French roller-skating champion Taïg Khris has set a new world record by landing an extraordinary 29-metre (95 feet) jump in front of the Sacre Cœur Basilica in Paris.
Tens of thousands of Parisians gathered outside the famous landmark on Saturday to witness the 35-year-old's record-breaking jump. Khris' effort smashed the previous record of 24 metres, set by American Danny Way.
Having successfully completed his first jump, Khris repeated the stunt if front of the giant crowd, adding a front flip to send the cheers sky-high. Khris successfully landed both jumps but was forced to crash rather less gracefully into a bungalow-sized airbag in order to break his speed.
Saturday's jump was not the three-time world champion’s first record-breaking attempt. Last year, he dropped out of the first floor of the Eiffel Tower (almost 40 metres high) onto a vertical ramp, setting the world record for the highest roller-skate jump.
Khris’ passion for rollerblades began when he was only six years old and the Frenchman has gone on to compete around the globe in a number of professional tournaments.
He was awarded gold at the 2001 X-Games, after performing the first double-backflip in the competition's history.
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