They say don’t meet your heroes, so beating your heroes is probably ill-advised as well — unless you’re dealing with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury did just that at the 2021 X Games, becoming the youngest gold medalist in the competition’s 27-year history and earning major props from his childhood idol.
On Friday night, 12-year-old Khury made X Games history by landing a 1080 turn on a vertical ramp, winning the Vert Best Trick contest. Khury beat out eight other competitors, including Hawk himself.
Watch Khury pull the incredible move and earn a congratulatory embrace from the skate legend here.
12-year-old Gui Khury lands a 1080 at the X Games...
On Friday night, 12-year-old Khury made X Games history by landing a 1080 turn on a vertical ramp, winning the Vert Best Trick contest. Khury beat out eight other competitors, including Hawk himself.
Watch Khury pull the incredible move and earn a congratulatory embrace from the skate legend here.
12-year-old Gui Khury lands a 1080 at the X Games...
- 7/17/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
Michael Strahan is a man who doesn’t mind getting down, dirty and even slimy for a job.
The former Super Bowl champion and current “Strahan and Sara” co-host is returning to Nickelodeon to host the “Kids’ Choice Sports 2019,” the network announced on Thursday.
“Nickelodeon’s ‘Kids’ Choice Sports’ is a one-of-a-kind awards show that brings all-star athletes, kids and of course, slime together,” Strahan in a statement. “When I hosted the first year of the show, I loved it — the energy, stunts, kids, crowd and slime … a lot of slime!
“Hosting this show has been one of my favorite things I’ve done, and this year is going to be the biggest, the baddest and the slimiest,” he added.
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The former Super Bowl champion and current “Strahan and Sara” co-host is returning to Nickelodeon to host the “Kids’ Choice Sports 2019,” the network announced on Thursday.
“Nickelodeon’s ‘Kids’ Choice Sports’ is a one-of-a-kind awards show that brings all-star athletes, kids and of course, slime together,” Strahan in a statement. “When I hosted the first year of the show, I loved it — the energy, stunts, kids, crowd and slime … a lot of slime!
“Hosting this show has been one of my favorite things I’ve done, and this year is going to be the biggest, the baddest and the slimiest,” he added.
Also Read: Nickelodeon Teams With Bunim/Murray to Import Hit UK Game Show 'The Crystal Maze'
Serena Williams, Stephen Curry and James Harden lead this year’s nominees with four each,...
- 6/6/2019
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Fourteen-year-old skateboarding star and two-time world champ Brighton Zeuner will be the focus of a feature documentary by Imagine Documentaries and Zero Point Zero, Variety has learned exclusively.
Described as a coming-of-age story, the film will document Zeuner’s childhood, personal and professional relationships, and road to earning a spot as a member of the 2020 Us Olympics skateboarding team, with the sport debuting as an Olympic event in Tokyo. She is the youngest-ever X Games gold medalist, winning her first world title while a 12-year-old middle schooler, and recapturing the title last year at the start of her high school career.
Emmy- and Peabody Award-winner Beth Aala will direct, and Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Justin Wilkes and Sara Bernstein will executive produce for Imagine Documentaries. Lydia Tenaglia, Chris Collins and Joe Caterini will executive produce for Zero Point Zero, and Samuel Roseme will serve as executive producer for Black Bicycle Entertainment.
Described as a coming-of-age story, the film will document Zeuner’s childhood, personal and professional relationships, and road to earning a spot as a member of the 2020 Us Olympics skateboarding team, with the sport debuting as an Olympic event in Tokyo. She is the youngest-ever X Games gold medalist, winning her first world title while a 12-year-old middle schooler, and recapturing the title last year at the start of her high school career.
Emmy- and Peabody Award-winner Beth Aala will direct, and Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Justin Wilkes and Sara Bernstein will executive produce for Imagine Documentaries. Lydia Tenaglia, Chris Collins and Joe Caterini will executive produce for Zero Point Zero, and Samuel Roseme will serve as executive producer for Black Bicycle Entertainment.
- 3/21/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Imagine Documentaries and Zero Point Zero have joined forces to produce a feature documentary on 14-year-old skateboarding phenom and two-time world champion Brighton Zeuner. It will cover her childhood, professional and non-professional relationships, and her competitive evolution to champion — all leading up to her 2020 Tokyo Olympics debut as part of Team USA for the first-ever skateboarding event in Olympic history.
The film is being helmed by Beth Aala, who previously co-directed Supermench: The Legend of Shep Gordon, and produced by Caroline Waterlow alongside Chris Cechin-De la Rosa and Erika Olde. Executive producers are Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin ...
The film is being helmed by Beth Aala, who previously co-directed Supermench: The Legend of Shep Gordon, and produced by Caroline Waterlow alongside Chris Cechin-De la Rosa and Erika Olde. Executive producers are Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin ...
- 3/21/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Imagine Documentaries and Zero Point Zero have joined forces to produce a feature documentary on 14-year-old skateboarding phenom and two-time world champion Brighton Zeuner. It will cover her childhood, professional and non-professional relationships, and her competitive evolution to champion — all leading up to her 2020 Tokyo Olympics debut as part of Team USA for the first-ever skateboarding event in Olympic history.
The film is being helmed by Beth Aala, who previously co-directed Supermench: The Legend of Shep Gordon, and produced by Caroline Waterlow alongside Chris Cechin-De la Rosa and Erika Olde. Executive producers are Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin ...
The film is being helmed by Beth Aala, who previously co-directed Supermench: The Legend of Shep Gordon, and produced by Caroline Waterlow alongside Chris Cechin-De la Rosa and Erika Olde. Executive producers are Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin ...
- 3/21/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lacey Baker, Nyjah Huston, Brighton Zeuner and Tom Schaar are among the skateboarders named to the first U.S. national skateboarding team.
The men’s and women’s teams feature eight skateboarders each, with four competing in the street discipline and four competing in park. The national team announcement comes as USA Skateboarding prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which will be the first to feature competitive skateboarding.
Olympic qualification will take part over the next year and riders will be able to qualify based on their best three results in...
The men’s and women’s teams feature eight skateboarders each, with four competing in the street discipline and four competing in park. The national team announcement comes as USA Skateboarding prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which will be the first to feature competitive skateboarding.
Olympic qualification will take part over the next year and riders will be able to qualify based on their best three results in...
- 3/20/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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