Tip of the cap to 17-year-old Italian snowboarder Ian Matteoli who recently landed the world’s first frontside 2160. Lets do the math…2160÷360=6. Thats right, Ian when full whirly bird spinning top mode and made it around for 6 full rotations. The response to his post on Instagram has been mixed with the peanut gallery crying that style is dead but just remember that you have walk before you run so adding artistic flair to a spin this aggressive will take time. Hats off to Ian for winding it up and letting it rip.
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