Frank Bare, Jr.

Frank Bare Jr. is an American freestyle skier. Bare was one of the sport's innovators and trained using a trampoline as well as on the aerials water ramps. In 1983, at Donner Ski Ranch, California, Bare performed the first quadruple somersault on skis. He did a triple twisting quadrupole back flip and did not wear a helmet. For nearly 20 years, no other skier performed a quadruple somersault onto snow.[1][2][3]

Bare's father, Frank Bare, Sr., was a notable American gymnastics executive.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.westword.com/2000-10-05/news/the-turning-point/
  2. ↑ Barrymore, Dick (Director). The Golden Age of Ski Films (Motion picture).
  3. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=fFgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=frank+bare+gymnastics+coaching&source=bl&ots=dE7tTLBO1h&sig=CIyQHbn0rPcBRwQR8y901pVZ1ec&hl=en&sa=X&ei=osUzUcDUKqKa0QHhsYD4Bg&ved=0CGsQ6AEwCDgU#v=onepage&q=frank%20bare&f=false
  4. ↑ http://www.ighof.com/honorees/1999_Frank_Bare.php


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