As the sun set on another Summer X Games, Shaun White was blasting huge into the California sunset, stomping trick after trick!
In a new format for Skateboard Vert this year, the field was down to the top five after an initial qualifying jam session and Shaun was on top of his game! Boosting huge airs and stomping his runs in the qualifying, Shaun found himself in the top spot for the finals.
Once the finals got under way, the 20 minute jam session was on and the crowd was going wild. Shaun was focused on stomping his new trick, which had never been done before! Just the other day, Shaun named it! Anyway, as he dropped into his third run of the final he blasted out The Armadillo and the crowd went wild! The Armadillo, which is a frontside 540 body varial heelflip, was the crowd pleaser for the night!
Shaun found himself in third place at the end of the night, but put his mark on the history books with The Armadillo!
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man that Arnadillo rocked i think u should've took gold man that was the bedt trick yet but i know u could do better but you'll get it next time
The Armadillo rocked! I was rootin' for you, Shaun, sorry to see you only take bronze. Better luck next time, man.