‘How did I do that?’ Moment 10-year-old daredevil lands a DOUBLE backflip on a scooter – and can’t believe he’s pulled it off
- Tyler Hainey, 10, performed a double backflip on a scooter in Mansfield
- The young daredevil was the youngest person in Europe to perform a backflip
- The footage shows Tyler spinning around twice in the air before landing
A 10-year-old boy has completed a double back flip while practising at a skate park in Mansfield.
Tyler Hainey, became the youngest person to land a backflip on a scooter at the age of seven. Now he has managed to rotate 720 degrees before landing safely on his wheels.
Tyler has been riding scooters for almost five years and has won several prestigious competitions.
An ecstatic Tyler celebrated with friends at the top of the ramp. He said: ‘This has been haunting me since landing on my head! Today I smashed the wall of fear down and smashed it to pieces!!!’
Tyler Hainey launched himself into the air after shooting down a ramp in a scooter park in Mansfield last weekend
Tyler rotated 720 degrees in the air before landing safely on two wheels following the jump
The youngster bent his knees after landing on the ramp to cushion the force of the impact
In the footage, Tyler can be seen spinning twice on the air before landing and continuing up the ramp, leaping onto the ledge before exclaiming: ‘How did I do that?’
The, video, which was uploaded to TikTok on Monday as been praised by fellow social media users.
Scooter fans believe Tyler has completed the youngest ever double backflip.
Commenting on social media after his success, Tyler wrote: ‘This has been haunting me since landing on my head! Today I smashed the wall of fear down and smashed it to pieces!!!
‘You can tell how much this meant to me at the end.’
The youngster and his father Brian travel across the UK to various skate parks while Tyler improves his skills.
He tells the camera after completing his impressive stunt that he cannot believe he was successful
The young prodigy from Bracknell has earned the nickname Little Wolf from the scooter community and spends all his time after school honing his skills.
Confident Tyler has refused to be stopped by a few knocks and hopes to win gold if one day scooter riding enters the Olympics.
Even a scar from a split chin needing five stitches earned while trying to land the impressive backflip has not put him off.
On landing his first backflip, Tyler said: ‘It felt pretty hard first of all when I was trying to land it and when I got it more than three times in a row it was getting easier and easier.
Tyler, pictured aged seven, ditched his first scooter in favour of a custom-built scooter from his sponsor
It took Tyler a few attempts to perfect the backflip but practice made perfect for the talented youngster
‘It was amazing, my friends think I’m really good.’
Speaking after his first backflip, Tyler’s father Brian said he has built his youngster a half-pipe in the back garden for practice for when Tyler can’t go to the skate park or comes in after kickboxing classes.
Brian said: ‘He is absolutely unbelievable, he makes me so proud every day, not just with his scooter skills.
‘He’s a little talent, he’s going to do well in life.’
Tyler bought his first scooter from Smyths Toy Store after going to work with his dad.
Tyler became they youngest person in Europe to perform a backflip. He is now thought to be the youngest person to perform a double back flip
Now he boasts a custom-built ride courtesy of his industry sponsor.
Brian watched his son miss his first backflip attempt at a three-day competition in Corby before Tyler landed one to be crowned under-eight UK champion in November despite having an injured hand.
Brian said: ‘He’s had some big crashes along the way but he stuck with it and this scooter event was a three day weekend.’
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