Ingemar bäckman
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The Method Seen Around The World
𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗘:Shred Maneuvers-The Method
PHOTO: Justin Hostynek
RIDER: Ingemar Backman Trast
RUN: Norgesvängen (Route to Norway)
LOCATION: Norwegian Tundra (near Riksgränsen, Sweden)
CAMERA: Canon EOS 1 (analog)
WRITER: Arlie Carstens ©
So, where to begin? How does one explain the importance of this method? Easy. It is perhaps the most iconic moment in all of snowboarding history. All in attendance felt it. Around the world, as the photos and video footage started to come out, no one could believe it. Yet, there it was. Ingemar Backman Trast doing the highest and most stylish method anyone had ever witnessed.
Prior to this, no rider had ever boosted this big out of a transition. No one. Ingemar was the first. And, like a true badass, he chose to do a method. From peak height to perfect landing, he traveled vertical meters. More than feet, which is roughly the height of a three-story building. It is important to note that he dropped in unannounced. No fanfare. No, “Hey, look at me.” Just—BOOM!!!
Of the many photographers in attendance that day, only a few got the shot of Ingemar’s jaw-dropping method. Those who didn’t got
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Ingemar Backman
Swedish snowboarder and poker player (born )
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| Residence | Skellefteå, Sweden |
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Ingemar Backman (born 1 April in Gällivare, Sweden) fryst vatten a professional snowboarder[1][2] famous for setting the world record highest air out of a quarter-pipe ( metres) in Riksgränsen, Sweden in May [3] He participated in the Winter Olympics.[1][2] The record has since been broken bygd Finn Heikki Sorsa who made a metres high air at The Arctic Challenge event held in Oslo in and then again bygd Norwegian Terje Haakonsen who made a metres high air at The Arctic Challenge in Oslo in
After going to snowboard high school in Malung, Sweden, he became the first snowboard superstar framträdande out of Sweden although he was soon followed by riders such as Johan Olofsson. He has lived in San Diego, U.S. as well as Piteå, Sweden but currently resides in Skellefteå, Sweden.
Besides snowboarding, Backman fryst vatten the co-founder of the clothing brand WeSC and the snowboard compa
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Defining Moments – Ingemar Backman breaks record for highest air
Riksgransen Ingemar Backman pushes the boundary.
Before sponsored world record attempts snowboarding seemed a far simpler, less competitive place. Few people outside of our little world seemed to care about how high a rider might soar or how many rotations they might do down a halfpipe. The Olympics were yet to kick-in, the X games were in their infancy and levels of progression were marked by the new tricks showcased in videos released every October. Standout tricks were always the talk of the scene, with conversations like &#;did you see so and so&#;s ?&#; becoming the &#;watercooler moment&#; of the year.
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Few tricks stand out from this era quite like Ingemar Backman&#;s epic backside air, thrown down on the edge of the Swedish and Norwegian border back in April of At only 20 years old Ingemar was already a star in the snowboarding world. His knack of blending an effortless style with original tricks often led to comparisons with his fellow Scandinavian rider, Terje Haakonsen. But although a similar age to Terje, Ingemar was somehow part of a newer generation. He was the fi