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Jagger Eaton
	Eaton in X Games Chiba 2022
Personal information
Full name	Jagger Geoffrey Eaton
Born	February 21, 2001 (age 23); Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Skateboarding
Medal record
Men's skateboarding
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championships
Summer X Games

Jagger Geoffrey Eaton (born February 21, 2001)^[1] is an American professional skateboarder who competes in street and park competitions. He was the youngest ever X Games competitor at age 11, until his record was broken in 2019. In 2021, Eaton won the first Olympic skateboarding medal, earning a bronze in the men's street competition in Tokyo, Japan.^[2] Eaton won Silver in the 2024 Olympic men's street event at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Early life

Eaton and his brother Jett (two years his senior) are the sons of Geoff Eaton, owner of the Kids That Rip (KTR) Skateboard School, a school that trains a number of junior X Games competitors.^[3] Both brothers started skateboarding under their father's tutelage at a young age, with Eaton commencing at four years of age.^[4]^[5] He is the son of Shelly Schaerer, a member of the United States national gymnastics team from 1985 to 1989.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Along with his brother Jett and fellow junior skater Tom Schaar, Eaton was sponsored by DC Shoes as part of their 2012 initiative, the "DC Youth Division".^[6] Transworld Skateboarding magazine's Blair Alley called the brothers "the future of vert skating".^[7]

Eaton was featured in the Esquire Magazine: Life of Man 80th Anniversary edition that was published in October 2013.^[8]

A number of regular skateboarding commentators have been critical of Eaton's participation at professional-level skateboarding events, including Bob Burnquist who believes that separate junior divisions should be established for competitions.^[9] David Daniels of Bleacher Report suggested that Eaton's entry (and that of others his age) in professional competitions harms the credibility of skateboarding in the sporting context.^[9]

Eaton appeared on episodes of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness that aired in January 2015. A reality TV series named Jagger Eaton's Mega Life aired in September 2016 on Nickelodeon. He also appeared on the September 13 Episode of WWE SmackDown in a backstage segment with The Miz.^{[citation needed]}

Competition history

At age 11, Eaton competed at the 2012 X Games in Los Angeles, United States, becoming the youngest ever X Games competitor breaking the record set by Nyjah Huston at the 2006 Games^[5] (Gui Khury later broke Eaton's record at the 2019 X Games, competing at the age of 10 years, 7 months^[11]^[12]). The previous year, Eaton had competed at Bob Burnquist's Dreamland MegaRamp Invitational and tied for 3rd place in the amateur division.^[13]

In December 2014, Eaton won Tampa Am, in Tampa, Florida, U.S. Aged 13, he is one of the youngest skateboarders to win the competition.^[14]

In February 2015, Eaton won the BoardrAm, in Houston, Texas, U.S. This win earned Eaton an invitation to the BoardrAm finals at the X Games 2015 in Austin, Texas.^[15]

In July 2021, Eaton won the bronze medal for the United States in Men's Street Skateboarding at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.^[16]

In July 2024, Eaton won the silver medal for the United States in Men's Street Skateboarding at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.^[17]

2012

X Games, Los Angeles

Big Air – 12th place^[18]

2013

Global X Games, Munich

Big Air – 4th place^[19]

Global X Games, Barcelona

Big Air – 6th place^[20]

X Games, Los Angeles

Big Air – 4th place^[21]

Kimberly Diamond Cup, South Africa

Vert and Big Air (combined) Competition – 8th place (Vert)^[22] and equal 2nd place (Big Air)^[23]
Street Competition – 17th place
Big Air Best Trick Gap Competition – 1st place^[24]

2014

Tampa AM

Street – 1st place^[25]

2015

BoardAm
- Street – 1st place^[15]

2016

X Games Austin
- Street Am – 3rd place^[26]

2017

X Games Minneapolis
- Street Am – 1st place^[26]

2018

Tampa Pro
- 1st place^[27]

X Games Norway
- Street – 2nd place^[28]

X Games Minneapolis
- Street – 2nd place^[26]

2019

X Games Minneapolis
- Park - 2nd place^[26]

2021

Tokyo Olympic Games – USA Skateboarding Team
- Street – Bronze^[2]
SLS Super Crown World Championship
- Street – 1st place

2022

X Games Chiba
- Park - 1st place^[26]

2024

Paris Summer Olympics – USA Skateboarding Team
- Street – Silver^[17]

Filmography

Television roles
Year	Title	Role	Note
2015	Ridiculousness	Himself	Episode 5.3
2016–17	Jagger Eaton's Mega Life	Himself	Host

