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2007: Jake Brown's Fall Heard Round The World

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Memorable Moment 13: Jake Brown's Slam and Resurrection

Everyone forgets this, but Jake Brown was winning the Big Air going into his second run. With solid 95.33 under his belt, Brown would have been able to simply take a victory lap were it not for Bob Burnquist, who would get the final jump of the event. So Brown went for it, blowing his competitors minds with a 720 over the gap before bringing the world to a halt with his 47-foot freefall. Surviving the fall made Brown an instant hero. Walking off under his own power made him a legend. And so everyone forgets that when Burnquist took that final run, he only manage to beat Brown by 33 tenths of a point. Tags: Actionsports, Skateboard

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1999: Pastrana Earns His Numbers
2000: Dave Mirra Lands The Double Backflip
2001: Bob Burnquist Skates To Highest Vert Score In Event History
2002: Mat Hoffman Lands the No-Handed 900
2002: Mike Metzger Lands Back-To-Back Backflips
2002: Carey Hart Redemption Run
2003: Ryan Sheckler Becomes Youngest X Games Gold Medalist
2004: Chuck Carothers Lands First Body Varial
2006: Pastrana Sticks The Double Back
2006: Here's To You Mr. Robinson
2006: Colin McRae Manages To Lose Inaugural X Games Rally
2007: Jake Brown's Fall Heard Round The World
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