Taig Khris achieved the longest jump on rollerblades today today (october 22) in Grau du Roi (France). The jump was 31+ meters (around 102 feet), beating the previous record by Chris Haffey (30m) landed at the Fise Air Marseille in 2011.
Article + video on Midilibre.fr (Rough Google Translation) | Thread on Facebook.
With his 30 years of experience, Taig Khris is one of the legends in action sport. Multiple world champion and winner of the X-Games, the extreme sports equivalent of the Olympic games, Taig Khris has 115 professional competitions, 75 victories and 109 podium places under his belt.
*On 2nd of July 2011, Taig Khris made a new world record by making a new jump: a long distance jump of 95 feet with its starting point in front of the Sacre Coeur in Paris (France).
With all his challenges and performances, Taig Khris is giving a symbolic message to the youth: “It is possible to achieve your dreams with hard work and passion”.
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Aborted Project: Notre Dame de Paris, Mega Jump
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Plane Mega Jump (Aborted)
The Gold Games (Summer 2012) is a summer extreme sports festival taking place in Hyeres les Palmiers (France). Video on Vimeo: PLAY.
Rollerblade, Kiteboard, Skateboard, BMX, FMX Edit - Dailymotion Link
The longest Ramp Jump on Rollerblades (30m, 98 ft 5.1) by Chris Haffey which took place at the Fise Air Marseille (2011) was validated by the Guiness World Records.
Photo comparison of the Eiffel Tower Drop (2010) on the left and the Sacre Coeur Jump (2011). To land on the Eiffel Tower module, Taig Khris dropped 14m (46 feet) ; to land on the Sacre Coeur module, Taig jumped 29m (95 feet). Larger Picture (via).