Skateboarder Tony Hawk is pushing for vertical skateboarding as an official Olympic event for the LA28 Games. The iconic ...

TONY Hawk took skateboarding to new heights in 1999 when, high above a halfpipe at the X Games, he began furiously spinning, ...

Mr. Hawk’s style of vertical skating — “vert” to those who practice it — is making a comeback, and he is desperate to turn that momentum into a return of the event at the 2028 Olympics ...

The new skatepark will feature elements for both vert and street skating. It is expected to be completed by the end of this year, and will be open from sunrise to sundown every day.

From his humble beginnings in Brazil to touring with Tony Hawk and the Boom Boom Huck Jam to becoming one of vert skating’s most iconic figures, all the way to judging the Olympics (and ...

vert skating tricks. Skateboarding continues to be a sport explored in new and unique ways in video gaming today, with EA recently revisiting the concept with Skate and Tony Hawk's series adding ...