Tom Schaar (born September 14, 1999) is an American
professional
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skateboarder
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. He was the first skateboarder to land a "
1080
Year 1080 ( MLXXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Autumn – Nikephoros Melissenos, a Byzantine general and aristocrat, seize ...
," which is three revolutions. He became the youngest
X Games
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gold medalist after completing the first
1080
Year 1080 ( MLXXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Autumn – Nikephoros Melissenos, a Byzantine general and aristocrat, seize ...
in a competition at the 2012 Asia
X Games
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in
Shanghai
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;
youngest
Dew Tour
The Dew Tour is an extreme sports circuit organized by the Adventure Sports Group, a subsidiary of American Media, LLC.
History
The tour was announced in late 2004, and made its debut in Louisville, KY in June 2005. The tour then made stops i ...
champion,
the youngest
Vans
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Pool Party champion, and the youngest "Big Air" gold medalist at the
Austin X Games
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. Before turning 18 years old, Schaar was a nine-time X Games Medalist. On March 20, 2019 Schaar was named to the first-ever
U.S.A Skateboarding National Team and will be competing for a spot to represent the USA at the 2020 Summer
Olympics in Tokyo.
Forbes Magazine
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listed Schaar to their 2020 30 Under 30 Sports category highlighting the next generation of Sports talent.
Skateboarding career
900
In October 2011, Schaar became the 8th person in history to land a 900 on a skateboard.
In September 2016, Schaar became the 1st person in history to land a Stalefish 900 on a skateboard.
1080
In 2006, skateboarder and
snowboarder
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...
Shaun White
Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986) is an American former professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He holds the world record for the most X G ...
unsuccessfully attempted the 1080 on 21 occasions at that year's X Games and 29 occasions the year before. It had previously been considered the "
Holy Grail
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of
skateboarding tricks". At age 6, Schaar had watched White's 2006 attempts from the
stands.
In March 2012, at the age of 12, Schaar landed the first 1080 on a skateboard after four previous (unsuccessful) attempts. Schaar commented to
ESPN.com
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History
Since launching in April 1995 as ESPNET.SportsZone.com (ESPNET SportsZone), the website has developed numerous sections including ...
, "It was the hardest trick I've ever done, but it was easier than I thought.". He completed the feat on a
mega ramp A mega ramp, or megaramp, is the informal name given to ''any'' large-format vert ramp structure, often used in skateboarding and freestyle BMX. The name distinguishes a second generation of ramps which became increasingly popular during the 1 ...
.
At the Asian
X Games
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, he won skate Mini Mega by landing the
1080
Year 1080 ( MLXXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Autumn – Nikephoros Melissenos, a Byzantine general and aristocrat, seize ...
,
and became the first to land a
1080
Year 1080 ( MLXXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Autumn – Nikephoros Melissenos, a Byzantine general and aristocrat, seize ...
on a skateboard in a competition and the youngest ever to win an X Games gold medal at the age of 12.
Sponsors
Schaar's main sponsors are
Element Skateboards
Element Skateboards is an American skateboard company, founded in 1992 by Johnny Schillereff, that manufactures skateboard decks, apparel, and footwear. In 2014, Element created and moved to The Branch, a creative space in Costa Mesa, California ...
,
Vans Shoes,
and
Monster Energy.
Training
Schaar performs exercises that focus on boosting his strength, lower body power, and core strength while attempting to improve his
flexibility
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The complementary concept is flexibility or pliability: the more flexible an object is, the less stiff it is.
Calculations
The stiffness, k, of a bo ...
& mobility.
Records
Contest history
* 4th in 2019
X Games
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Minneapolis Skateboard Park
* 1st in 2019
Vans
Vans is an American manufacturer of skateboarding shoes and related apparel, established in Anaheim, California, and owned by VF Corporation. The company also sponsors surf, snowboarding, BMX, and motocross teams. From 1996 to 2019, the comp ...
Pool Party Pros Division
* 3rd in 2018 Vans Park Series Suzhou
* 3rd in 2018
X Games
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Minneapolis Skateboard Park
* 1st in 2018 Vans Park Series Sao Paulo
* 1st in 2018
Vans
Vans is an American manufacturer of skateboarding shoes and related apparel, established in Anaheim, California, and owned by VF Corporation. The company also sponsors surf, snowboarding, BMX, and motocross teams. From 1996 to 2019, the comp ...
Pool Party Pros Division
* 2nd in 2018
Air & Style The Air & Style is a European snowboard contest first held in Innsbruck, Austria in 1994 and now held annually.
History
Charly Weger and his snowboard photographer friend Andrew Hourmont first started the Air & Style Contest in Innsbruck. They on ...
