X Games 2013: Tom Schaar’s Young Journey

By Josh Helmuth

Forget geometry class. The only angles Tom Schaar needs to master are the ones done on his skateboard.

Schaar is only 13 years old and continues to impress everyone on the X Games circuit. In already his second summer at the games, Schaar completed a 900 and took the silver medal for the Big Air event in Los Angeles. He also won a gold at X Games Asia.

Here Schaar’s outlook and how he came to be:

Josh Helmuth is the editor for CraveOnline Sports. You can follow him on Twitter @JHelmuth or subscribe at Facebook.com/CraveOnlineSports for the latest in sports on your newsfeed.

Josh Helmuth
Josh Helmuth

Josh is originally from the small berg of Arthur, Ill, proudly the Amish capital of the state. It also has one hell of a pumpkin patch.

Josh has enjoyed dipping his toes into a variety of careers since graduating from the University of Alabama, the most rewarding thus far having served as a youth director in southern California for four years, and his broadcasting career which has garnered two Emmy awards and three Edward R. Murrow Awards.  

Josh enjoys loud rock music, Tom Hanks movies, dogs that like to cuddle and long runs. He is also always in search for America's greatest cheeseburger. Follow him here if you would like to be friends!

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