Brothers
take Gold and Silver
at the 2000 X Games
August 19, 2000
- San Francisco, CA
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Eito
goes inverted for SF crowd.
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17 year old Eito Yasutoko and 14 year old Takeshi Yasutoko
take Gold and Silver medals in men's Aggressive In-Line Skating
Vert at this year's 2000 ESPN X Games in San Francisco.
The two world ranked brothers from Osaka, Japan skated flawlessly
thrilling thousands of fans, against competitors from France, Australia,
Germany, Spain and California. During his run, Eito took gold
by performing amazing grabs, flips and spins over the fifteen foot
ramp, all executed with a clean and unique style.
To put the icing on the cake, Eito pulled-off a nearly impossible
1080 to finish his run. The crowd roared with excitement after
this amazing trick.
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Takeshi
with coping grind.
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The fact that Australian, Cesar Mora had also completed
a huge 1080 in his run, marked the first time in competition history
that two 1080's have been accomplished in a single event. Younger
brother, Takeshi placed second with huge tricks, complemented with
an innovative, flat-spin method. He made it look easy to his
fellow competitors and crowd.
The brothers met with AC Team co-founder Mike Kai moments
after their winning performances on the half pipe.
AC
Team's Kai: Congratulations Eito! What is your favorite trick in Vert
skating?
Eito:
Big Air!
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Mike
Kai (R) interviews winner, Eito Yasutoko.
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AC
Team's Kai: How did you get started in inline skating?
Eito:
My mother and father are skaters and they got us started at an early
age.
AC
Team's Kai: What is it like to travel around the world to compete?
Eito:
I've traveled around the world and have had the chance to learn
many different cultures.
AC
Team Kai: Hi Takeshi, what is your daily routine? How much do you
practice?
Takeshi:
After school, I practice for about three hours a day.
AC
Team: What do your friends at school think about you being a professional
inline skater?
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(L
to R): Takeshi and Eito.
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Takeshi:
I don't talk much about my skating at school. Most of my friends
don't know that I do this.
AC
Team's Kai: Thanks Eito and Takeshi and good luck for your future
competitions!
Takeshi
and Eito: Thanks!
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This is the
second year in a row for a Gold medal for Eito Yasutoko.
2000 ESPN X
Games features 350 of the world's top extreme sports athletes competing
in more than $1 million dollars in purse money in Aggressive In-Line
Skating, Skateboarding, Bicycle Stunt, Freestyle Moto X, Wakeboarding,
Skysurfing, Sportclimbing, Street Luge and Wakeboarding.
X Games B3
"Boards, Bikes, Blades" and X Trials will qualify extreme sports
athletes in the U.S. for upcoming X Games competitions. X Games
Qualifiers in Asia, Europe, Latin America, Australia/New Zealand,
Canada, and Japan. A three-stop Asian Xtour will gather the best
local athletes on individual stops across Asia in Bangkok, Taipei
and Singapore to compete in the first X Global challenge in 2002.
At each of the qualifiers, ESPN will stage the Junior X Games designed
for competitive fun for children ages 10-14.
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Check television schedules for the 2000 X Games at:
www.expn.com
www.espn.com
More related
articles:
Finding the Spirit behind the X Games
Other related
links:
www.goodskates.com (Japanese)
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