Finals & Best Trick - Tony Hawk's Vert Alert 2023: Road to X Games

Women's and Men's Finals and Women's and Men's Best Trick LIVE from the Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert: Road to X Games.
Tony Hawk's Vert Alert (THVA) is a FREE two-day vert skateboarding competition and legends demo which attracts the best vert skateboarders from around the world, past and present. THVA is uniquely open to all vert skateboarders to allow lesser known skaters a chance to compete with the best for a total purse of $75,000.
New to Vert Alert this year is the chance for the top three podium finishers to qualify for X Games California 2023.
Photo Credit: Dave Swift
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[@SpiderMax95]

every contest i see i cant help but being amazed by the level of progression women's skating is experiencing right now. also, japan is just killing it!

[@ryans2118]

Im 45 and tony hawk was my hero when i started in my childhood. And for him to still keep hitting vert! No other xtreme sport star still doing it into their 50's. Hes the man.

[@maattttt07]

Kelly Slater is still on the World tour of Surfing. He's 51

[@ryans2118]

@@maattttt07 shame on me. Yeah slater is still shredding it too. I think tony could easily surf. Im not sure slater could do a mctwist on the vert ramp though?

[@graxjpg]

@@ryans2118tonys brother is a very accomplished surfer too still doing it in his 50s

[@maattttt07]

@ryans2118 Yes Slater is not a skater. I'm not sure Tony could still win a professional contest against the new generation of skaters though. Kelly Slater won the Pipe masters last year! Kelly is the Goat of all sports. Through 3-4 generations he has stayed on championship tour. Unparalleled Tony a legend too obviously but he's been out of the game at the highest level for a long time

[@superdad942]

woman's finals... absolutely SICK. best sports good vibe I've ever had! girls are KILLING IT

[@markmckinney7920]

Good lord! The level of skating was insane. So rad.

[@bkohler89]

the height that these young kids are getting flying in the air on that halfpipe is insane!!! every one of them were killing it!

[@user-fm3sr6oe6l]

Wow what did I just watch , stand up applause salute , I've been skating along time now 39 years ,and to see how far it's come , it's amazing , skateboarding the most technical sport in the world , and you never get use to the slams , so skating is the only thing Il let hurt me over and over again , salute to the new generation so gifted and fearless ,

[@gilesdavis4678]

'ohhh... that's the biggest olllie 5 _you'll_ ever see.' Gotta love Tony's commentary 😂

[@Ink_25]

Awesome event, loved to watch it. Looking forward to X Games! Thanks to everyone making this possible and congrats to all the finalists!

[@CyphroH6ll]

This was totaly epic. 38 and back on my boards and back building boards thanks to watching the build up to this. 🤯🤪🤯🤙🤙

[@y_not]

That was awesome! The build up with the race to 1st women's 720 and Jason's reaction when Arisa got it!

[@nickhunsaker3810]

Nice to see Moto get first in best trick that was insane. He is so good I thought he should have won the last few competitions I watched honestly

[@PolarisCastillo]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="151">2:31</a>:58 I can't believe the camera missed the first female 720 lol

[@Hinglemcringleberrys]

Seeing my heroes again is always cool. Hosoi, hawk, McGill, Staab. 🤘🏻

[@Tear777]

Such amazing skateboarding took place here! Wow! Thank you!!!

[@jetblackjake8510]

Such a sick event, the level of vert skating is all time! Love it!!!

[@chrishendricks4613]

As a skater from the 80s I cant believe the level of skating now..Moto skates like Hosoi for sure.

[@LotkaVolterra]

Wow, I swear Reese skates like Bob Burnquist in a little girl's body. Just fearlessly chaining no-grab and technical lip tricks. Spins and grabs get the crowd going, but it's these tricks I love to see.

[@JennyverseLive]

I'm definitely up for a version of this where they draw tricks out of a hat! (And would also love a Vert Alert jersey)

[@deadbeat-vc9kg]

Since we now have SLS, Street League Skateboarding, we need VLS, Vert League Skateboarding.

