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Tony Hawks Emotional After Nailing Final Ollie 540

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Tony Hawk retired from competition in 2003, but he can still nail a handful of tricks that few others can.

On Thursday, Hawk shared a video of him doing what he said was his "last ever ollie 540." He posed it alongside the first one he nailed 32 years ago.

"This one meant a lot to me," Hawk wrote on Twitter.

"In 1989 I started trying ollie 540's as a joke since it seemed there was no way to keep a skateboard on your feet throughout 1 1/2 spins in the air," he explained in a lengthy Instagram post.