Gold Coast teenager Arisa Trew has made skateboarding historical past as the primary feminine to land a 720 in competitors, in entrance of the person who made the transfer well-known — Tony Hawk.
Key factors:
- The 13-year-old landed the 720 trick on the Tony Hawk Vert Alert
- The transfer was first landed by Tony Hawk in 1985
- Trew is ranked world quantity 14 and is a longing for the Paris 2024 Olympics
The 13-year-old was competing within the Tony Hawk Vert Alert in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah on Saturday when she carried out the trick, which has the skater rotate twice whereas within the air.
“I am unable to imagine I landed my first 720!” she wrote on Instagram.
“And to be the primary woman on this planet to land a 7 in competitors.
“Thanks for the enjoyable @thvertalert and everybody who helped me land it!”
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Trew is ranked quantity 14 on this planet underneath the park division and is a longing for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The 720 was made well-known by Tony Hawk, who first efficiently carried out it in 1985.
Hawk described Trew’s efficiency as “bringing the home down”.
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Trew’s coach Trevor Ward wrote on Instagram in regards to the “wonderful expertise” to discover ways to land the trick.
“We began the method not too way back and in just a few hours she was placing it to wheels,” he stated.
Ward stated Tony Hawk himself gave recommendation to Trew and Germany’s Lilly Stoephasius (world quantity 11) on find out how to do the trick previous to the ladies getting into the ramp.
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“With the hype of the gang, each ladies battled for the trick and ultimately Arisa landed the trick exterior of time however grew to become the primary woman in historical past to land the 720,” Ward stated.
“We knew it was coming quickly. We simply did not anticipate it to be on the world stage quite than on our vert ramp again residence in Australia.
“Arisa has a tremendous mindset and willpower to succeed.”
