I remember playing with my Bucky Lasek tech deck back in 3rd grade, im 28. The fact he is still going is incredible

@Tckskater411

Жыл бұрын

Dude I had the same one! Also 28

@tehmodestmouse6275

Жыл бұрын

That’s vert for ya

@jordanporterfield6590

Жыл бұрын

He was here in Sioux Falls and I about fell over when he told me he was skating in the x games this year

@about80crickets

Жыл бұрын

His competitive career is older than we are. I'll be 28 in 3 months lol

@reidellis1988

Жыл бұрын

I remember when he rode for Powell in the late 80's. I have kids older than you.

That 13 year olds first run was insane that should be 1st place by far.. kid nailed it!

@drkid4l220

Жыл бұрын

definitely should've won.

@KevinsDisobedience

Жыл бұрын

A lot spinning but no flip trips. Gotta flip your board and grind to win. Airs, spins, flips, grinds, inverts, style-you need it all to win.

No comply at 24:34 was something else, wow

I'm so happy to see Buck still hammering on the coping. Grew up watching him, Hawk, the rest of the Bones Brigade, and of course Mullen. It's bittersweet to see all but one of them in these comps, but it's also so awesome to see how skating has evolved. Just complete love for this sport.

Bucky was always my favorite vert skater in the THPS series. Dudes been killing it for so long and not to mention his rally racing!

To have the x games taking place in your backyard would be amazing and a definite honor 👍

Bucky is forever an OG in my heart. THPS 1 and beyond. Love seeing this guy still doing it. To anyone asking why....? You do something for 32 years straight and try to stop.....its in your blood. Its your very dna!

this is so much more fun to watch on this ramp. Love the change in transition and getting to see each skater approach it differently. I think this may make vert have a resurgence adding variation and size into the contest.

So happy to see Bucky Lasek in competition

If you don't Victoria Arlen's history, I urge you to look it up. It's unbelievable what she has gone through to be where she is now.

@9sheri9

Жыл бұрын

I had no idea; just looked her up at your recommend. Truly incredible journey! Much respect to her. Tysm for the suggestion ✌️💕

Moto Shiboto rules yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew So great to see vertical skateboarding alive and well

My Gosh the 1st run of the Brazilian 13-year old boy was just perfect, deserved the gold medal.

The person that unseats Jimmy wilkins will go down in history. Dude is unstoppable.

Really Beaty Amazing Ramp! From Milan, Italy with Love! 🙂

Great contest overall love watching Gui and Mitchie and the home court boy Elliot as well as the other skaters great to see Bucky back skateboarding it’s so good thank you for uploading this I so appreciate it.

Rony's run was insane

@LoneWolfJoe

Жыл бұрын

Yeah he should have been on the podium definitely. In my opinion, Gui should have been first, Rony 2nd and Jimmy 3rd.

The youngsters run looked more difficult, either way I’m glad this is on KZread.

Bucky still shredding it, absolute legend

42:58 super cool to see bucky hyping gui up, you can tell bucky really loves skating and he would rather see the sport progress and the next dude up have his day than win another medal

Yep TEAM!! Love this RAMP

Mitchie watching Gui's 900s: "Yeah yeah just wait til ya get taller"

@chonchnav

Жыл бұрын

hahaha yeah tho

I miss the classic X-Games they just had a bigger feel to it back then. Sal Masekela was just a better hype man on commentary. Dudes pulling the 900 like its nothing nowadays. I remember Skate best Trick in 1999 watching history when Tony Hawk just kept tryin n tryin n finally pulled it off. N I don't wanna hear any "oh but it wasn't clean he caught himself with his hand" cuz Tony doing it that day showed everyone it was possible n that's how the sport was able to progress into what it is today. Just like many other tricks he pulled in vert...who knows if there was no Tony Hawk maybe nobody would of thought to Ollie into an air n would still be just pumping into an air out lol.

@00cristianH

Жыл бұрын

I miss Sal as well. He did a really great job at commentary and just giving you a great perspective at each event. As for the current product it's not just the X-Games but the way sports are now. NBA is more about the 3 ball, baseball isn't about small ball but the long ball and the NFL is about dusk threat QBs and spread offense. Our culture is more fast past as well. Seeing Bucky being real technical and using lip tricks grinds and other transition tricks to make his runs smooth is something I like seeing more than a 900 or a 1080 being thrown down. Not that I don't enjoy it but when it's used over and over again it loses is value in a comp. It's just the nature of the sport, it's always down to progression and how far the athletes can set the bar. It's still an enjoyable product but I get where you are coming from. Hopefully the crowds are back and this can be held live in person once again. I used to go all the time when they were held here in Los Angeles.

