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Tony Hawk jumps into the water at X-games 1996

joystickdrunkie5 skaters recommend it · 5 mentions, 2011 to 2025
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2.1M views · 18 years ago · Other

Clip from 1996 X Games at Newport Yachting Center in Rhode Island. Tony Hawk skates off a ramp edge and jumps into the harbor water after his run.

Why skaters like it

Gets posted as a feel good moment from early X Games and as an example of how far skateboarding has come since 1996. One commenter calls it their introduction to skateboarding.

“This moment was my introduction to skateboarding”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/neverender902013 · 2 points

Not necessarily my favorite, but this [VIDEO] is a feel good moment I enjoy.

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