Today in 1999, Tony Hawk landed the first 900 at X Games! Props to all the legends that paved the way for skateboarding as we know and love it today—by pushing the boundaries, going bigger and always experimenting. Fun fact: this was also our first year surfacing the X Games and we’ve been surfacing the event ever since. Cheers to 20 years! 🍻 #skatelite | Skatelite

June 27, 1999: Tony Hawk lands world’s first 900 on a skateboard — 20 years ago, today… It’s the dawn of a new millennium. Facebook doesn’t exist. Cell phones barely work. And the 900 aerial on a skateboard has never been successfully landed by a skateboarder. #XGames is five years deep. Descending on San Francisco, the event has already pushed the boundaries of action sports. But another event remains: Skateboard Vert Best Trick. It wasn’t meant to happen. Tony Hawk thought he would struggle wi

Tony Hawk landed the world’s first skateboard 900 in Vert Best Trick at X Games 1999. He’d go on to earn 10 gold medals and an incredible 16 medals in 17 competition starts. Watch six hours of historical #XGames highlights from the past 25 years! #XGamesVault opens Tonight, March 31 on ESPN2! • 10 Years of Moto X - 7pm ET | 4pm PT • Most Dominant - Winter Edition - 8pm ET | 5pm PT • Most Dominant - Summer Edition - 9pm ET | 6pm PT • 20 Years, 20 Firsts - 10pm ET | 7pm PT • Remembering Mirra - 11