The 900 is a 2½-revolution (900 degrees) aerial spin performed on a skateboard ramp. While airborne, the skateboarder makes two-and-a-half turns about their longitudinal axis, thereby facing the other way when coming down than before. It is considered one of skateboarding's most technically demanding tricks.
Pre-Hawk
A number of opinions exist about pre-1999 900s. The most prominent of these is the argument that Danny Way landed the 900 in 1989, and it appears in an early Santa Cruz film. In 1999 Tony Hawk said:
Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk, one of the most successful vertical pro skateboarders in the world, landed "The 900" at the 1999 X-Games after ten failed attempts. It was past regulation time but, as one announcer said, "We make up the rules as we go along. Let's give him another try." Other skaters protested, but Hawk continued. Hawk twice landed on his board, but it flew out from under him. When he finally completed the trick, his arms windmilled and his hand barely grazed the ramp. Nonetheless, he rode away. He was awarded 1st place in the "Best Trick" event despite going over the time limit.
At a later X-Games, Hawk landed the trick again, this time during regulation time. In his book, the 900 was the last on the wishlist of tricks Hawk had written a decade earlier. Other tricks on the list included the ollie 540, kickflip 540, and varial 720. In a 1999 interview, Hawk said he does not have "any desire to spin further". He did, however,
successfully land the trick during press interviews for the video game Tony Hawk: Ride and at the "Tony Hawk: RIDE Presents Stand Up for Skate Parks" event. Even in 2011 Hawk was still able to land his famous 900 and posted a video of the trick via his Twitter account stating "I'm 43 and I did a 900 today."
"I feel like THPS is a huge part of why skateboarding is here to stay," Tony Hawk said in the 2020 documentary "Pretending I'm a Superman... "To have him do (the 900), have the game come out, have skateboarding video games all be on this trajectory ...
Here’s everything you need to know about renowned skateboarder, Tony Hawk, his life journey and his net worth ... Nicknamed the "Birdman," he is a pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding and famously completed his documented "900" trick in 1999.
Arisa Trew, a 14-year-old skateboarder, competed in women’s park skateboarding at the 2024 Paris Olympics and hoped to win more than a gold medal ... ever land a 900, reported “Today.”.
Arisa Trew has made AustralianOlympic history as the youngest gold medallist at 14 after winning in the women's skateboarding in Paris. And following her victory at the Olympic games, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk heaped praise on the teenager.
She was the first to land a 720 in competition — two mid-air rotations — and then a 900 — two and a half rotations — in training in May, drawing praise from skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
His performance wowed a crowd that included skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, Snoop Dogg and U.S ... We wouldn’t have events in skateboarding like this if Tony never did that 900 back in the day and he just exploded skateboarding for us.
His performance wowed a crowd that included skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, Snoop Dogg and U.S ... We wouldn’t have events in skateboarding like this if Tony never did that 900 back in the day and he just exploded skateboarding for us.
Tony Hawk is the most celebrated skateboarder of all time (Picture... Described as a ‘pioneer’ of vertical skateboarding, Hawk won over 50 major competitions and also produced the first ever documented ‘900 degrees’ trick in 1999.
However, despite sharing a surname, Arisa Trew and Ruby Trew are not sisters in an incredible coincidence.Who is Arisa Trew? The first woman skateboarder to land a 900 ... Trew was born in Cairns, Queensland and started skateboarding at the age of seven.
She was the first to land a 720 in competition -- two mid-air rotations -- and then a 900 -- two and a half rotations -- in training in May this year, drawing praise from skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
... to land a 900, two and a half rotations ... She is the first woman to land a 720, the first woman to land a 900, and now the second woman and first Australian to be a park skateboarding Olympic champion.
Skateboarding is a ...Arisa Trew, the first woman skateboarder to land a 900, became the youngest gold medalist at the 2024 Olympics with her gold medal-winning performance in the women's park final.
Skateboarding is a ...Arisa Trew, the first woman skateboarder to land a 900, became the youngest gold medalist at the 2024 Olympics with her gold medal-winning performance in the women's park final.
Trew, who became the first woman to land a 720 and then a 900 in competition, continued her trailblazing run by becoming the first Australian woman to win skateboard gold – and Australia’s youngest gold medal winner.
Trew, who is 14 years and two months old, has already made waves in the skateboarding world, becoming the first female skateboarder to successfully execute a 720 trick in a competition, as well as the first female skateboarder to land a 900.
