Marcus Christopher had tried to nail his new BMX trick countless times.
The flair triple downside tailwhip was proving tough. Attempts in a foam pit gave him the confidence to try it on practice ramps. But the degree of difficulty was insanely high.
More weeks of practice followed, and then, boom, finally, he stuck the landing in training. Competition was next, but an attempt at the X Games in Sacramento in June was a miss.
The 2021 Lake High School graduate didn't give up. Christopher went for the risky maneuver at the X Games in ****** an, which ran July 4 and 5. And he pulled it off flawlessly to a roar of the crowd. Television commentators raved about the "NBD" trick − never been done.
The stunt won him a silver medal in the best BMX park trick category. That wasn't even Christopher's best showing at the X Games in ****** an, where he also won gold for BMX park.
The flair triple downside tailwhip was proving tough. Attempts in a foam pit gave him the confidence to try it on practice ramps. But the degree of difficulty was insanely high.
More weeks of practice followed, and then, boom, finally, he stuck the landing in training. Competition was next, but an attempt at the X Games in Sacramento in June was a miss.
The 2021 Lake High School graduate didn't give up. Christopher went for the risky maneuver at the X Games in ****** an, which ran July 4 and 5. And he pulled it off flawlessly to a roar of the crowd. Television commentators raved about the "NBD" trick − never been done.
The stunt won him a silver medal in the best BMX park trick category. That wasn't even Christopher's best showing at the X Games in ****** an, where he also won gold for BMX park.
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