Tony Hawk Says: Olympics ‘Need our credibility + excitement’

Tony Hawk is making his thoughts about skateboarding in the Olympics known. He ain’t no dummy and he’s made some money out of his skateboard career as well as given a lot back.

“With skateboarding already thriving outside the Olympics, Hawk said the sport could catch on with worldwide viewers as snowboarding did in the Winter Olympics when Shaun White started to compete in the halfpipe event.

“In the beginning, snowboarding was felt more chastised than embraced and eventually it became the highlight of the Winter Games,” Hawk said. “I feel like skateboarding is on that trajectory, but probably is going to be more embraced its very first time out.”

August 3rd is the date that the future of Olympic skateboarding will be decided. If it goes ahead 40 men and 40 women will compete.

Read all about Tony Hawks thoughts on the Olympics needing skateboarding here.