Career
Taylor, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, learned to skate because he wanted to become a stuntman. He turned professional at the age of 15 after winning the World Amateur International Inline Skate Series (IISS) and qualifying 6th in the Professional Competition in Amsterdam 1996. Taylor had a large fanbase, especially in Europe.
He also competed in the British Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding Championships in Les Deux Alpes in March 2004, winning the Big Air ski title and was about to join the Lincolnshire Skis Professional Team that winter season.
He collided with a concrete lamp-post while skating near his home on 8 August 2004 and suffered a skull fracture that caused a coma. He also broke both legs in the accident.
