American Mitchie Brusco is leaving his mark in skateboarding, successfully executing the first ever 1260, three-and-a-half full revolutions, in the sport at the X Games.

American @Mitchiebrusco84 just landed the first 1260 in skateboard history at #XGames! pic.twitter.com/aHpeT3mGYq — X Games (@XGames) August 3, 2019

After Brusco landed the 1260 the crowd and the commentators went wild to celebrate the historic display. One broadcaster reacts saying, "What is going on?!" The 22-year-old on the other hand looks calm, cool and collected after completing the daunting trick.

"Mitchie Brusco goes where no person has gone before," one announcer exclaims, noting the significance of the performance they just saw.

Afterwards Brusco, wearing his newest medal, discusses what the experience was like was and how he feels now. He says on his approach, "I don't know it just kinda worked." He also noted that he was still trying to process the whole thing.

Unbelievable. Mitchie Brusco (@Mitchiebrusco84) wrote his name in the skateboarding record books forever today when he became the first ever to successfully land a 1260. How does he feel? He’s...still processing. #XGames pic.twitter.com/1dojsOXe5P — Michelle Bruton (@MichelleBruton) August 3, 2019

When you make history icons notice, and that's what happened with the young skateboarder who had skateboarding icon Tony Hawk congratulating him on Twitter. Hawk said the accomplishment left him "speechless."

Brusco is no stranger to causing a crowd reaction and has been making his mark on the sport for years. In 2011 he became the third skateboarder to land a 900 in a Big Air contest and in 2013 he became the second in history to land a 1080 successfully on the MegaRamp. </s> From the only triple axel landed by a female American skater at the Olympics to the USA's first men’s single medal in luge at the Games, U.S. athletes made history at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Athletes from 92 nations fiercely competed for a chance to stand on those coveted Olympic podiums in Pyeongchang, South Korea. There were 15 different sporting activities and a total of 102 events.

Team USA racked up 23 Olympic medals. Here’s a look at the winning American Olympians.

Team USA’s Jamie Anderson took home the gold in the 2018 Winter Games after she performed in less-than-perfect weather conditions.

"I was trying to keep the spirits high, like, 'Let's run it,'" the 27-year-old athlete said, according to the Associated Press. "A handful of the girls were like, 'No, it's not safe,' and things like that. It's not like what we're doing is safe, anyhow."

The U.S. women’s cross country team won its first ever medal – and it was gold.

Led by Jessica Diggins and Kikkan Randall, the women’s team pulled off a huge upset and won the Olympic event, beating out the Swedes and Norwegians.

The women’s historic win comes more than 40 years after Bill Koch won the only other Olympic medal in cross-country skiing – silver.

The conditions for the men’s snowboard slopestyle were less than ideal, but 17-year-old Red Gerard made it through the swirling winds to capture the United States’ first gold medal of the 2018 Olympics.

Gerard reportedly overslept before his event because he stayed up too late watching Netflix and had to borrow his roommate’s jacket when he couldn’t find his own. Still, Gerard, the underdog, overcame the odds and made it to the top of the podium with a score of 87.16.

At 17, Chloe Kim became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal during the Winter Games. Kim dominated two amazing runs on the women’s snowboard halfpipe, earning her the first place spot on the medal podium.

Kim’s Olympic dreams were realized with a special family member cheering her on in person – her South Korean grandmother. Kim’s parents emigrated to the U.S. from South Korea, making her Olympic debut in Pyeongchang all the more special.

Mikaela Shiffrin trailed the competition after her first ride down the slope but powered through her final run to take the top time and win the women's giant slalom, her second career Olympic gold medal.



The 22-year-old won her first gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the women’s slalom.

With the most technically precise run ever seen in the sport of halfpipe skiing, David Wise won the gold for the U.S. He scored a 97.2 in the event, beating out his American counterpart.

Four years ago, Wise won gold on the halfpipe in the Sochi Olympics.

Winning his third Olympic gold medal, snowboarder Shaun White made history in the 2018 Games as he scored America’s 100th Winter Games gold medal.

“The Flying Tomato” is the first American male to win gold in three different Winter Games as well; he won his previous two medals in Turin in 2006 and Vancouver in 2010.

White, 31, had a near perfect score of 97.75 on his final run on the halfpipe. He started off strong on his first run, but fell on his second of three attempts.

In a dramatic shootout, the United States women's hockey team defeated rival Canada 3-2 to win their first gold medal since 1998.

American Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson broke the deadlock in the shootout’s sixth round and goalie Maddie Rooney stuffed the last two Canadian shooters to clinch the victory.

John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner and Joe Polo led the underdog Americans to their first-ever gold medal in men’s curling, upsetting Sweden in a 10-7 victory.

