Vert skating

Takeshi Yasutoko doing an Alley-Oop Liu-Kang Flatspin 540

Vert skating is a sport and a term used to refer to riding inline skates or roller skates on a vert ramp, a half-pipe with some vertical in it usually between 6in to 24in. Vert skating is a form of acrobatics performed with skates. The purpose of vert skating is to ride higher than the coping (which is the metal pipe on top of the ramp) and perform spins or flips.^[1] It focuses on complicated aerial maneuvers, such as spins and flips.^[2] The intent of the skater is to build speed until they are of sufficient height above the edge of the ramp to perform various aerial acrobatics.^[3] In competitions skaters have limited time, often less than a minute, to impress the judges by landing numerous and difficult tricks, having a good flow and consistency, having creativity with the routine and most importantly having a good style.^[4]

The sport was included in the first X-Games in 1995. Vert skating is considered a challenging sport: as of 2012 there are fewer than 15 professional vert skaters attending competitions.

Vert skating is used in competitions such as the X Games. Vert ramps are found in many modern skateparks.

Current and past professional vert skaters

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Cesar_Acharezzi'>Cesar Acharezzi</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Yusuke_Aihara'>Yusuke Aihara</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Andrade'>César Andrade</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Alberto_Arakaki'>Alberto Arakaki</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Manuel_Billiris'>Manuel Billiris</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Sven_Boekhorst'>Sven Boekhorst</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Otto_Bola%C3%B1os'>Otto Bolaños</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Nicolas_Calder%C3%B3n'>Nicolas Calderón</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Brandon_Davis'>Brandon Davis</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Chris_Edwards_(skater)'>Chris Edwards (skater)</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Marc_Englehart'>Marc Englehart</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Borja_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(skater)'>Borja Fernández (skater)</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Tom_Fry'>Tom Fry</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Sergio_Garc%C3%ADa_(skater)'>Sergio García (skater)</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Davide_Giannoni'>Davide Giannoni</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Rene_Hulgreen'>Rene Hulgreen</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Leonid_Kamburov'>Leonid Kamburov</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Ayumi_Kawasaki'>Ayumi Kawasaki</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Ta%C3%AFg_Khris'>Taïg Khris</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Eitan_Kramer'>Eitan Kramer</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Matt_Lindenmuth'>Matt Lindenmuth</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Kevin_Marron_Lopez'>Kevin Marron Lopez</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Nel_Mart%C3%ADn'>Nel Martín</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Pavel_Mitrenga'>Pavel Mitrenga</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Cesar_Mora_(skater)'>Cesar Mora (skater)</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Nicolas_Mougin'>Nicolas Mougin</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Thumper_Nagasako'>Thumper Nagasako</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Nikolaj_Najdenov'>Nikolaj Najdenov</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Tomohiko_Nakamura'>Tomohiko Nakamura</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Paul_Noworyta'>Paul Noworyta</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Rich_Parker'>Rich Parker</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Elmer_Pillon'>Elmer Pillon</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Leo_Riot'>Leo Riot</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Matt_Salerno'>Matt Salerno</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Marco_de_Santi'>Marco de Santi</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Fabiola_da_Silva'>Fabiola da Silva</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Kiril_Trayanov'>Kiril Trayanov</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Tim_Ward_(skater)'>Tim Ward (skater)</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Eito_Yasutoko'>Eito Yasutoko</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Takeshi_Yasutoko'>Takeshi Yasutoko</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Shane_Yost'>Shane Yost</a>

  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Patrick_Zimmermann'>Patrick Zimmermann</a>

See also

• Half-pipe skiing
• Mega Ramp
• Superpipe

References

1. aggressive, skating. "Vert Skating". Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
2. Carlesa, Williams. "What is vertical aggressive inline skating". Retrieved 15 November 2012.
3. inline, planet. "Aggressive Skating". Retrieved 13 November 2012.
4. kia xgames, asia. "competition". Retrieved 13 November 2012.

External links

• siyanaphotography