Bastien Salabanzi
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Bastien Salabanzi (born in Toulon, France) is a professional skateboarder.
He won his first contest at the age of 11 in Marseille, France. After that, Vans flew him to the finals in California, his first trip to the United States.
Bastien finished third in the street skateboarding event at the 2004 X Games.
He won the WSR05 skateboarding contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 2005.
Bastien Salabanzi also popularized the "Salabanzi flip", a trick similar to the kickflip, but the rider lands with their legs crossed. It is important to note that he did not invent the method of landing with his legs crossed, but rather popularized it in the new generation of the skateboarding. He can be seen performing the trick at the beginning of his segment on Flip's Sorry Video.
Bastien has recently parted company with all his major sponsors, including Etnies and Flip Skateboards, and is now on Alis Clothing, and is said to be travelling France playing the guitar, another one of his passions. It remains to be seen what the future holds for Bastien.
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