Schuster was also a part of the 2006 Turin bronze medal team—the U.S.’s only other medal in the sport.

Sweden, the reigning world champion, finished second and Switzerland placed third.

Her second medal win of the Games, Jamie Anderson clinched a silver medal during the big air event in the second week of the Games. The Team USA snowboarder was in first place until Austria's Anna Gasser's final run.

The silver is Anderson's third Olympic medal.

Coming in behind his American teammate, Alex Ferreira won silver in the Olympic men’s halfpipe event. He had led in the event after the first two runs, but was unable to beat David Wise’s third run score.

Ahead of the Olympics, Ferreira and Wise got matching tattoos of the Pyeongchang Games logo.

Driver Elana Meyers Taylor and brakeman Lauren Gibbs took silver in women's bobsled -- coming in second to Germany's Mariama Jamanka and Lisa Buckwitz.

It was Meyers Taylor's third Olympic medal: she nabbed silver at the 2014 Games in Sochi and bronze at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Jamanka and Buckwitz, her brakeman, finished their four runs in 3 minutes, 22.45 seconds. Meyers Taylor and Gibbs were second in 3:22.52, the 0.07-second margin is the closest between first and second in any Olympic women's bobsled race.

Nick Goepper added a silver medal to the bronze he won four years ago in Sochi. Goepper, now 23, fought depression and went to rehab in the wake of those Games, USA Today reported.

"I came to this Olympics wanting a different color, wanting the gold, but coming away with the silver is so thrilling,” he said while speaking to ABC News. "I couldn't be more stoked."

Norwegian skiier Oystein Braaten and Canadian skiier Alex Beaulieu-Marchand won the gold and bronze medals, respectively.

John-Henry Krueger, 22, took silver in the men’s 1,000-meter short-track speedskating event. His win marks the first U.S. speedskating medal of the Pyeongchang Olympics.

"There were so many thoughts rushing through my head," Krueger said after medaling.

Krueger's win comes four years after he was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Olympic trials because he came down with swine flu.

Canadian snowboarder Sebastien Toutant earned the gold in the men's big air snowboarding event but American Kyle Mack earned the silver medal for his performance. Mack, a Michigan native, joined Toutant and Great Britain's Billy Morgan as the first men to medal in the event, which was debuting for the first time at the games.

Coming in second place, Chris Mazdzer, 29, brought home USA luge’s first men’s single medal in history. He’s also the first non-European athlete to win an Olympic medal in the event.

Mazdzer competed in both the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, placing outside of the top 10.

Americans have been second in doubles luge twice.

Mikaela Shiffrin notched her second medal of the 2018 Games, taking home the silver in the women’s Alpine combined. The 22-year-old finished behind Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin.

Shiffrin captured a gold medal in the giant slalom earlier in the Olympic Games, taking her career total to three.

Despite a dislocated shoulder, Arielle Gold earned the bronze medal for the United States in the women’s snowboard halfpipe competition – joining her teammate Chloe Kim on the podium.

Gold, 21, similarly injured her shoulder ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, causing her to miss the Sochi games.

American siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani, affectionately known as the Shib Sibs, took home the bronze medal after a near-flawless ice dance free skate, racking up 192.59 points. Canada finished with gold and France with silver.

The Shibutanis squeaked out the bronze finish over teammates Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohuse by just five points.

Brita Sigourney entered the Olympics as one of the top-ranked women skiers and was able to edge out teammate Annalisa Drew for the bronze medal in the freestyle halfpipe.

Canada's Cassie Sharpe won the gold, and France's Marie Martinod won the silver.

In what was likely her final Olympic downhill run, Lindsey Vonn took home the bronze medal in women’s downhill skiing. The 33-year-old became the oldest female medalist in Alpine skiing at the Winter Games.

"If you think what's happened over the last eight years and what I've been through to get here, I gave it all and to come away with a medal is a dream come true," Vonn, who missed the 2014 Sochi Games after tearing ligaments in her right knee, said. "You've got to put things into perspective. Of course, I'd have loved a gold medal but, honestly, this is amazing and I'm so proud."

Vonn finished third behind Italy’s Sofia Goggia and Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway, who took home the gold and silver, respectively.

The United States’ figure skating team won the bronze medal – thanks in part to flawless performances from Adam Rippon and Mirai Nagasu.

Nagasu became the first American woman to land a triple axel in the Olympics. Rippon landed both of his triple axels.

Siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani also propelled Team USA to the podium with their free dance. Teammates Alexa Scimeca-Knierim, Chris Knierim, Nathan Chen and Bradie Tennell also medaled following the event.

