Celebrity · Posted 2 minutes ago Tony Hawk Was Asked If He'd Compete In The 2028 Olympics, And The Skateboarding Legend Gave A Very Honest Answer The skateboarding icon largely retired from professional competitions over two decades ago. by Ben Blanchet HuffPost Writer Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail Tony Hawk explained why he isn’t eyeing a permanent return to professional competition as the Olympics are set to include skateboarding yet again at the games in Paris this summer. “I don’t think you want to see me competing when I’m 60,” the skateboarding icon recently told People magazine on whether he’d take part in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
He continued, “That’s probably not going to bode well. But I’ll definitely be there as a fan.” Sean M.
Haffey / Getty Images The comments from Hawk, who once famously landed a 900 at the X Games and largely retired from professional competitions in 2003, arrive as skateboarding is set to make its second-ever appearance at this year’s Olympics with an increased field of competitors . Tom Hauck / Getty Images Hawk applauded the games adding skateboarding as a move that’s “great for the international growth and equality” of the sport. “People think that somehow the Olympics, I don’t know, sanitizes what we do.
But the competitions are run exactly like they have been for the last 30, 40 years,” he said. Phillip Faraone / Getty Images for The Skatepark Project “So it’s not like they’re reinv.
