Skateboarding is an Olympic sport. It is being played for the second time at the Paris Games after making its debut during the 2020 Games, but the athletes may not be as well-known yet as some of skateboarding's most influential figures of all time. Tony Hawk, of course, is the name people think of when it comes to skateboarding.
Hawk is 56 years old and has been retired from professional skating since 2003. In recent years, Hawk has been winding down his skating on the hobby side too, completing some tricks for the last time ever.
But with the sport getting a new stage in the Olympics, would it possibly lure Hawk out of retirement to chase something he never got the chance to achieve: An Olympic medal?
No shot.
"I don't think you want to see me competing when I'm 60. That's probably not going to bode well," Hawk told PEOPLE.
For what it's worth, the oldest Olympian to medal was 72 (also oldest to ever participate). Oscar Swahn won gold in shooting. He broke his own record from 12 years prior when he became the oldest Olympian to medal at age 60.
Hawk may be out, but fans of nostalgia and our favorite athletes of bygone eras can hold out hope for Tom Brady to play for the flag football team when that makes its debut in 2028.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Tony Hawk Recently Had Comical Line About Skating in Olympics.