Heather Bergsma, Brittany Bowe, Mia Manganello and Carlijn Schoutens took bronze for women's team pursuit. It was Team USA's first Olympic medal in the event since it began in 2006.

Bergsma, Bowe and Manganello defeated Canada to clinch the medal in a B final.

Fox News' Nicole Darrah, Ryan Gaydos, Stephen Sorace, Zoe Szathmary and The Associated Press contributed to this report. </s> Ski instructor and skateboarder Dennis Baltimore, 35, formerly of Hermosa Beach, died Sunday, December 11, in a skiing accident shortly after completing a ski instructor training session at the Northstar California ski resort, north of Lake Tahoe. He was skiing down a beginner’s slope on his way to his locker when a snowboarder lost control and ran into him, Baltimore’s girlfriend Jillian Torrez told the “Reno Gazette Journal.”

In effort to avoid the snowboarder, Baltimore veered off the course and into a creek, hitting a rock, Placer County Sheriff Sgt. Mike Hunt told the “Gazette.”

Baltimore worked as a ski instructor at Northstar and a Ropes Course instructor at Heavenly Ski Resort. He moved from Hermosa Beach to the Tahoe area five years ago and was living in Incline Village, Nevada with Torrez and their six month old daughter Zoe.

“When he lived in Hermosa, he was a pro level skateboarder who was a regular at the Hermosa skatepark, where he helped all of us learn to skate” Hermosa resident James Ryan said.

Baltimore was born in Tarzana, the only son of Mary Baltimore and Dale Carley. He leaves behind his daughter Zoe, his girlfriend Jillian, his mother Mary, and his father Dale. He also leaves behind a brotherhood of friends in both the South Bay and Lake Tahoe areas.

A paddleout and scattering of his ashes will be held in Hermosa on a date to be announced. Funeral services will be held at Cornerstone Community Church of Incline Village on a date also to be announced. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a fund for his daughter at GoFundMe.com. ER

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Franky Zapata: French hoverboard inventor successfully crosses the Channel for the first time

Franky Zapata takes off for his second attempt of crossing the Channel aboard his hovercraft

A French inventor has successfully crossed the Channel on his jet-powered hoverboard for the first time.

Franky Zapata took off from Sangatte in northern France at 7.15am BST on Sunday, and landed at St Margaret's Bay in Dover around 25 minutes later.

It was the second attempt at the 21-mile crossing for the inventor, who failed his first effort back in July after encountering problems at a refuelling station.

But after making some necessary changes to his refuelling arrangements, the 40-year-old former jet ski champion was able to make his second attempt a success.

During the journey, Mr Zapata was carrying enough kerosene in his backpack to fuel the hoverboard for about 10 minutes in the air, but needed to strap on a new supply for the second leg of his journey.

He steered his Flyboard aircraft, which flies at up to 87mph, by leaning forwards or backwards, and controlled thrust with a throttle connected to his 1,500 horsepower board.

The invention won global acclaim when Mr Zapata flew over France's Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on 14 July, with French President Emmanuel Macron later tweeting a video of his exploits.

Mr Zapata was given a grant of more than £1m from the French government to develop the technology behind his hoverboard.

His failed attempt was on the 110th anniversary of Louis Bleriot's 1909 Channel crossing - the first time anyone had crossed the Channel in a "heavier-than-air" aircraft. </s> French inventor Franky Zapata has made history by completing the first successful Channel crossing on a jet-powered flyboard.

Zapata took off from Sangatte near Calais at 7:15am on Sunday and landed in St Margaret’s Bay in Dover around 25 minutes later – with the length of his actual flight spanning 22 minutes.

The 40-year-old former jet-ski champion made the 22-mile journey powered by his kerosene-filled backpack, averaging a speed of 87mph at 50-65 feet above the sea.

He managed to steer his Flyboard aircraft by leaning forwards or backwards, and controlled the thrust with a throttle attached to his 1,5000 horsepower board.

Zapata has spent the past three years developing his hoverboard, and remained undeterred after losing two fingers in it’s turbines during an initial flight in his garage near Marseilles.

However, the Frenchman’s first attempt, which you can watch below, did not deliver the hoped-for flying start across the Channel.

His mission failed on 25 July, the 110th anniversary of Louis Bleriot’s 1909 Channel crossing, which was the first instance anyone had crossed the water in a “heavier-than-air” aircraft.

Refuelling complications meant Zapata fell into the sea before reaching a boat that was carrying a second backpack.

On completing his successful second attempt he told reporters: “We made a machine three years ago… and now we’ve crossed the Channel, it’s crazy.”

The inventor then broke down in tears before adding, “whether this is a historic event or not, I’m not the one to decide that, time will tell.”

