Manuel Billiris

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Manuel Billiris
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Nationality Australian
Born (1975-09-25) 25 September 1975 (age 43)
Darwin, Australia
Height5,9
Weight150

Manuel Billiris is an Australian professional vert skater.

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Manuel Billiris (born 25 September 1975) is an Australian professional inline skater and rollerblader. Billiris started skating when he was seventeen years old in 1992 and turned professional in 1995. Billiris has won many competitions in his vert skating career.

Skateboarding action sport on skateboards

Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Vert skating

Vert skating is riding inline skates or roller skates on a vert ramp, a half-pipe with some vertical ascent, usually between 6in to 24in. Vert skating is a form of acrobatics performed with skates. The purpose of vert skating is to ride higher than the coping and perform spins or flips. It focuses on complicated aerial maneuvers, such as spins and flips. The intent of the skater is to build speed until they are of sufficient height above the edge of the ramp to perform various aerial acrobatics. In competitions skaters have limited time, often less than a minute, to impress the judges by landing numerous and difficult tricks, having a good flow and consistency, having creativity with the routine and most importantly having a good style.

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Manuel Vert Skating

Vert Competitions

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