Etymology

Haakon flip

Today it means: An aerial maneuver performed in a half-pipe by taking off backwards, and performing an inverted 720° rotation. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Norwegian snowboarder Terje Haakonsen.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.