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Spanish skateboarder breaks downhill speed world record

The Spanish rider set the new downhill speed mark on a closed road, lying nearly flat on his board; no one yet knows what the record is for.

On air: Hank Ledger on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:38 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by KSL News: “Have You Seen This? Spanish skateboarder breaks downhill speed world record”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:38 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger.

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KSL NewsHave You Seen This? Spanish skateboarder breaks downhill speed world record

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA Spanish skateboarder has broken the downhill speed world record. Lola Cruz is on the mountain road reporting from the scene.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLola, how fast is fast?
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHank, I'm standing at the top of a closed mountain road, and behind me is a stretch of asphalt that a man rode down on a skateboard, lying nearly flat, faster than I have ever been driven out of a country.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFaster than the embassy car?
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHank, that car had a driver with a grudge and a full tank.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThis man had a helmet, a leather suit, and no brakes worth mentioning.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI have secured the perimeter with two orange cones and a seagull that followed me from the coast. Nobody has been hurt, and the only casualty is my lunch.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the road is secure, the record stands, and you're the slowest thing on the mountain.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentIt took me four hours to climb up here, Hank. He was gone in under a minute.

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