Crowds at Dover heard that speeds of up to 170km/h (106mph) were reached during the flight.

Zapata’s main obstacle was refuelling. During his journey he carried enough kerosene in his backpack to power the hoverboard for 10 minutes in the air, but needed a new supply for the second half of his journey and switched backpack.

He was escorted by three helicopters, and a larger boat and platform were used than in his initial attempt.

Zapata’s wife Krysten told Sky News that she was “very happy” to witness her husband’s success, adding he was “very tired” after working such long hours to achieve his dream.

She said: “Everything is perfect…This is his day.”

Last month Zapata received global acclaim during the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris, when his hoverboard featured as part of a military display.

The French military have also tried to develop the technology for itself, allocating his company Z-AIR, a £1.8m grant.

French Defence Minister Florence Parly said in an interview with France Inter radio that the flyboard could serve multiple purposes, such as “a flying logistical platform or, indeed, as an assault platform”. </s> Liu Xiang breaks the women's 50m backstroke world record in 26.98 seconds at Asian Games 2018，first woman breaks 27 seconds threshhold </s> PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A surfer from Brazil set a new world record for riding the largest wave ever at more than 80-feet!

For his incredible ride, surfer Rodrigo Koxa also scooped up the big prize at Saturday’s “Big Wave” awards in Santa Monica, California.

He rode that record-breaking wave in November 2017 in Portugal, beating the previous record of 78-feet set by Garrett McNamara in 2011.

Roxa was “totally stoked” as surfers say to receive his award. </s> TORRANCE — Jumping up and throwing her arms up in the air, West Ranch’s Shelbi Schauble set a new personal record in the girls triple jump at the CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet at El Camino College on Saturday.

Schauble qualified for the CIF state meet with a jump of 38 feet, 8.25 inches, beating her previous personal best which was 38-4 set at the Arcadia Invitational.

Scratching her first jump, Schauble was able to regain her composure and successfully make the next two jumps at 36-11 and 38-00, respectively. She then followed up by scratching her fourth and fifth jumps setting up a dramatic sixth and final jump at 38-08 that would determine if she went through to state.

“I just knew somehow that I would get there,” Schauble said. “…It came down to that sixth jump and I was literally, like, crying after that fifth scratch like please just give it to me and it all came together. I never thought I would get this far and it’s such an amazing feeling.”

The first-year triple jumper finished seventh in the event and still thinks that she has to refine her craft a little more before the state meet next weekend in at Buchanan High School in Clovis.

“I have too work on my phases and just the little things like leaning into the jump,” Schauble said.

“My second phase definitely needs a lot of work. I think what got me far today was the fact that I worked so hard on my landing, so it’s really just improving on what I did today.”

For now, Schauble is planning on celebrating with some cookies, ice cream and candy.

“I’m a big dessert lover, so you know that’s what I’m ready for,” she said. </s> Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Franky Zapata has become the first person to cross the English Channel on a flyboard.

French inventor Franky Zapata has made the first-ever successful Channel crossing on a jet-powered flyboard.

Mr Zapata, 40, took off from Sangatte, near Calais, at 06:17 GMT on Sunday and landed in St Margaret's Bay in Dover.

The invention, powered by a kerosene-filled backpack, made the 22-mile (35.4-km) journey in 22 minutes.

Mr Zapata, a former jet-ski champion, had failed in his first attempt to cross the Channel on 25 July after complications with refuelling.

"We made a machine three years ago... and now we've crossed the Channel, it's crazy," he told reporters, before breaking into tears.

"Whether this is a historic event or not, I'm not the one to decide that, time will tell," he added.

Image copyright AFP Image caption The French inventor successfully negotiated a refuelling stop and made the crossing to Dover

Mr Zapata told crowds in Dover that he had reached speeds of up to 170km/h (106mph) during the flight.

His greatest challenge had been to refuel by switching to another backpack during the crossing.

In his previous attempt, the Frenchman fell into the sea before reaching a boat that was carrying a second backpack.

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Inventor Franky Zapata gets the Bastille Day parade off to a flying start

A larger boat and platform was used for this latest crossing, with an escort by three helicopters.

Mr Zapata received widespread attention during the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris last month, when he took part in a military display on his futuristic flyboard.

France's military has also sought to develop the technology for itself, and recently gave his company, Z-AIR, a €1.3m ($1.4m; £1.28m) grant.

In an interview with France Inter radio, French Defence Minister Florence Parly said the flyboard could serve several purposes, "for example as a flying logistical platform or, indeed, as an assault platform".
Mitchie Brusco becomes the first skateboarder in history to complete a 1260° (3½-revolution aerial spin) in competition.