Alex Perelson Lands A 900 And Wins Maloof Money Cup Vert

Alex Perelson was ripping it up all weekend long and was landing a variety of tricks on the mini mega ramp at the Maloof Money Cup. The 18 year old from San Diego clenched the title when he was the 4th person to land a 900 in a skateboard contest. Perelson joins Hawk, Brazilian Sandro Dias and Italian Giorgio Zattoni as the only skaters to land a 900 at a major competition. Unlike many of the skaters before him, Alex stuck the 9 on his first attempt. This is such a hard and unique trick you usually don’t just drop in and roll away from it on your first try.

“Only a few people have done it,” he said. “It’s kind of a big trick. Since you’re a kid, it’s the biggest trick you hear about. It’s just a big deal, especially for vert skating since Tony Hawk did it 10 years ago.”