Tony hawk6/24/2023 ![]() And with each failed attempt where Hawk’s board flies out from underneath his shoes or his helmet nearly pops off due to the brute force of his fall, the film silently poses the question: Can Hawk still do it? And if we’re being brutally honest, should he even be trying? The question is even more pertinent given how Hawk turned up to the film’s Saturday premiere at Austin’s SXSW on crutches after sustaining an injury to his leg. Hawk became the first to accomplish said feat at the 1999 X Games, finally landing the trick after his 10th attempt. The 900 is considered one of skateboarding’s most difficult tricks, requiring a skater to launch themselves high enough to complete 2.5 rotations in the air. He scrapes himself off the floor, sweat dripping off his face, and dutifully climbs the ramp ladder to give it another go. At one point, he screams out in frustration and pain, nearly knocked out from the force of once again trying to land the near-impossible 900. ![]() Normally, the lanky and lean skater casually rips through the air, pulling a show-stopping move out of his unrivaled bag of tricks (Hawk invented more than 100 himself) before landing smoothly on the ramp’s floor and throwing an easy smile-and-wave to his cheering spectators.īut in director Sam Jones’ Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off, which premieres on April 5, the 53-year-old is struggling. ![]() ![]() Tony Hawk doesn’t seem like Tony Hawk in the opening frames of HBO’s new documentary about the skateboarding legend’s life. ![]()
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