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2002: Carey Hart Redemption Run

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Memorable Moment 7: Hart's Backflip

Hart's near-landing of a back at the 2000 Gravity Games made him famous, but the accomplishment was overshadowed by his next attempt at X Games 6and not in a good way. Bailing at the apex of the jump, Hart fell 35 feet to the dirt and broke 15 bones in his foot, his tail bone, and three ribs in a crash that rivals Jake Browns for sheer horror. By X Games 7, Mike Metzger had progressed the flip to include a no-handed landing, but Hart nevertheless entered Best Trick seeking to finish what he started. He did more than that, missing Metzger's gold by a mere 33 tenths of a point. "I got this monkey off my back," said Hart afterward, "but I think I'm done with backflips." Tags: Actionsports, Moto X

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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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