Is this the best vert run in skateboard history? Two-time defending Skateboard Vert champ Bucky Lasek was in first place at X Games Philadelphia 2001, but Bob Burnquist had the very last run of the contest. He stomped a smoker, scoring his only Vert gold. Listen as Sal Masekela, Tony Hawk and Chris Miller go nuts, leading to Tony saying, “Bob’s gonna do that Bob thing” and Miller’s ear-catching, “What are you doing, man?!” #XGames25 | X Games

“ @bobburnquist was a big fucking influence on my street skating because I was like, he’s doing technical stuff on ramps and I was like whoa. That opened up my mind like holy shit, he’s taking what dudes are doing on ledges to coping on a vert ramp.Also my barefoot tricks that I did were inspired by Bob. It was in a @411videomagazine where he dropped in on a fucking 18-foot metal quarterpipe barefoot. I think it was the South Africa tour, if you’re reading this, go watch that. That’s where baref

“The One-Footed Smith I learned because I was going to skate with The Gonz at Max’s vert ramp in Oakland. It was for an article in a mag, I can’t remember which one but I was just like, “Here’s the Gonz man. He’s all about creativity. I have to learn a trick for this!” - Bob Burnquist in an interview with Mackenzie Eisenhour for Transworld Skate Magazine Bob got inspired skating with Gonz and did this rad trick so we got it on loop and added it to his remix alongside some other Mark Gonzales-ins

How did life change for Bob Burnquist after the release of éS Skateboarding‘Menikmati’?! #thps #xgames @tonyhawkthegame X Games @frenchfred Watch the full-length Documentary Here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/855668360766638 Shop the Limited Edition Deck Here: https://storiedskateboarding.com/collections/limited-edition | Storied Skateboarding

Bob Burnquist makes the unthinkable look easy. | BOARDWORLD