American woman breaks Guinness World Record for hula hooping with flaming rings
There's only so many things we can handle at once but eight hula hoops on fire is enough for Grace Good to manage.
Good, 30, is joining the 2024 group of Guinness World Record holders for setting the score for balancing the most blazing hoops at once with eight. The previous number was six, set by April Choi from Florida last November.
She reached the feat by training in hula hooping since she discovered the passion at 18, according to Guinness. After finding herself in a friend group with interest in flow arts, a body-mind activity similar to yoga, she started using traditional hula hoops.
"I started with hula hoops and became obsessed with adding more and more," Good shared with Guinness. "Eventually, I was introduced to performing with fire and aerial acrobatics and the rest is history!"
However, one world record is not enough for Guinness who already achieved her first late last year.
Good balanced 28 hula hoops, not in flames, while balancing on a giant rolling ball, setting a new record on Dec. 6, according to the book. She told Guinness the moment she became a record holder was "exhilarating."
"I had been working toward this for a very long time and to finally be able to say that I am a Guinness World Records title holder feels incredible!" she said.
Guinness features world records for other hula hooping achievements from the longest time spinning the rings to spinning the physically longest rings.
Record for longest hula-hooping marathon
Jenny Doan holds the world record for the longest hula-hooping marathon after spinning the rings on her waist for 100 hours, according to Guinness. The Chicago native reached the milestone on Nov. 23, 2019, while raising money for Mental Health America, which promotes mental wellbeing and offers support to people experiencing mental illness.
"Jenny attempted this record to challenge herself physically and emotionally in an ultra-endurance event," Guinness shared.
Record for largest hula hoop spun
Yuya Yamada spun the largest hula hoop in Yokohama, Japan, on Feb. 19, 2019, holding the record in the male category. The band was 5.40 m or 17 feet 8 inches.
"The attempt took place outside and although the weather was cloudy, cold, sometimes slightly raining, Yuya Yamada managed to spin three consecutive qualifying revolutions on the first attempt," Guinness shared.
Getti Kehayova holds the record for spinning the world’s largest hula hoop in the female category with a 5.18 m or 17 feet 0.25-inch ring.
Record for balancing the most fire hoops while doing the splits
Australia native Pippa "The Ripper" Coram has held the record for most fire hoops spun while in splits position since 2012. She broke the record in London after balancing three blazing rings.
Record for most hula hoops spun while roller skating
The score for most hula hoops spun simultaneously while roller skating goes to Clare Brincat who balanced 80 rings in London on Aug. 15. According to Guinness, each hoop was 36 inches. Brincat practiced daily by taking 100 hoops to a local park until she could reach this feat.
Other incredible Guinness 2024 record holders
Good is among the list of new record holders featured in the Guinness World Records 2024 book, available now.
Tallest steer: Tommy is a pure-bred Brown Swiss from Massachusetts has who measures 6 feet and 1 inch. The “gentle giant” spends most his time roaming around pastures and eating grass.
Oldest competitive ninja athlete: Ginny Maccoll, 71, decided to get into fitness after watching her daughter Jessie Graff on American Ninja Warrior. She has competed in Ninja tournaments the past six years.
Largest collection of Care Bears memorabilia: Nicholas Cherrywood, a Texan makeup artist has collected 1,234 Care Bear related merchandise since he was a boy. His love for the bears came after he was given Grumpy Bear and Cheer Bear during a hospital visit early on in his life.
Most Jenga blocks stacked on one vertical Jenga block: Auldin Maxwell, a 15-year-old from Canada enjoys stacking Jenga blocks for fun. Auldin first achieved the most Jenga blocks stacked on one vertical Jenga block and most giant Jenga blocks stacked on one vertical giant Jenga block with 1,400 regular-sized blocks and 500 giant Jenga blocks respectively.
Farthest flying disc throw caught by a dog: Canadian Rob McLeod holds 12 Guinness World Records titles that were won with his furry companions Davy Whippet and Sailor. While he was in school, Rob taught himself how to throw a frisbee in an Edmonton horse pasture.
Most push-up burpees in one minute: Tom Enoch, a resident of the United Kingdom can do 16 push-up burpees in 60 seconds. He has 24 record titles.
Most juggling catches in one minute: Simeon Graham, a 15-year-old from the U.K. can juggle five, six, and seven objects. The amount of times Graham touches the objects are 423, 396 and 378 objects.
Most touches of a football with the soles in one minute: Melody Donchet from France uses the sole to touch a football 227 times in one minute.
Most standing jumps on horseback in 30 seconds and most scissor transitions on horseback in 30 seconds: Amanda Staalsoe from Denmark can do 13 standing jumps on horseback in 30 seconds and five scissor transitions on horseback in 30 seconds.
Longest hair on a teenager: Sidakdeep Chahal from India has hair that measures 4 feet and 3 inches.
Most skateboard ollies in one minute blindfolded and most consecutive skateboard ollies blindfolded: Ryusei Ouchi of Japan can complete 33 skateboard ollies in one minute blindfolded and 142 consecutive skateboard ollies blindfolded.
Tallest house of cards built in a time constraint: Tian Rui from China can make a house of 27 levels in an hour, a house of 50 levels in eight hours and a house of 50 levels in 12 hours.
Largest gathering of people dressed as astronauts: A school by the name of Repton in Abu Dhabi hosted the largest gathering of people dressed as astronauts, which consisted of 940 people.
Contributing: Amaris Encinas
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Guinness World Record for flaming hula hooping broken by Grace Good
