We’re excited to announce the latest Built to Play skatepark project to open in Ferndale, Michigan. Thanks to the support of the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, THF has been able to jump start the skatepark process in several communities throughout Southeast Michigan and Western New York with matching grants of $250,000. Click HERE for more information on the Tony Hawk Foundation.
Tony Hawk Vs. Mat Hoffman: Battle of the 900 Airs | X Games
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk landed his first 900 at X Games in 1999. Just a few years later, BMX legend Mat Hoffman stepped up to the plate and landed his first no-handed 900 at X Games in 2002. Both incredible tricks, both firsts for each sport, but who did it better?
Tony Hawk’s VPS PSA | 2019 Vans Park Series
In 2019 Vans Park Series, the premier park terrain skateboarding tour in the world, announced skateboarding legend Tony Hawk as the official live broadcast commentator.
Tony Hawk lands world’s first 900 on a skateboard at X Games — 20th year anniversary
June 27, 1999: Tony Hawk lands world’s first 900 on a skateboard — 20 years ago, today… It’s the dawn of a new millennium. YouTube doesn’t exist. Cell phones barely work. And the 900 aerial on a skateboard has never been successfully landed by a skateboarder.
X Games is five years deep. Descending on San Francisco, the event has already pushed the boundaries of action sports. But another event remains: Skateboard Vert Best Trick. It wasn’t meant to happen. Tony Hawk thought he would struggle with the varial 720 for the majority of the competition, but he landed it early and started toying with an old idea: The 900.
Hawk had attempted the 900 many times in the past, but had never landed it. No one had. This time, at X Games, something felt different. He started coming close to landing, and continued pushing. The time on the competition eventually expired, and the television producers told Hawk to keep on trying the trick. Minutes later, with the world watching, Tony Hawk landed the world’s first 900 on a skateboard at X Games.
That moment was twenty years ago, and we still celebrate Tony Hawk’s boundless commitment to progression today. It’s part of our DNA at X Games, and we’re thankful that Tony helped us write it. Long live the 900!
Featuring commentary from Jagger Eaton, Kelvin Hoefler, Nyjah Huston, Elliot Sloan, Mitchie Brusco, Tony Hawk, Andy MacDonald, Colin McKay and Sal Masekela.
Tony Hawk is looking forward to his first Simple Session!
The Birdman mr. Tony Hawk is looking forward to hist first Simple Session! See you all on February 2-3 at Saku Suurhall! This is going to be EPIC! 💣💥
ALL DAY w/ Steve Caballero and Tony Hawk- Independent Trucks
Spend the day behind the scenes with Steve Caballero, which culminates with him and Tony Hawk trying a treacherous doubles en route to the latest Independent Trucks ad in Thrasher Magazine.
Lakai Japan Tour 2018
Lakai headed to Tokyo, Japan for the launch of Tony Hawk’s inaugural Lakai shoe, The Proto. With an all-star line up in an incredible destination, the stoke was at an all time high. People came from all over Japan to be some of the first to get their hands on a pair of Tony Hawk signature Lakai’s and to meet the crew.
Watch Tony Hawk, Riley Hawk, Mike Carroll, Rick Howard, Tyler Pacheco, and Jimmy Wilkins roll through Tokyo in this edit from their Japanese Distributor, OSC Distribution.
New Lakai Proto colors will be available January 25th at Lakai.com
Tony Hawk Does 100 BLUNTS In His Lakai Proto Shoe
When CCS texted Tony Hawk about doing 100 of a trick in his Lakai shoe, on VERT, he made sure to let them know that meant he had to hit almost 200 walls of his ramp in one session. Not skating vert, we didn’t really know what this meant. Apparently it’s like running a marathon just to hit 12 walls in one run, so it was a tall order. Thankfully, Tony is as pro as he was at 14 and banged them out for us with a smile! We couldn’t be more stoked to see the legend in one of CCS’s wear tests! See how his shoe held up and grab a pair at CCS.com today!