Pogopalooza returns: Pittsburgh hosts pogo sticking world championships for 7th straight year

THEIR SHOT AT A WORLD RECORD. IT’S AN EVENT UNLIKE ANY OTHER. POGOPALOOZA IS BRINGING THE BEST EXTREME POGO ATHLETES FROM ALL ACROSS THE WORLD. SO HERE’S MR. DUNCAN MURRAY, FROM CANADA TO OUR BACKYARD. I’M AMAZED THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY IMPRESSIVE. COULDN’T BE ME. IT’S MY FAVORITE EVENT IN PITTSBURGH. SO I LOVE TO COME, YOU KNOW, LIKE THIS EVERY TIME. FRIDAY THE FREE EVENT TOOK OVER MARKET SQUARE WITH A HIGH JUMP COMPETITION. GO GO. ATHLETES TRYING TO JUMP OVER THE HIGH BAR BEGINNING AT 7.5FT, WITH THE HOPES OF BREAKING THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HEIGHT OF 12FT. THE HIGH JUMP IS COOL. UM, BUT THE FREESTYLE EVENT I THINK IS KIND OF TAKES THE CAKE JUST TO SEE ALL THAT. WHAT THE MOVES THAT THEY’RE PULLING OUT FOR ALL THIS STUFF ON TOP OF THESE HUGE POGO STICKS. COMPETITORS WOWED THE CROWD DOING FLIPS AND TRICKS. ALL BATTLING FOR GOLD ACROSS A WEEKEND OF EVENTS. OH, THE BACKFLIPS REALLY STRESSED ME OUT. I’M LIKE I COULDN’T TRUST MYSELF IN MY FEET TO STAY COMMITTED. I WANT TO SEE THESE PEOPLE IN THE OLYMPICS. I THINK THEY CAN DO IT. PARIS OLYMPICS I DON’T KNOW, MAYBE THIS IS SUCH A FUN EVENT. SO THE COMPETITION, IT CONTINUES TOMORROW WITH THE FREESTYLE QUALIFIERS THAT’S IN WILKINSBURG. THE ATHLETES WILL ATTEMPT TRICKS TEN FEET IN THE AIR. THEN O