References

^ "Jagger Eaton Biography". blog.dcshoes.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Team USA's Jagger Eaton Wins First Skateboarding Bronze Medal in Olympic History". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ Smith blurs skateboarding gender lines by Isabelle Khurshudyan (EspnW, August 1, 2013)
^ Arizona skateboarding phenoms to compete in X-Games (Fox News Phoenix, July 23, 2013)
^ ^a ^b Jagger Eaton, 11, ready to take on MegaRamp at X Games by Bob Putnam (Tampa Bay Times, June 27, 2012)
^ DC Shoes: Rediscover Youth (Transworld Skateboarding, October 5, 2012)
^ DC Shoes, The Future Of Vert by Blair Alley (Transworld Skateboarding, July 14, 2010)
^ Life of Man: Mark Mann Gallery Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Esquire Magazine, 2013)
^ ^a ^b Jagger Eaton: 11-Year-Old's Rise Hurts Skateboarding's Credibility by David Daniels (Bleacher Report, June 29, 2012)
^ "Skate – The Team". DC Shoes. DC Shoes, Inc. September 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
^ Jack Tarrant (August 1, 2019). "Young skaters challenge old dudes at Minneapolis X Games". Reuters. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ X Games invites youngest athletes By Keith Hamm (ESPN, May 25, 2012)
^ Bob Burquist's Dreamland Invitational – Results and Recap Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Megaramp.com, November 15, 2011)
^ "Tampa Am 2014: Semi Finals, Finals, and Best Trick – Jagger Eaton, Micky Papa and More! – SPoT Life" (Video upload). RIDE Channel on Youtube. Google Inc. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
^ ^a ^b BoardrAm Street (theboardr.com, 2015)
^ Olympic Games Archived July 31, 2021, at the Wayback Machine (Olympics.com, 2021)
^ ^a ^b "Men's Street Final - Skateboarding". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Skateboard Big Air – Mens (Results) (ESPN.com, 2012)
^ Skateboard Big Air – Munich (Results) (ESPN.com, 2013)
^ Skateboard Big Air – Barcelona (Results) (ESPN.com, 2013)
^ America's Navy Skateboard Big Air – Final (Results) (X Games)
^ Preliminary Results Archived October 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Kimberly Diamond Cup, 2013)
^ Big Air Championship (Results) Archived October 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Kimberly Diamond Cup, 2013)
^ Big Air Best Trick Gap Competition (Results) Archived October 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Kimberly Diamond Cup, 2013)
^ Tampa AM street (skateparkoftampa.com, 2014)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Jagger Eaton's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ Tampa Pro street (skateparkoftampa.com, 2014)
^ X Games Norway Street Finals^{[permanent dead link‍]} (xgames.com, 2019)

[1] "Jagger Eaton Biography". blog.dcshoes.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.

[:0-2] "Team USA's Jagger Eaton Wins First Skateboarding Bronze Medal in Olympic History". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

[3] Smith blurs skateboarding gender lines by Isabelle Khurshudyan (EspnW, August 1, 2013)

[4] Arizona skateboarding phenoms to compete in X-Games (Fox News Phoenix, July 23, 2013)

[putnam-5] Jagger Eaton, 11, ready to take on MegaRamp at X Games by Bob Putnam (Tampa Bay Times, June 27, 2012)

[6] DC Shoes: Rediscover Youth (Transworld Skateboarding, October 5, 2012)

[7] DC Shoes, The Future Of Vert by Blair Alley (Transworld Skateboarding, July 14, 2010)

[8] Life of Man: Mark Mann Gallery Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Esquire Magazine, 2013)

[daniels-9] Jagger Eaton: 11-Year-Old's Rise Hurts Skateboarding's Credibility by David Daniels (Bleacher Report, June 29, 2012)

[Youth-10] "Skate – The Team". DC Shoes. DC Shoes, Inc. September 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.

[11] Jack Tarrant (August 1, 2019). "Young skaters challenge old dudes at Minneapolis X Games". Reuters. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

[12] X Games invites youngest athletes By Keith Hamm (ESPN, May 25, 2012)

[13] Bob Burquist's Dreamland Invitational – Results and Recap Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Megaramp.com, November 15, 2011)

[14] "Tampa Am 2014: Semi Finals, Finals, and Best Trick – Jagger Eaton, Micky Papa and More! – SPoT Life" (Video upload). RIDE Channel on Youtube. Google Inc. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

[BoardrAm_Street-15] BoardrAm Street (theboardr.com, 2015)

[Olympic_Games-16] Olympic Games Archived July 31, 2021, at the Wayback Machine (Olympics.com, 2021)

[Paris_2024-17] "Men's Street Final - Skateboarding". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[18] Skateboard Big Air – Mens (Results) (ESPN.com, 2012)

[19] Skateboard Big Air – Munich (Results) (ESPN.com, 2013)

[20] Skateboard Big Air – Barcelona (Results) (ESPN.com, 2013)

[21] America's Navy Skateboard Big Air – Final (Results) (X Games)

[22] Preliminary Results Archived October 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Kimberly Diamond Cup, 2013)

[23] Big Air Championship (Results) Archived October 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Kimberly Diamond Cup, 2013)

[24] Big Air Best Trick Gap Competition (Results) Archived October 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Kimberly Diamond Cup, 2013)

[25] Tampa AM street (skateparkoftampa.com, 2014)

[X_Games-26] "Jagger Eaton's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

[27] Tampa Pro street (skateparkoftampa.com, 2014)

[28] X Games Norway Street Finals^{[permanent dead link‍]} (xgames.com, 2019)

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