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The goal was originally 1,000 signatures. It's a goal that got crushed, quickly.

In Skateboard Big Air, athletes drop from either a 50- or 65-foot-high roll in, hitting their choice of kicker ramps over an equally long gap, pulling one trick in the air before attempting another off the 27-foot quarterpipe on the other side. It's one of the most challenging and visually impressive events at the X Games, and we were there.

It was a night for history and heartbreak at this year's X Games Skateboard Vert final. Athletes took two wall-to-wall runs across a 60-foot halfpipe, combining technical spins and lip tricks. Judges ranked riders based on aggressive execution, variety, originality, continuity of run, style and degree of difficulty.

Twelve riders tested their skills Saturday on the transition-based, concrete and wood hybrid Park course. The top six were selected for the final based on degree of difficulty, variety, height, distance and execution of tricks, as well as continuity of run, originality, and stylish use of the entire course.

True skateboard freaks will skate over anything, even the baseball cathedral that is Yankee Stadium. But if they can look this good doing it, what's the harm, grandpa? Watch the video above to see some major league shredding. Skaters Brandon Westgate, Dave Willis and Chaz Ortiz of skateboard and apparel-maker Zoo York took over Yankee Stadium recently and filmed themselves skating on benches, rail

If you’re feeling down about your completely un-handicapped self and your fully functional legs not wanting to work out, this very inspiring skateboarding video should make you feel even worse.

Skateboarder Italo Fernandes Romano can do all the tricks you typically see in a skateboarding video. But the stunning difference between Romano and the countless other boarders with baggy pants and over-sized T-shirts who have recorded their moves on camera is that the 23-year old Brazilian has no legs, having lost them in a train accident as a teenager. Watch this inspiring athlete below. Read M