Tony Hawk performs in vert best trick at the 2023 X Games in Ventura. This year’s games begin Friday, and Hawk will be part of the broadcast team.
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A crowd almost always follows Tony Hawk at the X Games. Here, he signs autographs at last year’s games at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.
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Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk films the Women’s Skateboard Street competition on a sold-out day at the X Games at the Ventura County Fairgrounds last year. This year’s event starts Friday.
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Twelve-year-old Ryland Murphy of Ojai shows off Tony Hawk’s autograph at X Games Ventura in 2023. Hawk will be back this year, and Murphy is thinking about asking for some more forehead ink.
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Skateboarding legend and competitor Tony Hawk reacts to what became the gold medal winning trick by Gui Khury, 14, of Brazil during the Skateboard Vert Best Trick at X Games 2023 in Ventura.
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X Games athlete Bryce Wettstein jumps over third-grader Leo Oropeza during a skateboard demonstration at ATLAS Elementary School in Ventura last year. Wettstein is Tony Hawk’s neighbor and said he’s an inspring presence.
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