On the internet a common viral trend is seeing people with amazing skills show off what a
lifetime of training and dedication allows them to do.
Most people would assume that you’d have to work well into adulthood to pull off some
of these incredible antics, but those people couldn’t be more wrong.
There are some incredible kids out there who have incredible talents, and in many cases
could even outcompete adults in their same fields.
Ready to meet these extraordinary kids?
Let’s get it on!
RUDOLPH INGRAM At just 7 years old, Ingram has become a social
media phenomenon with his absurd speed, gaining him a couple of nicknames, mainly Blaze the
Great, but some people are starting to call him by another name, The Next Usain Bolt.
The 7 year old superstar is definitely well on his way to matching and probably even surpassing
the Jamaican legend, with his insane record of 100 meters in 13.48 seconds.
For context, that’s about the length of a football field, and at an average walking
speed it would take about 75 seconds to walk that distance.
Currently Usain Bolt holds the record for the 100-meter dash at a blisteringly fast
9.58 seconds, but with plenty of time for his legs to grow a bit, it’s likely that
Blaze The Great is coming for that title, and fast.
MAXIM REZNICHENKO How early can you start training a true champion?
In the case of astounding young athlete Maxim Reznichenko, his parents had a feeling that
he would be something special in the world of sports before he even left the womb.
By the age of 18 months, when some kids haven’t even started speaking yet, Maxim was conquering
slopes on a set of skis, a task even adults with a lot of experience using their legs
have difficulty with.
Maxim’s only 5 years old now, but he's accomplished more athletic feats in his short time than
most people ever will.
Just to name a few, he’s able to drive a four wheeler, jetski, roller skates, snowmobiles,
and even BMX bikes!
As if that wouldn’t be impressive even for an adult, Maxim also partakes in track and
field, gymnastics, rock climbing, tumbling, swimming and believe it or not, parkour!
With a resume like that at such a young age, it’s actually pretty believable when he
says he wants to grow up to be a superhero.
RYUSEI IMAI In the world of martial arts there aren’t
many names as big as Bruce Lee.
The Chinese Kung Fu master is still spoken of as one of the greatest to ever live, and
has inspired every generation to come since him, and that very much includes Ryusei Imai.
The Japanese boy began watching Lee’s films at the ripe old age of one and quickly became
obsessed with copying the flashy martial arts tricks shown off by his idol.
But much like his hero, Ryusei takes his training incredibly seriously, doing 90 minutes of
training when he wakes up at 6:00 am and after he gets home from school.
The internet fell in love with the eight year old prodigy when a video of him perfectly
matching every move in a famous Bruce Lee film with eerily perfect precision was posted.
Just look at those moves, every second perfectly mirrored without even having to look at the
screen!
If you’re into martial arts, and let’s face it, who isn’t, Ryusei Imai is certainly
a name you won’t stop hearing any time soon.
AJ STUNTZ How old were you when you first learned to
ride a bike?
7?
10?
How about less than 2.
Meet AJ Stuntz, the youngest BMX stunt rider in the world.
You heard that right: stunt rider!
As soon as AJ had figured out the basics of how to walk, he was already off on two wheels,
arguably mastering biking before running.
He was such a natural at it that he actually attracted the attention of professional stunt
rider Jason Pullman, who took the little prodigy under his wing and was so blown away that
it wasn’t long before the two began traveling and putting on stunt shows together, when
AJ was only 6 years old.
It isn’t everyday you get to see a first grader pull off the kinds of tricks that even
the bravest of adults would cower away from, so AJ’s shows always attract huge crowds
as he pops wheelies, jumps ramps and pulls off whatever this insane display of balance
is called.
AJ has even brought others into the act with him, jumping over 15 people with ease.
Those people might even be braver than him for trusting their lives to a 7 year old on
a motorcycle.
ROMAN MARCOTTE Of all the biggest team sports, hockey is
probably seen as one of the roughest, with it’s famous all out brawls and blisteringly
cold temperatures.
And while that might seem a bit too tough for most kids, Roman Marcotte is absolutely
not most kids.
The Alaskan born boy started training in skates at the age of two before he could even talk,
but that’s probably due to his brain being more focused on athletic pursuits.
While he may not have had a lot of experience walking yet, he took to the ice like a champ,
quickly becoming more adept on skates than on his feet, and that was when his father
knew that Roman would become one of the greats.
Since then the two have never taken a day off, and Roman’s training videos, originally
posted as just a way to show his progression, started getting some real attention.
After all, people take notice when they see something amazing, and watching a kid who
could easily upstage professional level hockey players definitely fits the bill.
