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Where did rotation names come from

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SammyDubz
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cork, rodeo, misty, etc anyone know why they're named what they are?
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Slunky
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I want to know where bio comes from
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LivingDaLife
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Misty flip was named by Ali Goulet, a professional snowboarder. "It was just one of those silly things. Back in Vermont there was a bunch of guys like G-man and Brushie and these other guys who made up their own weird vocabulary. You know how they're weird, like "bappys" beers and whatnot. Everything was misty, like misty woods. So anyway I just thought it was a weird flip, so it became the misty flip."

See: http://snowboarding.transworld.net/photos/ali-goulet-the-other-white-meat/

Cork is pretty self explanatory - the rotation is like a corkscrew.

Rodeo - Comes from snowboarding, but I don't know who named it or why.

Bio spin - unsure on origin, was originally a name for a flat spin.

McTwist - Named for skateboarder Mike McGill who invented it.

D-Spin - Named for Mike Douglas who invented it.
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Static
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I believe Abraham Lincoln invented the Lincoln loop and the polish bagel.
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CB4TSB
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Not a spin, but the "mute grab" was invented by a deaf skateboarder named Chris Weddle in the early 80's.
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LivingDaLife
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Lincoln loop was named for Ed Lincoln.
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Park_Ranger
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Pole Jam is named after Gus Kenworthy
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Sharko
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Screamin Seamen is obviously named after Johnny Screaminseamen.
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SammyDubz
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LivingDaLifeBio spin - unsure on origin, was originally a name for a flat spin.

wait what
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LivingDaLife
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SammyDubzwait what


https://books.google.com/books?id=0V2Y6kdkQH0C&pg=PP38&lpg=PP38&dq=biospin+skiing&source=bl&ots=nmMaIjw6FO&sig=c-KrcnImRDvbSz9VVpnMnldTJJ0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiw2Zv-pcjVAhUnjVQKHWS8DxoQ6AEIWjAG#v=onepage&q&f=false

Google books link to an old article from Skiing Mag referring to a flat 3 as also a bio spin.
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theabortionator
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A 1080 is named for the 1 thousand 80 tries it took to land the first one.
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SofaKingSick
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SlunkyI want to know where bio comes from


i want to say that came from rollerblading, i forget

lincoln loop came from eddie lincoln

ive heard that tony hawk invented the rodeo but ive never verified that. good thread, im really curious about some of these
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LivingDaLife
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https://www.skiboardsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10458

This guy claims Ryan Jacklone invented the bio spin. Still can't find anything on why it's named that though. Also some stuff on that thread on "switch" haha.
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