Meet Alex Perelson, son of a San Diego heart surgeon and new star of a vert-skateboarding universe long dominated by aging veterans.
He’s 18, humble and polite, not powerfully built, and on a sweltering Sunday afternoon at the Maloof Money Cup in Costa Mesa, he became only the fourth person ever to land a 900-degree rotation at a major competition.
The 900, which is 2 1/2 spins above a vertical wall with skateboard underfoot, was one of many tricks Perelson stuck while en route to an unlikely triumph over established superstars Pierre Luc-Gagnon (second) and Bob Burnquist (third)…Â Details
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