Tony Hawk landed the world’s first skateboard 900 in Vert Best Trick at X Games 1999. He’d go on to earn 10 gold medals and an incredible 16 medals in 17 competition starts. Watch six hours of historical #XGames highlights from the past 25 years! #XGamesVault opens Tonight, March 31 on ESPN2! • 10 Years of Moto X - 7pm ET | 4pm PT • Most Dominant - Winter Edition - 8pm ET | 5pm PT • Most Dominant - Summer Edition - 9pm ET | 6pm PT • 20 Years, 20 Firsts - 10pm ET | 7pm PT • Remembering Mirra - 11

2.7M views · 34K reactions | 21 years ago, Tony Hawk became the first skateboarder to ever land a 900. Forever a legend  X Games | ESPN | Facebook

Tony Hawk ❌ The Story of the 900 ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Part 1 of 3: Tony Hawk made history when he landed the first 900 on a skateboard in X Games San Francisco 1999 at the Vert Best Trick competition. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Bob Burnquist, @Colin McKay, Andy Macdonald, Bucky Lasek, and Selema Masekela weigh in on a heavy session on June 27, 1999, when Tony Hawk attempted something brand new in skateboarding. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out Part 2 dropping tomorrow, Sat., Nov. 20 at 8am PT. | X Games