@multijamesbondfan

Жыл бұрын

I thought Sal Masekela was and EXCELLENT Host. I was actually kinda sad when he switched to do Red Bull Signature Series on NBC. He had allot of emphasis and excitement in his voice and energy while commentating. They did have this other guy by the name of Corbin Harris who's a Pro Skateboarder who I thought was allot like Sal and would've thought it would have been great if they got him as the official host when Sal went on to work with The Red Bull Signature Series and NBC. I'm glad to see they got a Pro Skateboarder Commentating alongside Brandon Graham since when there's a Pro Skateboarder Commentating I find it's better to watch as a fan, since they've competed in Pro Contests themselves.

@casper8076

Жыл бұрын

Imagine Tony Hawk bak in the day trying to pull that off without a crowd like today's xgames, just quiet dead air in the background... @XGames BRING BACK LIVE CROWDS!!!

the level vert has gotten to is insane, dudes are putting down 5 tricks that would have won best trick 10 years ago in vert best trick ALL IN ONE RUN

thanks for putting the x games behind a pay wall 👍 really love it

@americangangster1911

Жыл бұрын

Oh poor baby, did you have to wait 24 hours to watch it for free on KZread?

@Mcowling

Жыл бұрын

@@americangangster1911 its a bullshit comment because it gets livestreamed on YT too., at least for Canada. For years it was that you caught it on ESPN or missed it all together/./

@Ajxni

Жыл бұрын

@@americangangster1911 If the broadcast is going from ESPN to ESPN+ that means they may be losing investors... They have to pay the athletes so that TV network money is a big hit! Hopefully things get better. Cuz they even live stream all the overseas X Game events that's not nationally televised like the Chiba one so it's weird.

@Ajxni

Жыл бұрын

@@Mcowling bro they literally been live streaming all their events via KZread since like 2015 maybe even before then thats just when i started watching it on YT

@forgottenpeak8499

Жыл бұрын

@@Ajxni ESPN owns XGames and has been trying to sell it for 5 years at least

Situational awareness is not falling off the ramp as you step backwards to photograph the winner!! 😂 hectic

When did Hosoi and Cab skate freestyle? I must’ve missed that when I was a kid. Bring Ellismate back as a commentator.

@skateandlax33

Жыл бұрын

yeah that was a huge slip-up, bring Ellis back

@michaelwaynemartin3291

Жыл бұрын

Just adding a comment to get this into action.

@americangangster1911

Жыл бұрын

@@skateandlax33 Get Hawk vs Wolf on the mic.

@himebaughchris4026

Жыл бұрын

Half Cab, Full Cab?

@issacsaucedo

Жыл бұрын

@@americangangster1911 that would be epic!!

8:11 Elliot saved his jewels from getting shark bite

Definitely see a lot of judges favoriting certain skaters in all skateboard events definitely trash judging but I’ve always watched for the talent on the course not the never have beens on the sidelines

Dude introduces Cab and Hosoi as "the originators of freestyle skateboarding". lol. Cab has a huge grin on his face.

That Gui kid is something else

It has taken about 35 years for the average pro skater to skate at the same level Tony Hawk was skating at back in the early 90's. I loved how Bucky just comes in there and shows them how it's done by a pro. One of my favorites.

@augustvong7057

Жыл бұрын

Hawk in the early 90's was better than this, though, but that was before kickflips came into contest-runs ...

Imagine winning with a poorly done 180 crooked and a missed 180 5-0 against a kid that does a 900, flip body varial 540 and a 720 in the same run.. and people complain about street league judges :D

@mattlubas4038

Жыл бұрын

Agree ! Gui def won by far!!! These judges suck

@punkeroc

Жыл бұрын

God, thank you. I'm like what about Jimmy Wilkins run is impressive? It was all basic tricks. The kid had the best 2 runs by far . Poor kid got robbed. And it's not like there many of these comps like there are street comps . For as long as vert has been around , you'd think there would be better judging .

@dakotawinston7677

Жыл бұрын

His 2nd run too!

@ryanskatesvert

Жыл бұрын

Agree jimmy is silky smooth but look at how many basic airs he does. Mitchie should of won.

dudes 50 and killing it. most 50 year olds cant even get out of bed without debilitating pain. god bless him

The trick that Moto Shibata did last in his run-was a:Fakie Frontside 360 Front Foot(Incredible?)Melon Grab-Very Nice Executed,DUDE*¨´~D!!!

Oh so good these days top shelf skatin and top job Rentos flowing the knowledge around..... ......

ghu khiry is going to be something special folks. Moto Shibata should have won with that first run. You could see the focus in his eyes.

i feel bad for the dudes who put down full runs and dont even crack the top 5 but the level of tech that guys like mitchie and gui are at and the power and style of jimmy and elliott is all just untouchable

How goods the music too ! This was fucken rad

I remember Bucky at the 2001 gravity games in Providence

Umm from my perspective Jimmy Wilkins scores seem too high while Gui Moto and Brusco all get scored too low

@justinmusicandskateboardin9282

Жыл бұрын

Like is the no grab 540 REALLY that much more impressive? or what is it

@broda769

Жыл бұрын

Gui and moto should have been higher for sure

GUI should have won first

@mattlubas4038

Жыл бұрын

100%

Maybe have a commentator who knows what “freestyle” skateboarding actually is. I’ll give you a hint, Cab and Hosoi didn’t do it. I was embarrassed for Jack Mitrani

IM sorry, but jimmy Wilkins doesn't do enough to get these golds in my opinion. Some of these guys did crazy tricks, and spinning without a grab tops it over and over??? so many set up airs

XGames, you listened to your people, and you got rid of that complete idiot from Skateline. BLESS YOU.

