Tony Hawk gets emotional after landing 'last ever' Ollie 540
Warnings: Video contains coarse language
Tony Hawk is retiring his Ollie 540.
The skateboarding legend completed the move for what he says will be the last time ever this week and shared the emotional moment on Twitter.
Did my last ever ollie 540 today. You can compare it with my first one 32 years ago. This one meant a lot to me https://t.co/tExDDRFzb4 pic.twitter.com/Ggql2uADtg
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) March 18, 2021
In an Instagram post, Hawk explained that he started attempting Ollie 540s "as a joke since it seemed there was no way to keep a skateboard on your feet throughout 1 1/2 spins in the air." Landing the trick has become scarier for him in recent years though, which is why he's decided to stop.
"My willingness to slam unexpectedly into the flat bottom has waned greatly over the last decade. So today I decided to do it one more time ... and never again," he wrote.
Hawk said he'll be selling footage of his final Ollie 540 as an NFT (non-fungible token) in the coming weeks.