Chris Edwards (skater)

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| caption = Edwards in September 2012

| birth_name = Chris Denton

| nickname = Airman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|12|22}}

| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

| sport = Vert skating

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}

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Chris Edwards (born December 22, 1973) is an American former professional vert skater. Edwards is widely considered one of the founding pioneers of the discipline of aggressive inline skating.{{Cite web |date=2003-08-17 |title=1999 Summer X Games: Marquee Matchup:'Old School' meets 'New School' |url=http://espn.go.com/xgames/summerx99/inline/news/1999/990630/01332988.html |access-date=2024-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030817233627/http://espn.go.com/xgames/summerx99/inline/news/1999/990630/01332988.html |archive-date=2003-08-17 }}{{Cite web |title=ONEblademag - PRINT: 15 Minutes with Chris Edwards |url=https://www.oneblademag.com/spotlight/print-15-minutes-with-chris-edwards/ |access-date=2024-11-04}}{{Cite book |last=Vejlgaard |first=Henrik |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fHboAwAAQBAJ&q=Chris%20Edwards%20inline |title=Anatomy of a Trend |date=2007-09-17 |publisher=McGraw Hill Professional |isbn=978-0-07-159470-7 |language=en}}

Background

Edwards was born Chris Denton in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Escondido, California.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 11, 1998 |title=Edwards is rolling right along Great Skates |url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/1998/05/11/edwards-is-rolling-right-along-great-skates/29600996007/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Spartanburg Herald Journal |language=en-US}} In 1986, he started skating when he was thirteen years old.{{Cite web |date=2004-08-23 |title=Chris Edwards |url=http://uk.dk.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0%2C%2C11_1000010147%2C00.html?sym=BIO |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040823065327/http://uk.dk.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,11_1000010147,00.html?sym=BIO |archive-date=August 23, 2004 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=DK.com}} Edwards' became known for his skating prowess at an early age, appearing in commercials and as a stunt double, as inline skating became popular in the early 1990s.{{Cite web |last=Babin |first=Devin |date=2023-01-29 |title=What's in a Name? Describing skating to the masses |url=https://be-mag.com/article/whats-in-a-name-describing-skating-to-the-masses/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Be-Mag |language=en-US}}{{Cite book |last=Rinehart |first=Robert E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mt21u4pdGqMC&dq=Chris%20Edwards%20inline&pg=PT36 |title=Inline Skating in Contemporary Sport: An Examination of Its Growth and Development |date=2013 |publisher=Paul Cowan |isbn=978-0-473-24989-2 |language=en}} In 1993, Edwards appeared in the rollerblading film Airborne. The film would go on to be a cult favorite and touchstone for the burgeoning sport of inline skating.{{Cite web |last= |date=September 18, 2018 |title='Airborne,' a Cincinnati cult favorite, turns 25 |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/2018/09/18/do-you-remember-these-scenes-movie-airborne/1347433002/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=The Enquirer |language=en-US}}

= Professional skating =

At age 16, he became one of the early members of Team Rollerblade.{{Cite book |last1=Crossingham |first1=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HjiRx3K8pb8C&dq=Chris%20Edwards%20inline&pg=PA7 |title=Extreme In-line Skating |last2=Kalman |first2=Bobbie |date=2004 |publisher=Crabtree Publishing Company |isbn=978-0-7787-1667-9 |language=en}} In 1995, the then Chris Denton turned professional and became Chris Edwards. Edwards would go on to compete in the inaugural Extreme Games, later known as the X Games.{{Cite web |date=2003-10-10 |title=Aggressive.com - Pro Skaters and Tour Info - 1995 X Games Results |url=http://aggressive.com/pros/x_95_results.cfm |access-date=2024-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031010023727/http://aggressive.com/pros/x_95_results.cfm |archive-date=2003-10-10 }}

At his height, Edwards had several inline skates named after him, including: tarmac CE (Chris Edwards), Edwards Chocolate (street), Edwards Trooper (vert) and Edwards Daytona,"CE Speedsters", and the "CE Hermes" circa 1994 - 1999.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

In 2002, Edwards appeared in the video game Aggressive Inline for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.{{Cite web |date=2004-02-20 |title=acclaim.com > aggressive inline > bios |url=http://www.acclaim.com/games/aggressiveinline/bios/edwards.html |access-date=2024-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040220185647/http://www.acclaim.com/games/aggressiveinline/bios/edwards.html |archive-date=2004-02-20 }}

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Vert competitions

1999 X Games, San Francisco, California - Vert: 10th
1998 X Games, San Diego, California - High Jump: 2nd
1997 X Games, San Diego, California - Vert: 3rd{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com - EXTREME - Summer X Games almanac |url=https://www.espn.com/extreme/xgames/xalmanac_summer.html |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=www.espn.com}}
1997 X Games, San Diego, California - Street: 3rd
1996 X Games, Providence, Rhode Island - Vert: 3rd{{Cite web |date=2001-12-30 |title=Aggressive.com - Pro Skaters and Tour Info - 1996 X Games Results |url=http://aggressive.com/pros/x_96_results.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011230190058/http://aggressive.com/pros/x_96_results.cfm |archive-date=30 December 2001 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Aggressive.com}}
1995 X Games, Providence, Rhode Island - Vert: 4th

Publications

Irwin, D., Edwards, C. (2000). Inline Skating. United States: Dorling Kindersley Pub. {{ISBN|9780789465429}}

References

External links

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Category:Vert skaters

Category:1973 births

Category:Living people

Category:X Games competitors

Category:Aggressive inline skaters

Category:American roller skaters

Category:Sportspeople from Minnesota