I think Gui deserved first. Close contest.

Jimmys bs fastplant was simply powerful

18:35 Caballero and his babe are the coolest and nicest couple in skateboarding.

How tf did gui not win gold like what was so special about Wilkins run come on judges my boy got robbed

Bucky was in tony hawk pro skater 1

Jimmy jimmy was like off the hook 🪝 kaaaaaaaaa

Bucky Lasek looks like Johnny Knoxville's cooler brother

@LoneWolfJoe

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that he looks a lot like Johnny Knoxville, like they could be related, brothers or cousins or something. And also Ronnie Gomes reminds me of Bob Burnquist.

🚲 ⚡

13yr old iss kiliinngggg

Bruh why you guys uploading in 720p??? No wonder Xgames has fallen off 🤦‍♂️

👍

Where’s tony?

@americangangster1911

Жыл бұрын

Bar crawling with Bono or something like that.

B U C K Y !!

>>>LOOSE TRUCKS SAVE LIVES

What did I just witness?! @9:07

lol cab got gamer posture

@dustinaleksiuk37

Жыл бұрын

Cab has scoliosis. He's always stood like that but it's super pronounced in the last few years.

Is that clay or Connor mcgreggor ?

Lo dico in Italiano: Il casco RedBull lo danno soltanto a quelli più fighi esteticamente 🙂(casco = soldoni = sponsor = Big Money) 🙂

Khury won. Hands down. Idk if it’s the lack of lip tricks but he got cheated.

Mitchie is like the C student of vert 7 bronze medals...........

love the shot of elliott airing completely above chris gregsons head at 45:47

why does renton insist on calling every 360 a 180 trick with a revert

Mitchie let himself down.

jiMMY WiLKiNS WHERE MY 2007 LAKiA FULLY FLARED 📀 DVD DiSC

OOOOOOOooooohhhhh! Wilkins wore a Loveletters shirt. I take back everything I said about Gui having should have won. Gui, a loveletter shirt is better than a 1080 body varial even, so, hmmmm. Ask Oliver? No, but really, Magnus and Angela should be telling you about how I feel, and you're not gonna hit your little head, on the ground because people are telling you 'You're too good.' Bring back 80's Hosoi! Without the drugs!

Thanks for making this virtually unwatchable due to an ad every 60 seconds. 👍

moto

Elliot lost the xgames in his own backyard that he skates everyday.. that should tell you rthe skill of trhese kids now

Without the HYPE of the crowd and "official feel" of the course, i feel xgames is loosing its wow factor. growing up I used to enjoy xgames over any other sport on tv but now Woodward events seem more hyped & enjoying to watch. Don't get me wrong, i love what the contestants are doing, it just doesn't have that pro-vibe anymore imo. Imagine Tony Hawk bak in the day trying to stick his 900 without the hype of that crowd. It would just b dead air with a dude trying to pull off magic tricks for the clouds. Xgames, go bak to the old days or just throw in the towel. Personally i was stoked with that vibe XGames Minneapolis gave off, but ill take anything with a live audience at this point lol. -XGames fan just bored of the new format.

@Badusername2000

Жыл бұрын

this is not the "new format" this is the format until covid is fully over, they're doing this out of necessity, not because they want to

Jam sessions don’t motivate personal best performance… Xgames organizers obviously don’t care about fan comments.

@miss.vickies

Жыл бұрын

X Games liked 😂

How about a kid throwing down a 900 in a vert contest ….. the 900 is like the 4 minute mile….

How did Gui not win first place?? He killed every run did hardest tricks by far..?? if i was Gui.. he deserves Gold! 900 540 kickflip watch the first place run then watch Guis something is def off!

@heshwuan

Жыл бұрын

Gui is amazingly talented considering his age, but he has a few things to learn as far as behavior, so I think the judges are trying to humble him a bit.

No Transitioning on Transition? Must be scared of the competition.

Yo, those banks suck, totally slows down the flow. Keep that stuff to the park courses please.

Gui has really just killed the hype of the 900. It's not exciting watching him skate compared to these other skaters

@hotmess7846

Жыл бұрын

Style and power usually take time to develop, I bet he will be really fun to watch in a few years

@Ethan-dn1wc

Жыл бұрын

That speaks volumes to how talented he is. When you can take the hype out of a trick it forces everybody to look for new ways to push the envelope.

xgames without gary babbling in my ear are the absolute best!

Shouldn't full pads be a regulation? They just don't wear elbow pads anymore eh? Anyways go bucky! He just never quits!

What is up with Wilkins getting over scored. This guy is boring.

Bucky

Bucky the best