Jagger Eaton
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| Full name | Jagger Eaton | ||||||||||
| Born | (2001-02-21) February 21, 2001 Mesa, Arizona, United States | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||
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Jagger Eaton (born February 21, 2001)[1] is a sponsored amateur skateboarder who, as of September 2013, is a Mega Ramp competitor and the youngest ever X Games competitor.[2]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Sponsors
3 Contest history
3.1 2012
3.2 2013
3.3 2014
3.4 2015
4 Filmography
5 References
Early life
Eaton and his brother Jett (two years his senior) are the sons of Geoff Eaton, owner of the Kids That Rip (KTR) Skateboard School, a school that trains a number of junior X Games competitors.[3] Both brothers started skateboarding under their father's tutelage at a young age, with Jagger commencing at four years of age.[4][5]
Career
Along with his brother and fellow junior skater Tom Schaar, Eaton is sponsored by DC Shoes as part of their 2012 initiative, the "DC Youth Division".[6]Transworld Skateboarding magazine's Blair Alley called the brothers "the future of vert skating".[7]
Eaton was featured in the Esquire Magazine: Life of Man 80th Anniversary edition that was published in October 2013.[8]
A number of regular skateboarding commentators have been critical of Eaton's participation at professional-level skateboarding events, including Burnquist who believes that separate junior divisions should be established for competitions.[9]David Daniels of Bleacher Report suggested that Eaton's entry (and that of others his age) in professional competitions harms the credibility of skateboarding in the sporting context.[9]
Jagger appeared on episodes of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness (TV series) that aired in January 2015. A reality TV series named Jagger Eaton's Mega Life aired in September 2016 on Nickelodeon. He also appeared on the September 13th Episode of WWE Smackdown in a backstage segment with The Miz.[citation needed]
Sponsors
As of April 2015, Eaton is sponsored by DC Shoes, Plan B Skateboards, Red Bull, Bones Wheels, Independent Truck Company, and KTR Skateboard School.[10]
Contest history
At age 11, Eaton competed at the 2012 X Games in Los Angeles, United States, becoming the youngest ever X Games competitor after Nyjah Huston held the record since the 2006 Games.[5] The previous year, Eaton had competed at Bob Burnquist's Dreamland MegaRamp Invitational and tied for 3rd place in the amateur division.[11]
In December 2014, Jagger won Tampa Am, in Tampa, Florida, U.S. Aged 13, he is one of the youngest skateboarders to win the competition.[12]
In February 2015, Jagger won the BoardrAm, in Houston, Texas, U.S. This win earned Jagger an invitation to the BoardrAm finals at the X Games 2015 in Austin, Texas.[13]
2012
- X Games, Los Angeles
- Big Air – 12th place.[14]
- Big Air – 12th place.[14]
2013
- Global X Games, Munich
- Big Air – 4th place.[15]
- Big Air – 4th place.[15]
- Global X Games, Barcelona
- Big Air – 6th place.[16]
- Big Air – 6th place.[16]
- X Games, Los Angeles
- Big Air – 4th place.[17]
- Big Air – 4th place.[17]
- Kimberly Diamond Cup, South Africa
- Vert and Big Air (combined) Competition – 8th place (Vert)[18] and equal 2nd place (Big Air).[19]
- Street Competition – 17th place.
- Big Air Best Trick Gap Competition – 1st place.[20]
- Vert and Big Air (combined) Competition – 8th place (Vert)[18] and equal 2nd place (Big Air).[19]
2014
- Tampa AM
- Street – 1st place.[21]
- Street – 1st place.[21]
2015
- BoardrAm
- Street -1st place.[13]
- Street -1st place.[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ridiculousness | Himself | Episode 5.3 |
| 2016–17 | Jagger Eaton's Mega Life | Himself | Host |
References
^ "Jagger Eaton Biography". blog.dcshoes.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ X Games invites youngest athletes By Keith Hamm (ESPN, 25 May 2012)
^ Smith blurs skateboarding gender lines by Isabelle Khurshudyan (EspnW, 1 August 2013)
^ Arizona skateboarding phenoms to compete in X-Games (Fox News Phoenix, 23 July 2013)
^ ab Jagger Eaton, 11, ready to take on MegaRamp at X Games by Bob Putnam (Tampa Bay Times, 27 June 2012)
^ DC Shoes: Rediscover Youth (Transworld Skateboarding, 5 October 2012)
^ DC Shoes, The Future Of Vert by Blair Alley (Transworld Skateboarding, 14 July 2010)
^ Life of Man: Mark Mann Gallery (Esquire Magazine, 2013)
^ ab Jagger Eaton: 11-Year-Old's Rise Hurts Skateboarding's Credibility by David Daniels (Bleacher Report, 29 June 2012)
^ "Skate – The Team". DC Shoes. DC Shoes, Inc. September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
^ Bob Burquist's Dreamland Invitational – Results and Recap (Megaramp.com, 15 November 2011)
^ "Tampa Am 2014: Semi Finals, Finals, and Best Trick – Jagger Eaton, Micky Papa and More! – SPoT Life" (Video upload). RIDE Channel on Youtube. Google Inc. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ ab BoardrAm Street (theboardr.com,2015)
^ Skateboard Big Air – Mens (Results) (ESPN.com, 2012)
^ Skateboard Big Air – Munich (Results) (ESPN.com, 2013)
^ Skateboard Big Air – Barcelona (Results) (ESPN.com, 2013)
^ America's Navy Skateboard Big Air – Final (Results) (X Games)
^ Preliminary Results (Kimberly Diamond Cup, 2013)
^ Big Air Championship (Results) (Kimberly Diamond Cup, 2013)
^ Big Air Best Trick Gap Competition (Results) (Kimberly Diamond Cup, 2013)
^ Tampa AM street (skateparkoftampa.com, 2014)
