<P> The 1080 is a skateboarding stunt, performed on a vertical skateboard ramp, in which the skateboarder makes three full revolutions (1080 degrees rotation in the vertical plane) while airborne . It was first completed successfully by a 12 - year - old American, Tom Schaar, on March 26, 2012 . Schaar completed the stunt on a MegaRamp at Woodward West in Tehachapi, California on his fifth attempt . Red Bull described the 1080 as "the Holy Grail of all skateboard tricks ." Schaar has since repeated the feat, and completed a 1080 in competition while participating in the 2012 X Games Asia on April 30, 2012 . He won the gold medal in the Skateboard Mini MegaRamp category, the youngest person ever to have done so . At The Dew Tour Ocean City Tom landed the 1080 in Skate Mega 2.0 which resulted in him coming first . </P> <P> The jump was filmed by several cameras at the MegaRamp at Woodward West in Tehachapi, California . A roll - over feature was custom - built which allowed the skater to drop in on the 70 - foot - tall and roll right over a 50 - foot gap in the ramp, thus allowing Schaar to keep momentum going all the way through to the quarter pipe . Schaar performed several 720s and a 900 while warming - up . He then attempted to perform the 1080, failing four times before successfully landing his fifth attempt, being propelled 15 feet above the top of the ramp . </P>

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