Chris Edwards (skater)
 Edwards in September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Chris Denton | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Airman | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 22, 1973 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Vert skating | |||||||||||||||||
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Chris Edwards (born December 22, 1973) is an American former professional vert skater. Edwards is widely considered one of the founding pioneers of the discipline of aggressive inline skating.[1][2][3]
Background
[edit]Edwards was born Chris Denton in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Escondido, California.[4] In 1986, he started skating when he was thirteen years old.[5] Edwards' became known for his skating prowess at an early age, appearing in commercials and as a stunt double, as inline skating became popular in the early 1990s.[6][7] In 1993, Edwards appeared in the rollerblading film Airborne. The film would go on to be a cult favorite and touchstone for the burgeoning sport of inline skating.[8]
Professional skating
[edit]At age 16, he became one of the early members of Team Rollerblade.[4][9] In 1995, the then Chris Denton turned professional and became Chris Edwards.[2] Edwards would go on to compete in the inaugural Extreme Games, later known as the X Games.[10]
At his height, Edwards had several inline skates named after him, including: tarmac CE (Chris Edwards),[2] Edwards Chocolate (street), Edwards Trooper (vert) and Edwards Daytona,"CE Speedsters", and the "CE Hermes" circa 1994 - 1999.[citation needed]
In 2002, Edwards appeared in the video game Aggressive Inline for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.[11]
Vert competitions
[edit]- 1999 X Games, San Francisco, California - Vert: 10th
- 1998 X Games, San Diego, California - High Jump: 2nd
- 1997 X Games, San Diego, California - Vert: 3rd[12]
- 1997 X Games, San Diego, California - Street: 3rd[12]
- 1996 X Games, Providence, Rhode Island - Vert: 3rd[13][12]
- 1995 X Games, Providence, Rhode Island - Vert: 4th[10]
Publications
[edit]- Irwin, D., Edwards, C. (2000). Inline Skating. United States: Dorling Kindersley Pub. ISBN 9780789465429
References
[edit]- ^ "1999 Summer X Games: Marquee Matchup:'Old School' meets 'New School'". 2003-08-17. Archived from the original on 2003-08-17. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ a b c "ONEblademag - PRINT: 15 Minutes with Chris Edwards". Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Vejlgaard, Henrik (2007-09-17). Anatomy of a Trend. McGraw Hill Professional. ISBN 978-0-07-159470-7.
- ^ a b "Edwards is rolling right along Great Skates". Spartanburg Herald Journal. May 11, 1998. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Chris Edwards". DK.com. 2004-08-23. Archived from the original on August 23, 2004. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Babin, Devin (2023-01-29). "What's in a Name? Describing skating to the masses". Be-Mag. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Rinehart, Robert E. (2013). Inline Skating in Contemporary Sport: An Examination of Its Growth and Development. Paul Cowan. ISBN 978-0-473-24989-2.
- ^ "'Airborne,' a Cincinnati cult favorite, turns 25". The Enquirer. September 18, 2018. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Crossingham, John; Kalman, Bobbie (2004). Extreme In-line Skating. Crabtree Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7787-1667-9.
- ^ a b "Aggressive.com - Pro Skaters and Tour Info - 1995 X Games Results". 2003-10-10. Archived from the original on 2003-10-10. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "acclaim.com > aggressive inline > bios". 2004-02-20. Archived from the original on 2004-02-20. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ a b c "ESPN.com - EXTREME - Summer X Games almanac". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Aggressive.com - Pro Skaters and Tour Info - 1996 X Games Results". Aggressive.com. 2001-12-30. Archived from the original on 30 December 2001. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
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