Tony Hawkmade it to theTokyo Olympics— as a correspondent.The skateboarding icon, 53, joined the NBC Olympics correspondent team covering skateboarding’s Olympic debut. Though with COVID-19 restrictions in place, the atmosphere was a little different from what he expected.“The idea that there’s no crowd allowed in the venues and there’s all this empty stands is a little strange… but that being said, it was super exciting. I was stoked to see it live,” Hawk tells PEOPLE.While the cast of competitors might seem young to some viewers — the women’s street skateboarding medalists ranged from 13 to 16 years old — Hawk wasn’t surprised. After all, he turned pro at age 14.Tony Hawk.Don Arnold/WireImageThe skateboarding legend even has a special connection to one of the athletes: Brazilian Rayssa Leal, 13, who placed second in the women’s street competition. Back in 2015, Hawkhelped the youngster go viralwhen tweeted a video of the then-8-year-old practicing a trick while wearing a fairy costume.“I have been watching [Rayssa’s rise to fame] all along and I have actually skated with her a few times in between that, so I’ve seen how much she’s grown,” he said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Just like Rayssa, Hawk’s own daughter Kady is also 13 years old — and while she isn’t competing at the Olympics, she is preparing for something just as important: back-to-school season.To celebrate, the father-daughter pair are starring in a new Great Clips ad, which PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at. In the clip, Tony and his daughter pull off the “World’s Greatest Back-to-School Trick” — using theGreat Clips appto make sure Kady gets the right haircut before her first day.Tony Hawk.Great ClipsOf course, Hawk is no stranger to scheduling nightmares as he’s balanced being a dad with his skateboarding career. Luckily for him, Great Clips has an app that made scheduling haircuts easy — he even used the app to schedule his haircut before heading to Tokyo.“When you do have kids, back-to-school gets so hectic and it starts to interfere with their summer activities… so this makes it way easier,” Hawk adds.To learn more about Team USA, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics now on NBC.
Tony Hawkmade it to theTokyo Olympics— as a correspondent.
The skateboarding icon, 53, joined the NBC Olympics correspondent team covering skateboarding’s Olympic debut. Though with COVID-19 restrictions in place, the atmosphere was a little different from what he expected.
“The idea that there’s no crowd allowed in the venues and there’s all this empty stands is a little strange… but that being said, it was super exciting. I was stoked to see it live,” Hawk tells PEOPLE.
While the cast of competitors might seem young to some viewers — the women’s street skateboarding medalists ranged from 13 to 16 years old — Hawk wasn’t surprised. After all, he turned pro at age 14.
Tony Hawk.Don Arnold/WireImage
The skateboarding legend even has a special connection to one of the athletes: Brazilian Rayssa Leal, 13, who placed second in the women’s street competition. Back in 2015, Hawkhelped the youngster go viralwhen tweeted a video of the then-8-year-old practicing a trick while wearing a fairy costume.
“I have been watching [Rayssa’s rise to fame] all along and I have actually skated with her a few times in between that, so I’ve seen how much she’s grown,” he said.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
Just like Rayssa, Hawk’s own daughter Kady is also 13 years old — and while she isn’t competing at the Olympics, she is preparing for something just as important: back-to-school season.
To celebrate, the father-daughter pair are starring in a new Great Clips ad, which PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at. In the clip, Tony and his daughter pull off the “World’s Greatest Back-to-School Trick” — using theGreat Clips appto make sure Kady gets the right haircut before her first day.
Tony Hawk.Great Clips
Of course, Hawk is no stranger to scheduling nightmares as he’s balanced being a dad with his skateboarding career. Luckily for him, Great Clips has an app that made scheduling haircuts easy — he even used the app to schedule his haircut before heading to Tokyo.
“When you do have kids, back-to-school gets so hectic and it starts to interfere with their summer activities… so this makes it way easier,” Hawk adds.
To learn more about Team USA, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics now on NBC.
source: people.com
