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2000: Dave Mirra Lands The Double Backflip

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Memorable Moment 3: Mirra's Double Backflip

According to BMX legend, Jay Miron first pulled an undocumented double backflip in Europe in 1996, but Dave Mirra brought the double backflip to the public 4 years later. Mirra became the first to pull the trick in competition in May of 2000 at Mat Hoffman's Crazy Freakin' Biker Series, and a few months later, live from Pier 30 in San Francisco, CA, nearly everyone in attendance knew what to expect. The park course's perfectly transitioned box jump screamed "Double backflip," and Dave Mirra delivered, winning his eleventh X Games gold medal and changing the competitive spectrum of BMX forever. To this day, few BMXers step up to the double flip challenge.Tags: Actionsports, Bmx

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1999: Tony Hawk Lands The 900
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
2007: Shaun White Wins Skate Vert Gold
2008: The Warrior's Way
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