YOUNG SKATEBOARDER BECOMES FIRST GIRL TO LAND 720 TRICK
This June was a historic time for skateboarding. Not only has it been 24 years since the legendary Tony Hawk performed a 900-degree skateboard trick, or two and a half spins in the air, but this month a new star emerged in the sport. Arisa True, a 13-year-old Australian, was competing in the Hawk's Vert Alert competition in Salt Lake City when she performed a spectacular 720 (two full spins in the air), becoming the first skateboarder to ever perform the trick.
The 720 was first performed by Hawke himself in 1985. Before entering the ramp, Trew took advice from an American athlete. The video of her performing the stunt was also the first time she successfully pulled it off. In the end, Tru won the Vert Alert Women's Finals and took home a portion of the $75,000 total prize.