aug 6, 2010 - X-Games Champ Ryan Sheckler Gets the Last Laugh

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It’s been a good week for Ryan Sheckler. Last Saturday, July 31, in front of a capacity crowd and more than a million TV viewers, the 20-year-old skateboarder took gold at X-Games 16. Last year, things were different. In the third round, Sheckler landed badly off a 12-stair drop and his ankle more or less exploded. It was the worst injury of his career and immobilized him for six months. What happened? After the jump, the sport’s wunderkind multimillionaire discusses his injury, his comeback, his winning run, and how it all ended in gold.

No. I love to compete, and just wanted to go out and do my best, then hopefully come home with a win. And it worked out.

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