What Zephyr Skateboards did that year in Del Mar for the world of skateboarding wouldn’t be seen again until Tony Hawk landed his 900 in the 1999 X-Games. On June 27th, 1999, Tony Hawk dropped ...

Michelle Bruton covers action sports and the Olympics and Paralympics. The 900—the skateboarding trick that catapulted Tony Hawk to fame and vert skateboarding into the mainstream in 1999 ...

"The trick 900, the Switch 540, I've won a lot of X-Games gold medals, I'm the Olympic gold medalist for park skateboarding and I've just been doing a lot of comps and just skating a lot," said Trew.