Kickflip
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Kickflip (originally Magic flip or Ollie flip), also known simply as a flip is an aerial skateboarding trick where the skateboarder kicks his board in order to make it flip 360 degrees along the board's long axis. It was invented by Rodney Mullen.
A kickflip is executed similarly to the ollie: hitting the tail of the board on the ground and jumping simultaneously, bringing both board and rider off the ground. When the skater performs a kickflip the front foot slides up and across the board to the heel side of the board. Currently the proper way to execute this is by flicking one's foot off the nose on the heel side. Early variations were pushed down on the heel side of the board without any form of ollie; these are now often referred to as "Mob" kickflips and are considered a taboo in modern skateboarding. Because the force from the front foot is applied to the lateral edge of the board, it pushes the board spinning around its long axis. After the board has flipped 360 degrees the skateboarder stops the rotation with his feet and lands the trick.
The basic kickflip variations are nollie flip, switch flip and fakie flip. They are kickflips that are performed to the three basic ollie variations. Usually the name of the trick is shortened to just flip when it is preceded by something else in the name of a trick, e.g. varial flip, backside flip (shorter name for backside 180 kickflip), and 360 flip.
Of course there are also other variations, including the double, triple, and even quadruple kickflip, also known as the "quadflip." A move like the quadflip is extremely difficult and is only mastered by a handful of professionals, including Daewon Song.