FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 23 | Page 93

Interview by Martin Zöllner Images: NIGHT of the JUMPS & Red Bull Content Pool Luc Ackermann: Double nothing The Double-Backflip is no longer the maybe-impossible white whale it once was, but it still represents a pinnacle of difficulty and risk for an FMX rider. At the same time, with it in your trick bag you’ve got a leg-up on your competition and the option to start working on combos. We sat down with Germany’s freestyle prodigy, Luc Ackermann, to discus the mental and technical obstacles he’s overcome to stomp one of the biggest tricks in the game.