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- ↑ Dobija-Nootens, Nic (February 22, 2019). "The History of Skateboarding's Most Taboo Trick: The Benihana". Jenkem Magazine. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ↑ Hawk, Tony [@tonyhawk] (June 24, 2009). "who was the second person to do a McTwist? Mike McGill was first. I was not second (but I really tried to be)" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2022– via Twitter.
- ↑ Hawk, Tony [@tonyhawk] (June 24, 2016). "The winner is @lurk with Lester Kasai. He did it a few days after McGill and then wrecked himself on one shortly after, then quit doing them" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2023– via Twitter.