A pogo athlete bounds past the camera on SportsNation
The clip credited to duncanpogo drew roughly 118,000 first-day views, with spectators lining the field for the high-flying jumps.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 117,704 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (10,961).
He took off 🔥 (via duncanpogo/IG)
Helmet on, one hand extended, the athlete rises above the grass on a yellow pogo stick. Each landing becomes another launch as he travels across the marked field, eventually bouncing past the camera while onlookers react.
SportsNation credits the borrowed clip to duncanpogo on Instagram. Titled "He took off 🔥 (via duncanpogo/IG)", it drew an estimated 118,000 views in its first day, more than ten times the channel's usual start for a Short.
There is no spoken explanation, just the jumps and an on-screen declaration that he set a new record. The text does not identify a category or give a measurement, so the clip offers a spectacle rather than a record-book explanation.
That leaves viewers with a couple of questions. Some comments question the record claim; others ask what sport they are watching. One reaches for a different frame of reference altogether: Harry Potter.
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What viewers say
What sport is this?
@power-gc8biSee it on YouTubeAnything’s a sport if you believe hard enough
@markanthony1004See it on YouTubeIs this Harry Potter?
@nasowas2972See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- SportsNation
- Subscribers
- 18,100,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,305,042
- Channel views, pace per day
- 255,292 (on a normal day: 165,254)
- Video published
- October 18, 2026
- Video views so far
- 131,660 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 93,766
The numbers
The pogo clip made a much faster start than SportsNation's usual Short. Its separate upload, "How sweet (via kenzietravers7)", also drew an above-usual first-day audience.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which Olympic athletics event uses a flexible pole to clear a raised bar?
Pole vaulters use a flexible pole to propel themselves over a horizontal bar.



