Jagger Eaton

Jagger Geoffrey Eaton (born February 21, 2001) is an American professional skateboarder who competes in street and park competitions. He was the youngest ever X Games competitor at age 11, until his record was broken in 2019. In 2021, Eaton won the first Olympic skateboarding medal, earning a bronze in the men's street competition in Tokyo, Japan. Eaton won Silver in the 2024 Olympic men's street event at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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. He is the son of Shelly Schaerer, a member of the United States national gymnastics team from 1985 to 1989.

Career Along with his brother Jett and fellow junior skater Tom Schaar, Eaton was 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 Bob 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.

Competition history At age 11, Eaton competed at the 2012 X Games in Los Angeles, United States, becoming the youngest ever X Games competitor breaking the record set by Nyjah Huston at 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.

In July 2021, Eaton won the bronze medal for the United States in Men's Street Skateboarding at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

In July 2024, Eaton won the silver medal for the United States in Men's Street Skateboarding at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.

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 BoardAm Street – 1st place

2017

X Games Minneapolis Street Am – 1st place

X Games Norway Street – 2nd place

X Games Minneapolis Street – 2nd place

2019 X Games Minneapolis Park - 2nd place

2021 Tokyo Olympic Games – USA Skateboarding Team

SLS Super Crown World Championship Street – 1st place

2022 X Games Chiba Park - 1st place

2024 Paris Summer Olympics – USA Skateboarding Team

Filmography +Television roles Year Title Role Note2015 Ridiculousness Himself Episode 5.3 2016–17 Jagger Eaton's Mega Life Himself Host