Sam Beckett (skateboarder)
[2] Beckett first began vert skating with his friend and future fellow professional skateboarder Paul-Luc Ronchetti.Whilst living there, he joined the Dew Tour, and became the first British skater to land a 720 on a vert ramp.[4] In 2015, Beckett won his first two medals at the Summer X Games, placing third in both the 'Vert' and 'Vert Best Trick' competitions (landing a Backside 540 Ollie rock slide to win the latter).[5] After this initial success, Beckett turned professional[6] and returned to X Games 2016, this time winning the 'Vert' competition outright with his second run in the final, scoring 89.33 in the process.[7] Beckett is sponsored by Vans, Route One, Madness Skateboards, Monster Energy, Oakley Sunglasses, Dickies, TSG, Bones and Thunder Trucks.