Trick landing
rates
The short answer
Skate AI called 513 of 920 filmed tries landed (56%), from 181 skaters, between October 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026. Kickflip tries landed less often than ollie tries: 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries) against 58% (135 of 232 ollie tries).
920 tries · 181 skaters
What the data says
Skate AI called 513 of 920 filmed tries landed (56%), from 181 skaters, between October 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026.
Link to this findingKickflip tries landed less often than ollie tries: 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries) against 58% (135 of 232 ollie tries).
Link to this findingHeelflip tries landed about as often as kickflip tries: 39% (18 of 46 heelflip tries) against 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries).
Link to this finding31 of the 63 skaters who filmed a kickflip (49%) got at least one landed.
Link to this findingOf the 7 tricks with enough tries, the ollie over something landed most often, 73% (29 of 40 ollie over something tries), and the kickflip least often, 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries).
Link to this findingLanded tries had a median overall score of 75 to 87 out of 100 across these tricks; missed tries, 25 to 32.
Link to this finding
By trick
Every trick with enough tries
| Trick | Tries | Skaters | Landed | Share landed | Skaters with a landed try | Median score, landed / missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie | 232 | 94 | 135 | 58% | 63 (67%) | 76 / 30 |
| Ollie on the Spot | 177 | 55 | 112 | 63% | 50 (91%) | 75 / 25 |
| Kickflip | 146 | 63 | 51 | 35% | 31 (49%) | 82 / 28 |
| Pop Shove-It | 67 | 34 | 41 | 61% | 26 (76%) | 78 / 28 |
| Heelflip | 46 | 24 | 18 | 39% | 16 (67%) | 77 / 32 |
| Ollie Over Something | 40 | 23 | 29 | 73% | 20 (87%) | 83 / 25 |
| 360 Flip | 33 | 19 | 12 | 36% | 10 (53%) | 87 / 30 |
Methodology
How we counted
- Each try is one clip a skater filmed or picked in the Skate AI iPhone app (App Store version) between October 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026, grouped by the trick the skater chose before filming.
- "Landed" is the app’s own call, made by its AI from still frames of the clip, by the game-of-S.K.A.T.E. standard: both feet land on the board and stay on. It is not a human review, and it can be wrong on dark, distant or low-angle clips.
- Left out: TestFlight builds, our own test devices, and 19 clips the app couldn't read. A trick is shown only with at least 30 tries from at least 10 different skaters.
- These are tries skaters chose to film, often tricks they are still learning, so a share is how often a filmed try lands, not how many skaters can do the trick. Skaters who try an ollie over something usually ollie already, which is part of why it lands most often.
- No video, names, accounts or locations are in this data: only counts per trick. Shares are rounded to whole percent; scores are the app’s overall score out of 100.
Cite this page
Skate AI, "Skateboard trick landing rates: 920 filmed tries", https://getskateai.com/skateboard-trick-landing-rates, November 2026.
FAQ
Landing
questions
How often do kickflip attempts land?
In Skate AI's data, 35% of filmed kickflip tries landed (51 of 146). 31 of the 63 skaters who filmed a kickflip (49%) got at least one landed.
Is a kickflip harder than an ollie?
Kickflip tries landed less often than ollie tries: 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries) against 58% (135 of 232 ollie tries). A kickflip is an ollie plus a flick and a catch, so the ollie comes first.
Is a heelflip easier than a kickflip?
Heelflip tries landed about as often as kickflip tries: 39% (18 of 46 heelflip tries) against 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries).
How does Skate AI decide whether a trick landed?
"Landed" is the app’s own call, made by its AI from still frames of the clip, by the game-of-S.K.A.T.E. standard: both feet land on the board and stay on. It is not a human review, and it can be wrong on dark, distant or low-angle clips.
