Tony Hawk is universally thought of as the greatest skateboarder of all time. He’s still out here hitting 720’s after all of these years of skating. So when you’re in the same sentence as him when it comes to shredding, you know you’re doing something right.
But when you’re out here shattering his records? You’re doing something extremely right. Because that means you’ve probably done something that no one else has done before.
That’s what happened with Guy Khury — a young skater from Brazil who absolutely destroyed the X Games.
Khury became the first skateboard to ever land a1080 on a vert. He also became the youngest gold medalist in X Games history.
Oh, and he did it all at 12-years-old. While competing in the same contest as Tony Hawk. Look at how incredible this kid is.
12-year-old Gui Khury lands a 1080 at the X Games 😱@tonyhawk was there to congratulate him
(via @XGames)pic.twitter.com/gwTLG6T6vl
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 17, 2021
And, of course, Tony Hawk was there to congratulate him after landing it.
Hawk made similar history in 1999 as the world’s first skater to land a 900 on a vert ramp at the X Games. But the thing about that was he was 31-years-old when he did it.
Again, Khury is 12.
This is just wild. Congrats to Khury and good on Hawk for being there to witness this. It’s just awesome stuff all-around.