Roman is so good that he had to be put on a local hockey team with boys much older than
him, and even with that seeming disadvantage he’s constantly the MVP of every game.
I kinda feel sorry for the parents of any team that’s gotta go against him.
JACKSON GOLDSTONE Lots of people bike to school or work every
morning, but there probably aren’t many parents that would trust their kindergartener
to do so alone.
That’s probably because they’re not the parents of Jackson Goldstone, a BMX viral
sensation who turned his commute to class into an extreme sporting event.
While most people would probably be terrified by the thought of jumping a bike off a hill
or off a table, that’s just part of Jackson’s daily routine.
In his online debut at just 5 years old, the boy was showing off some serious spins, jumps
and tricks on his two wheeler that even adults couldn’t land, but that was more than 6
years ago, and just wait til you see how far the 11 year old Jackson’s come.
Whoa!
Looks like his skills seriously scaled up with him.
At this rate maybe he’ll be jumping Mount Everest by the time he’s 18.
CRISTIANO RONALDO JR With the biggest personal Instagram account
in the world, it’s safe to say that pretty much everyone’s heard of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The global soccer phenomenon is widely regarded as one of the best in the world, and it seems
his genes are strong, because his son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. seems to have picked up a thing
or two about football from his pops.
While his famous father played for Juventus in Turin Italy, Ronaldo Junior was put on
the under 9 Juventus team, and has been absolutely crushing it.
In one season where his father scored a total of 34 goals, Ronaldo Jr nearly doubled that
at a whopping 58 for his team!
Maybe instead of Junior they should be calling this kid Cristiano Ronaldo 2.0.
COLIN TJIN Parents usually put their kids in team sports
sometime around the age of 9 or 10, but in the case of Colin Tjin, he was the one who
wanted to be on a team at only 4 years old.
His natural interest in the game of basketball came at such a young age, but his body was
already doing things that most grown men can’t accomplish.
At only 10 years old today, Colin has been invited to events with professional players
to show off his wicked skills that are practically on par with the Harlem globetrotters.
Not only is he skilled, but he’s a bit of a ham for the camera, pulling off crazy dribbling
tricks that usually take years to master.
With his level of agility, speed, skill and handling at such a young age, there’s little
question that Colin Tjin is definitely going places.
QUINCY SYMONDS Most athletes spend their entire lives training
to master just one sport, yet at just 6 years old Quincy Symonds has been able to conquer
two.
Don’t let this Australian little girl’s pigtails fool you, she’s one of the top
ranked surfers and skaters in the entire world for her age range.
Just a few years ago, Quincy’s family took her on her first trip to the beach, about
100 kilometers from their home in Brisbane, and even though she had never been in the
ocean before, she took to it like, um… well, like a fish in water.
As soon as she got on a board for the first time she was a total natural, even landing
a few waves on that first visit.
Still, as the family lived so far from the ocean, her craving for extreme activities
had to be quenched some other way, and so her family got her into skating.
There must be some crazy balance in this girl, because she rips on land just as well as she
does in the water.
Her family is constantly blown away by her insane technique that just sort of comes naturally
to her, almost like she was born for this.
Quincy is so insanely adept at gliding on waves and ramps that she’s even earned herself
the nickname Flying Squirrel, and when you see how she carves it up, it isn’t hard
to see why.
Whatever the supernatural source of her insane talent is, we can be sure that Quincy isn’t
going to stop amazing the world any time soon.
TYLER ARMSTRONG Mountain climbing isn’t exactly for everyone.
What with the dizzying heights, the fear of avalanches and the crazy amount of physical
strength and stamina needed to even get started, most people stay far away from the extreme
sport.
But of course, Tyler Armstrong isn’t like most people.
By the young age of 8-years-old Tyler had already become the youngest person in history
to climb Mount Whitney and had bested Africa’s tallest mountain Kilimanjaro, something that
the majority of adults who attempt fail at.
But with an early start like that it’s obvious that Tyler wasn’t satisfied, and just a
year later he managed to conquer the tallest peak in the Southern Hemisphere, Mount Aconcagua
in Argentina, coming in at an insane 22,841 feet tall.
Only one in 3 people who try to climb Aconcagua succeed, and usually the age limit is 14.
Tyler’s parents actually had to hire a lawyer to get permission for their son to even get
near the mountain, but we’re pretty sure that once they saw his climbing skills the
Argentinian government didn’t need much time to come to a decision.
Now at just 16 years old, he’s conquered mountains all over the world, and currently
has his sights set on doing the Big 7, the tallest mountain on every continent.
With his early start he’s already got about half the list down, and there’s no doubt
he’ll probably finish the list before he’s even done with high school.