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Bob Burnquist Lands Lien Air 720 in Big Air

X Games3 skaters recommend it · 4 mentions, 2013 to 2018
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Bob Burnquist lands a 720 Rodeo Flip on the mega ramp at X Games Foz in 2013. Short clip from the Big Air event, with the trick called a Lien Air 720 in the title.

Why skaters like it

Threads about the trick name and the rodeo versus lien air debate link it as the reference clip. Skaters also cite it when comparing off-axis spins with snowboarding.

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“I think things are mostly consistent between skating/snowboarding, it's just that backside cork 5's (aka Mctwists) and frontside rodeo 5's are mostly the only off-axis rotations”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/SnowOhio2018 · 2 points

So I agree it's actually a rodeo (see my edit [LINK]) but mostly because I didn't watch the clip carefully and still stand by my explanation. I think things are mostly consistent between skating/snowboarding, it's just that backside cork 5's (aka Mctwists) and frontside rodeo 5's are mostly the only off-axis rotations and the other variations are rare. But in snowboarding, rotations are a lot easier and common so the

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