Pro **1st place *X Games Norway **Street – 2nd place * X Games Minneapolis ** Street – 2nd place

2019

*X Games Minneapolis **Park - 2nd place

2021

* Tokyo Olympic Games – USA Skateboarding Team **

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Bronze * SLS Super Crown World Championship **Street – 1st place

2022

*X Games Chiba **Park - 1nd place

Filmography

References

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