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Zoltan does them on the regs. They're not real pretty, but he's a sick cunt.
Forgot about Zoltan. Didn't Volcom have a kickflip on a surfboard competition with a decent amount of prize money for the first to pull a proper one? If memory serves correct, Zoltan "won", but volcom refused to pay on some technicality? Memory fuzzy there, so I could be talking bullshit...
“ In March 2011, Santa Cruz, California-based surfer, Zoltan Torkos, landed the first filmed kickflip on a surfboard. At least he thought had. Action-sports-apparel manufacturer Volcom, who offered up $10,000 for the first person to do one, refused to pay him, citing rule number three of the 2007 contest rules: “the kickflip must be a proper air that begins from a bottom turn, is launched off the lip and travels above the wave.” But on March 9th, Volcom reversed their decision and awarded Torkos the money saying, “there is no denying that this is the first functional kickflip caught on video and a milestone in futuristic surfing.” Despite granting Torkos the award, Volcom immediately put up another $20,000 and clarified the rule to encourage more (and bigger) attempts. Zoltan, undeterred by the controversy, says he’ll be the first to pull the trick in competition … off the lip of the wave.”
–Ali Taylor Lange
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/adventure-zoltan-torkos-landing-first-ever-kickflip/Then he won the $20,000 prize after doing the kickflip off the top of the lip
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