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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1985 Whately, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Inline skating rider | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1996-present | ||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||
| Sport | Inline skating | ||||||||||
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Chris Haffey (born January 7, 1985 in Whately, Massachusetts) is an American aggressive inline skater.
Like many inline skaters Chris Haffey began rollerskating as a child and by the age of 11 switched to single row inline skates. Upon moving to Atlanta he was introduced to the Aggressive skating discipline, through ice hockey before returning to California.
While in California, Chris Haffey was submerged in the culture of California's aggressive skating scene by former professional turned producer, Brian Bell, and through him met skating industry leader Kato Mateu. The two became good friends as Kato sponsored many of Haffey's moves through his company Remz.
Haffey was casually skating street until 2004 when he won the ASA finals and began competing regularly on the amateur and professional circuits. This was a turning point for him and his importance in the sport grew as he consistently placed in podium positions thereafter, escalating him to the ranks of pioneers in the sport before him such as Arlo Eisenberg, Aaron Feinberg, or Brian Shima.
Long Shunned by the action sports community at large [1] Haffey's talent and professionalism has popularised street style rollerblading back to the action sports community by being included in press releases by ESPN as member of "Team USA". [2] He is credited by many[ who? ] as the individual who has spawned the renaissance in aggressive skating with the consistency of his performances. This is also the reason why he is sought after by many sponsors and events outside the industry. One example of this is his participation in the Nitro Circus Live Tour, where was cited as the 'best rollerblader in the world' for their Las Vegas Show [3]
His most recent[ when? ] achievement was winning first place at the X-Games in the Aggressive Inline Street category. [4] On December 9, 2011 Haffey broke the world record for longest jump ever done on inline skates. Aided by a ramp and a cable-system, Haffey jumped 30 meters in the air and landed successfully on skates. The event took place at an extreme sports event called AIR F.I.S.E in Marseille. [5]
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