The timing ot Khury's record couldn't be better, as Tony Hawk is starting to dominate the news cycle once again. One of skateboard legend Tony Hawk's most prominent records has finally been broken, as 11-year-old Brazilian skater Gui Khury has achieved the unthinkable and landed a 1080-degree turn on a vertical ramp. Gui Khury, an 11-year-old from Brazil, landed a 1080 over the weekend and posted it to his Instagram. All rights reserved. Early life. Before hitting the 1080, Khury had tied Hawk's record of a 900-degree turn a few years ago, when he was only 8. Copyright 2018 ComicBook.com. He threw down the first 1080 … A 1080 — … Tom Schaar became the first rider to land a 1080 in 2012 at age 12, but used a mega ramp, which allows riders to soar higher in the air and allows for more time to complete the turns. That is, until now. Hitting a 1080 on a half-pipe seemed like something you could only do in the video games, as Hawk himself wasn't even able to land the three full spins. The skater announced on Tuesday morning that the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games were being remastered for modern console generations, and will be released on September 4th. (CNN) An 11-year-old skateboarder from Brazil has become the first person to land a 1080-degree turn on a vertical ramp. For his celebratory meal after setting the new record, 11-year-old Khury went with a tried and true classic, mac and cheese. !I have no words to explain what just happened... @greenboxsk8 @nikesb @ebanx.sports @ebanxlife @blackriver_official @flatface.fingerboards @maderobrasil @90theoriginal @187killerpads @triple8nyc @dropdeadskateboard @saga_overdrive @ongsocialskate #skate #skateboard #skate #skatebordingisfun #skatebording #vertskateboarding #vert #skateeveryday #skateanddestroy #skatelife #skatecrunchmag #berrics #theworldofskateboarding #shralpinskateboarding #thankyouskateboarding, A post shared by Gui Khury (@gui_khury) on May 8, 2020 at 4:40pm PDT. Gui Khury, an 11-year-old from Brazil, landed a 1080 over the weekend and posted it to his Instagram. Khury, however, needed only a standard vertical ramp to complete his feat. A 1080 — three complete revolutions in the air — is one of the rarest moves in skateboarding, and it usually favors the youth. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Hawk, at age 31, completed the first 900 nearly two decades ago. Khury now has his sites set on even bigger goals, potentially even being the first person to land a 1260-degree turn. Hawk was 31 when he set the record in 1999. Not even Tony Hawk himself pulled this one off. Hitting a 1080 on a half-pipe seemed like something you could only do in the video games, as Hawk himself wasn't even able to land the three full spins. He has two older sisters, Pat and Lenore, and an older brother, Steve. Last week, Khury was able to land the 1080, and posted videos online to prove it. "1080!!!! 1080!! Tony Hawk was born on May 12, 1968, in San Diego, California, to Nancy (1925–2019) and Frank Peter Rupert Hawk (d. 1995), and was raised in San Diego. He sent the video to his favorite skaters, including Hawk. remastered for modern console generations, Tony Hawk's Longtime Record Broken by 11-Year-Old Skating Prodigy, 234 PS4 Games on Sale in PlayStation Store's Halloween 2020 Sale, Mortal Kombat 11 Reveals New Rain Trailer, Borat Will Appear Live on Twitch With DrLupo, Rocket League Update 1.85 Released, Patch Notes Revealed, New Texas Chainsaw Massacre Teaser Poster Released, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Play Among Us on Twitch, Pokimane, Xavier Woods & More Interested, Tome of Beasts 2 Adds a Plethora of Fantastic Monsters to Dungeons & Dragons. AD Not even Tony Hawk himself pulled this one off. As a child, Hawk was described as "hyperactive", and his mother has stated that he was "so hard on himself and expected himself to do so many things." Khury’s father, Ricardo Khury Filho, told Reuters the coronavirus pandemic that closed schools in Brazil allowed him to focus more on skating, as his training facility remained open. The video shows the young skater building up speed and then getting all three spins in while airborne, barely finishing in time to stick the landing. “So now he is at home more, he eats better and he has more time to train and can focus more on the training, so that has helped.”. "He has an opportunity to train here, if he didn’t have (the skate facilities) ... he would be stuck at home like everyone else and unable to do sport," his father said. !I have no words to explain what just happened... @greenboxsk8 @nikesb @ebanx.sports @ebanxlife @blackriver_official @flatface.fingerboards @maderobrasil @90theoriginal @187killerpads @triple8nyc @dropdeadskateboard @saga_overdrive @ongsocialskate #skate #skateboard #skate #skatebordingisfun #skatebording #vertskateboarding #vert #skateeveryday #skateanddestroy #skatelife #skatecrunchmag #berrics #theworldofskateboarding #shralpinskateboarding #thankyouskateboarding, A post shared by Gui Khury (@gui_khury) on May 8, 2020 at 4:40pm PDT. 1080!! Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. However, no skater had been able to one-up Hawk’s milestone with a 1080 on a vert ramp. The 1080 is a skateboarding trick, performed on a vertical skateboard ramp, in which the skateboarder makes three full revolutions (1080 degrees of rotation) while airborne. Hawk set the record in 1999, hitting a 900-degree turn (2.5 spins). To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. “The isolation for the coronavirus helped because he had a life that was about school and he didn’t have a lot of time to train, when he got home from school he was tired,” Khury's father, Ricardo Khury Filho, said (per High Snobiety). We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. - May 12, 2020 01:07 pm EDT. While sports are on hiatus during the COVID-19 crisis, Brazilian skateboard Gui Khury did something even the legendary Tony Hawk couldn’t accomplish. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least 13 years of age, and have read and agree to the Comicbook.com Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, By Charlie Ridgely Yahoo is part of Verizon Media. It was first completed successfully on a mega ramp in 2012 by American skateboarder Tom Schaar, and on a vert ramp in May 2020 by Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury. "So the isolation helped him focus.". Skateboarding will debut at the Tokyo Olympics next year, although vert will not be one of the events; the two categories will be street and park. Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. I have no words to explain what just happened," Khury wrote in an Instagram post over the weekend. 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