Chris Haffey (born January 7, 1985, in Whately, Massachusetts) is an American aggressive inline skater.
Biography 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 largeQuaintance, Zack. (2009-04-04) Rollerblading: The forgotten extreme sport – Brownsville Herald: Life. Brownsville Herald. Retrieved on 2013-04-13. 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".. Espnstar.com (2011-05-03). Retrieved on 2013-04-13. During his participation in the Nitro Circus Live Tour, he was cited as the 'best rollerblader in the world' for their Las Vegas Show nitrocircuslive.com (2011-04-07).
His most recent achievement was winning first place at the X-Games in the Aggressive Inline Street category.. Espnstar.com (2011-05-02). Retrieved on 2013-04-13. 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.Longest ramp jump on rollerblades (inline skates) Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records. Retrieved on 2015-10-03.
Competition titles 2002 – 1st Atlanta IMYTA 2002 – 1st Detroit IMYTA 2003 – 1st Puerto Rico IMYTA Final Four 2003 – 2nd Eisenbergs Hoedown 2004 – 1st Barn Burner 2004 – 1st LG World Championships 2004 – 1st Eisenbergs Hoedown 2005 – 2nd LG World Tour Munich 2005 – 1st LG World Tour Paris 2005 – 1st LG World Championships 2005 – 1st Barn Burner 2005 – 2nd Eisenbergs Hoedown 2006 – 1st Barn Burner 2006 – 1st (tie) SDSF OPEN Escondido 2006 – 1st Australian Championships 2006 – 2nd Asian X Games 2006 – 1st Asian X Games Best Trick 2007 – 2nd Barn Burner 2007 – 1st LG World Championships 2007 – 1st Eisenbergs Hoedown 2007 – 2nd Asian X Games 2007 – 1st AIL WorldFinals WoodwardW 2007 – 2nd Bitter Cold Showdown 2007 – 1st SDSF OPEN Escondido 2008 – 3rd Bitter Cold Showdown 2008 – 2nd NASS 2008 – 1st SDSF OPEN 2009 – Gold XGames Shanghai 2010 – 1st Bitter Cold Showdown 2011 – Gold XGames Shanghai
Filmography 2 Feet Barely Dead CHARG!NG Coup d'état (USD) Demode Drip Drop Fade Nation KFC 3 "straight jacket" Killer Boots Leading the Blind Noir On top Pariah Regardless Rejects Issue 5 Shred Till Your Dead I & II Street Dwellaz 1, 2, & 3 United Front US VG20 W.A.R. - We Are Rollerbladers (directed by Tyler Shields)
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External links
www.chris-haffey.com