The Asian X Games Madness

From April 28th to May 1th, another extreme sports encounter took place on the old continent, and as it has happened on its previous editions, a variety of extreme sport riders have joined together to demonstrate who is the best and who derserves to take glory back home. The event has been supported by KIA, and this sixth edition has been marked for the participation of riders from all around the globe. Establishing a previous stage for the American version, the main goal of the KIA Asian X Games is to select the elite of the scene according to the different diciplines, such as skateboarding, BMX, In-line Skateboarding and Moto X. The X Games, also known as the extreme sport olympics, has been growing throughout the years and it seems that it is acquiring more seriousness from part of the fans, turning it into a world wide competition.

Within the categories, the Mini Mega Ramp (the American reducted version), has provided one of the most exciting experiences, throwing up to the air riders such as Andy Mcdonald and Bob Burnquist. But the most amazing trick was performed by the new revelation of the sport, Tom Schaar, a 12 years old kid, who has broken the skaboarding history, and performed a perfect 1080º on competion, trick that gave him the first place in no time.

The X Games have made history again, and it will definitely do it again the next summer, when the American version begins!

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Tom Schaar: The new Tony Hawk

It seems impossible, but it is as real as Reynold's attitude. The 12-year-old  Tom Schaar just added up an amazing and tottaly unique new trick to the list, putting him onto the top of tops, establishing him self at the same level of other pro skaters such as Shaun White and even the all mighty Tony Hawk. Schaar, with less than a half of some other pros has perfomed a perfect 1080°, and consequently broke an Guinnes Record.

Woodward, the specialized extreme sports training center, is the location where this aerial maneuver took place. Everyone got crazy at the first moment, and the video recording quickly got upload and shared through the different socials networks. Altough this moment turned into a inflecting point of the skating history, this little rider was pretty relaxed and serene. He knows he made history, but he is also aware that he has the labor of keep on doing, and at the same time stay real and humble. He may be little in height, but he is way more higher as a person than most of regular people.

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