Editing Bob Burnquist (section)

==Career==
[[File:Bob Burnquist (7869493794).jpg|thumb|upright|Burnquist skating in 2012|left]]
Burnquist's specialties are [[Footedness|switch stance skateboarding]], and creating [[Vert ramp|vert]] tricks. He has a signature trick called the "Wee Willy [[Grind (skateboarding)|grind]]".

In 2000, Burnquist won the [[X Games]]' best trick contest, with his famous [[Fakie]] 5–0 with a fakie [[kickflip]] off of the [[grind rail|grind bar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/426656-x-games-16-the-10-sickest-tricks-from-past-summer-x-games/page/4|title=The 10 Sickest Tricks from Past Summer X Games|first=Adam|last=Rosen|website=[[Bleacher Report]] }}</ref>

Burnquist's biggest success to date came in the [[vert (sport)|vert contest]] at the 2001 [[X Games]]. Prior to his final run (the last run of the event), he was sitting in second place behind two-time defending champion, [[Bucky Lasek]]. Burnquist produced a flawless run, including multiple tricks that had never been seen before and, as a result, were unnamed. Burnquist was rewarded with a score of 98 out of 100, the second highest score ever given in any [[X Games]] skateboarding event, behind only Bucky Lasek's score of a 98.50 the year before.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2000-08-21|title=Summer X Games 2000 - Skateboarding Results|url=http://expn.go.com/xgames/sxg/2000/s/010822_skateresults.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009212725/http://expn.go.com/xgames/sxg/2000/s/010822_skateresults.html|archive-date=2007-10-09|publisher=expn.go.com}}</ref>

Burnquist won a gold medal in the 2005 [[X Games]] Best Trick vert contest, placing fourth in the [[vert ramp|vert]] section, and sixth in the [[big air|Big Air]] contest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Burnquist|url=http://espn.go.com/action/athlete/history/_/id/300/bob-burnquist|work=ESPN Action Sports|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=September 16, 2012|year=2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805233716/http://espn.go.com/action/athlete/history/_/id/300/bob-burnquist|archive-date=August 5, 2012}}</ref>

In 2006, Burnquist completed a [[BASE jump]] after attempting a 50-50 into the [[Grand Canyon]]. The first attempt nearly cost Burnquist his life after he missed the [[grind rail|rail]] and fell out of control, before regaining himself and successfully deploying his [[parachute]]. After some adjustments to the [[vert ramp|take-off ramp]], his second attempt went flawlessly.<ref name="stunt_junkies">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQLDLLBzok | title=Bob Burnquist Grand Canyon Jump | website=[[YouTube]] | date=17 June 2009 }}</ref> This stunt was shown in an episode of the television show [[Stunt Junkies]].<ref name="stunt_junkies"/>

At the [[X Games XVIII|2013 X Games]] in Barcelona, Burnquist became the first skater to ever win gold on four consecutive occasions in Skateboard [[Big Air]] (2011–2012 in Los Angeles, 2013 Foz do Iguaçu, 2013 Barcelona being his prior victories). He also tied [[BMX]] rider [[Dave Mirra]] as the athlete with the most career [[X Games]] medals, with 24.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://xgames.espn.go.com/events/2013/barcelona/article/9273128/x-games-barcelona-2013-bob-burnquist-wins-skateboard-big-air | title=Bob Burnquist defends Skate Big Air title | author=Colin Bane | publisher=[[xgames|espn]] | date=May 17, 2013 | access-date=October 27, 2013 | archive-date=8 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608183559/http://xgames.espn.go.com/events/2013/barcelona/article/9273128/x-games-barcelona-2013-bob-burnquist-wins-skateboard-big-air | url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[X Games XVIII|2013 X Games]] in [[Munich]], Burnquist continued to make history by winning another gold medal in Skateboard [[Big Air]], extending his win streak in the event to five consecutive years - another new record, and making him the sole owner of the record for most career [[X Games]] medals in history, with 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xgames.espn.go.com/events/2013/munich/article/9407352/x-games-munich-2013-bob-burnquist-wins-skateboard-big-air|title=X Games Munich 2013 -- Bob Burnquist wins Skateboard Big Air|access-date=2 July 2013|archive-date=3 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703000936/http://xgames.espn.go.com/events/2013/munich/article/9407352/x-games-munich-2013-bob-burnquist-wins-skateboard-big-air|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At [[X Games Austin 2015]], Burnquist won the gold medal in Skateboard Big Air, after having sustained a non-displaced fracture of his left forearm which he suffered during vert practice the same week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/edge/2015/06/06/x-games-austin-day-2-bob-burnquist-jamie-bestwick-skate-bmx|title=X Games Day 2: Burnquist's legacy builds, Bestwick passes torch|first=Joe|last=Carberry|date=6 June 2015 }}</ref> On day three, Burnquist won another gold medal in Big Air Doubles, in its very first appearance in X Games. His partner was BMX rider [[Morgan Wade (BMX rider)|Morgan Wade]] as they scored a total of 90 points (43 from Morgan, 47 from Burnquist).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/video/13029941/bob-burnquist-morgan-wade-win-gold-big-air-doubles|title=Bob Burnquist and Morgan Wade win gold in Big Air Doubles|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-date=8 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608224940/http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/video/13029941/bob-burnquist-morgan-wade-win-gold-big-air-doubles|url-status=dead}}</ref> Burnquist finished off Austin 2015 with a silver in Vert best trick,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web | url=http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/athletes/3012830/bob-burnquist | title=Bob Burnquist's official X Games athlete biography | access-date=5 March 2018 | archive-date=22 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922204227/http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/athletes/3012830/bob-burnquist | url-status=dead }}</ref> bringing him to a total of 30 Summer X Games medals, including 14 gold, with both stats being records.

At [[X Games Minneapolis 2017]], Burnquist announced his retirement from the X Games,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/video/20074747/bob-burnquist-announces-x-games-retirement | title=Bob Burnquist announces X Games retirement | access-date=5 March 2018 | archive-date=5 March 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202633/http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/video/20074747/bob-burnquist-announces-x-games-retirement | url-status=dead }}</ref> having earned at least one medal at the event every year from 1997 through 2015 (with the exception of 2004). He holds the record for most medals won at the X Games by an individual, with a total of 30 (14 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze),<ref name=guinness-total>{{Cite web|title=Most medals won at the Summer X Games by an individual|work=Guinness World Records |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-medals-won-by-an-individual-x-games-(summer)|access-date=2020-10-14|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> and shares the record for most gold medals at the Summer X Games, with a total of 14 (tied with [[Dave Mirra]] and [[Jamie Bestwick]]).<ref name=guinness-gold>{{Cite web|title=Most gold medals won X Games (summer)|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/80683-most-gold-medals-won-x-games-summer|access-date=2021-07-05|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]}}</ref> He is the only person to have competed in every single X Games summer event, beginning with the inaugural competition in 1995, every year through to 2017.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=20074747 | title=Bob Burnquist announces X Games retirement - ESPN Video| date=2017-07-15}}</ref>