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Known as one of skateboarding’s most creative innovators, Burnquist is one of those rare athletes who knows what it feels like to knock on the door of perfection. Back in 2001 Burnquist absolutely owned the vert contest at that year’s X Games. He entered his run in second place behind two-time defending champion Bucky Lasek and needed a huge score to topple the former winner. Burnquist, in what was the final pass of the event, assembled a near-flawless run, hitting a handful of tricks that had never been seen before and earning a score of 98, just about as close to perfection as any X Games athlete has ever been. Tony Hawk, who had been helping announce the historic run, screamed in disbelief throughout Burnquist’s exhibition to the point where he was audibly hoarse by the end of it all. Bob Burnquist FlirtsWith Perfection (2001)

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