Introduction
Jagger Eaton (born February 21, 2001) is a sponsored amateur skateboarder who, as of September 2013, is a Mega Ramp competitor and the youngest ever X Games competitor.
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. Both brothers started skateboarding under their father's tutelage at a young age, with Eaton commencing at four years of age.
Career
Along with his brother and fellow junior skater Tom Schaar, Eaton is sponsored by DC Shoes as part of their 2012 initiative, the "DC Youth Division". Transworld Skateboarding magazine's Blair Alley called the brothers "the future of vert skating".
Eaton was featured in the Esquire Magazine: Life of Man 80th Anniversary edition that was published in October 2013.
A number of regular skateboarding commentators have been critical of Eaton's participation at professional-level skateboarding events, including Burnquist who believes that separate junior divisions should be established for competitions. 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.
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 13th Episode of WWE SmackDown in a backstage segment with The Miz.
Sponsors
As of April 2015, Eaton is sponsored by DC Shoes, Plan B Skateboards, Red Bull, Bones Wheels, Independent Truck Company, and KTR Skateboard School.
Competition history
At age 11, Eaton competed at the 2012 X Games in Los Angeles, United States, becoming the youngest ever X Games competitor after Nyjah Huston held the record since the 2006 Games. The previous year, Eaton had competed at Bob Burnquist's Dreamland MegaRamp Invitational and tied for 3rd place in the amateur division.
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.
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.
2012
- X Games, Los Angeles
- Big Air – 12th place.
2013
- Global X Games, Munich
- Big Air – 4th place.
- Global X Games, Barcelona
- Big Air – 6th place.
- X Games, Los Angeles
- Big Air – 4th place.
- Kimberly Diamond Cup, South Africa
- Vert and Big Air (combined) Competition – 8th place (Vert) and equal 2nd place (Big Air).
- Street Competition – 17th place.
- Big Air Best Trick Gap Competition – 1st place.
2014
- Tampa AM
- Street – 1st place.
2015
- BoardrAm
- Street -1st place.
2018
- Tampa Pro
- 1st place.
- X Games Norway
- 2nd place.
2019
- wendy’s park skateboarding x games
- 2nd place.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ridiculousness | Himself | Episode 5.3 |
| 2016–17 | Jagger Eaton's Mega Life | Himself | Host |