LA Skateboard Best Trick
ãã
* 3rd in 2018
Air & Style The Air & Style is a European snowboard contest first held in Innsbruck, Austria in 1994 and now held annually.
History
Charly Weger and his snowboard photographer friend Andrew Hourmont first started the Air & Style Contest in Innsbruck. They on ...
LA Skateboard Park
* 3rd in 2018
Bowl-A-Rama Bondi Beach
* 2nd in 2017
X Games
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Minneapolis Skateboard Park
* 2nd in 2017
X Games
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Minneapolis Skateboard Big Air
* 1st in 2017
Vans
Vans is an American manufacturer of skateboarding shoes and related apparel, established in Anaheim, California, and owned by VF Corporation. The company also sponsors surf, snowboarding, BMX, and motocross teams. From 1996 to 2019, the comp ...
Pool Party Pros Division
* 2nd in 2017
Bowl-A-Rama Bondi Beach
* 3rd in 2017 Vans Park Series Shanghai
* 1st in 2017 Vans Park Series Huntington Beach
* 3rd in 2017 Vans Park Series Vancouver
* 2nd in 2017 Vans Park Series Malmö
* 4th in 2017 Vans Park Series São Paulo
* 1st in 2017 Vans Park Series Sydney
* 4th in 2016 Vans Park Series Huntington Beach
* 5th in 2016 Vans Park Series Floripa
* 6th in 2016 Vans Park Series Melbourne
* 5th in 2016
X Games
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Austin Skateboard Park
* 3rd in 2016
Bowl-A-Rama Bondi Beach
* 3rd in 2015
X Games
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Austin Big Air Doubles, partnered with Zack Warden
* 3rd in 2015
X Games
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Austin Skateboard Big Air
* 1st in 2015
Vans
Vans is an American manufacturer of skateboarding shoes and related apparel, established in Anaheim, California, and owned by VF Corporation. The company also sponsors surf, snowboarding, BMX, and motocross teams. From 1996 to 2019, the comp ...
Pool Party Pros Division
* 1st in 2014
X Games
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Austin Skateboard Big Air
* 2nd in 2014
Dew Tour
The Dew Tour is an extreme sports circuit organized by the Adventure Sports Group, a subsidiary of American Media, LLC.
History
The tour was announced in late 2004, and made its debut in Louisville, KY in June 2005. The tour then made stops i ...
Skateboard Bowl Ocean City Maryland
* 4th in 2014
Van Doren Invitational Vancouver Skateboard Park
* 2nd in 2013
X Games
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Los Angeles Skateboard Big Air
* 3rd in 2013
X Games
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Munich Skateboard Big Air
* 6th in 2013
X Games
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Munich Skateboard Vert
* 4th in 2013
Dew Tour
The Dew Tour is an extreme sports circuit organized by the Adventure Sports Group, a subsidiary of American Media, LLC.
History
The tour was announced in late 2004, and made its debut in Louisville, KY in June 2005. The tour then made stops i ...
Skateboard Bowl Ocean City Maryland
* 4th in 2013
X Games
The X Games are an annual extreme sports event organized, produced and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN's sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island, ...
Barcelona Skateboard Big Air
* 9th in 2013
X Games
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Barcelona Skateboard Park
* 5th in 2013
Vans
Vans is an American manufacturer of skateboarding shoes and related apparel, established in Anaheim, California, and owned by VF Corporation. The company also sponsors surf, snowboarding, BMX, and motocross teams. From 1996 to 2019, the comp ...
Pool Party Pros Division
* 4th in 2013
X Games
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Foz do Iguaçu Skateboard Big Air
* 6th in 2013
X Games
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Foz do Iguaçu Skateboard Vert
* 1st in 2012
Dew Tour
The Dew Tour is an extreme sports circuit organized by the Adventure Sports Group, a subsidiary of American Media, LLC.
History
The tour was announced in late 2004, and made its debut in Louisville, KY in June 2005. The tour then made stops i ...
Skateboard Mega 2.0 Ocean City Maryland
* 5th in 2012
Dew Tour
The Dew Tour is an extreme sports circuit organized by the Adventure Sports Group, a subsidiary of American Media, LLC.
History
The tour was announced in late 2004, and made its debut in Louisville, KY in June 2005. The tour then made stops i ...
Skateboard Bowl Ocean City Maryland
* 6th in 2012
X Games
The X Games are an annual extreme sports event organized, produced and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN's sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island, ...
Los Angeles Skateboard Big Air
* 7th in 2012
X Games
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Los Angeles Skateboard Vert
* 1st in 2012
X Games
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Shanghai Skateboard Mega 2.0
* 4th in 2012
X Games
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Shanghai Skateboard Vert
References
External links
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American skateboarders
Living people
1999 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
X Games athletes