{"id":1184,"date":"2021-09-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/werocksport.com\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2021-08-31T22:01:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T20:01:59","slug":"ces-legendes-des-sports-extremes-qui-ont-marque-leur-discipline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/werocksport.com\/en\/ces-legendes-des-sports-extremes-qui-ont-marque-leur-discipline\/","title":{"rendered":"These extreme sports legends who made their mark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phenomenal achievements and a lasting imprint on their sport. That's what's in store for the extreme sports athletes we're introducing you to today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While extreme sports continue their rise, with the appearance of certain disciplines at the Tokyo Olympic Games<\/a> this summer, let's zoom in on a few key athletes. They've left their mark for a long time to come, so the next time we tell you about Tony Hawk's 900 or Kelly Slater's 11 titles, you'll know who we're talking about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly Slater, a surfing figure for decades<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you think of surfing and extreme sports, the image of the \"King\" immediately springs to mind. And with good reason. The 49-year-old American holds 11 world championship titles (including the record for the youngest and oldest male champion) and no fewer than 55 World Tour rounds won. In 2019, at the age of 47, Slater also won his third \"Vans Triple Crown\", a major competition in the surfing world. Although he's no longer in the running for another world title, the young Floridian is putting up a good fight. He first entered the WCT in 1989 (yes, you read that right).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notoriously, Slater owns a wave pool in Lemoore, California, which now serves as a round of the world championship, the Surf Ranch Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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