[@y_not]

That dude running back up the ramp was almost a trick in itself, impressive!

[@R.J.1]

Go Ladies! Absolutely outstanding!

[@gnarlygnathan]

The girls have an insane amount of creativity. I can't get over it.

[@stevekeeves9363]

Love all of this great skating, watching at work on quiet days

[@adityatyagi4009]

Absolutely amazing. I particularly enjoyed Tony Hawk's expert commentary on the tricks in real time!

[@spigetts]

I can't even!!! So Good!! such an awesome event..Thank you From SLC❤

[@RandyWRodrifuez]

man, love to see the skate world going so strong, what a group of such amazing humans

[@deadbeat-vc9kg]

"the kid is back on the escalator". 😆. Nice Mallrats callback.

[@indiasuaujunca]

that run by Tom was so sick!!!! and Reese!

[@user-pw7xy2sm8i]

Go Bryce! Love all the crazy dancing she does on the coping! This comp made me realise just how boring park and street is to watch. Long live vert!

[@williamRE]

"What does a 10 year old do with 400 dollars?" "Put it in their little pocket!" 😄

[@Tastewithnewdrinks]

Awesome😍

[@gregoryisawsome]

nose nollie flip in is fire

[@richardhiatt3420]

So good too see

[@deadbeat-vc9kg]

Since we now have SLS, Street League Skateboarding, we need VLS, Vert League Skateboarding.

[@y_not]

Nice one Utah! I reckon we see full stands in a few years

[@luisjpichardo3138]

this is cool

[@4THALSTME]

Vert is mental! Vert Alert!!!

[@iwikongzilla2942]

vert skating is the greatest show on planet earth!

[@allanmaciel]

Moto deserved first place!

[@prairietan]

Would have loved to seen a sack tap from someone!

[@y_not]

Yeah Arisa, you legend!!

[@drewarmstrong1245]

Drew from Olympia WA ....what is the average deck size that the skaters overall use for vert and is there any size or specifications that are not allowed?

[@BahliPadma]

Witnessing the next generation tear up the place in glorious style; some of the best women's vert I've ever seen. Excellent! Can't wait to see where they all go next. 🛹

[@DarthVaidan]

Really enjoyed watching the women! They are doing some great things

[@pleaseobeyjesus5831]

I have never seen women skate vert before, I am amazed 100%!

[@pleaseobeyjesus5831]

The switch backside 360 at 32:37 for example...amazing level!

[@Andersonsantos-vg5nq]

Awsm event is pretty to see female skater doing 1st 720 now i hope to see them doing a 900 soon, male skate was amazing i love to see Gui Khury doing a lot of 900 variatons, happy to see Mr. Tony Hawk landing a Mc twist like a 9 🙌🛹🤘😎

[@906iphone]

Never seen so many ads on a video in my life xgames must really really want to take everyone's money

[@domjax]

An other sick video ! You guys need to to look up / to the end like on a slackline definitely gives you a better / faster ability to react to any movement.

[@GHOST__BRAIN]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="87">1:27</a>:25 jimmy wilkins you are fking insane lol one of my faveriot skaters ever since u started doing no grab 540s

[@Verlisify]

A casual 900 mid run is unfathomable

[@y_not]

Bucky is insane!

[@holgerl.9666]

BIG UP ARISA

[@TheAnimeist]

Jason Ellis is correct. These are some of the greatest athletes out there. Not too many are willing to put it out there like skaters. edit : Bull riding may be close.

[@travispowell7835]

Or freestyle motox, doing triple backflips and Misty flips 80 ft in the air on a 250 lb dirt bike

[@iMaatz]

First: Moto Shibata Second: Gui Khuri Opinion

[@katiepatrick425]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="151">2:31</a>:52 first women's 720!!

[@Tom_Emody]

All these girls are shredding hard!

[@sterling8298]

I remember the boom boom huck james.😊

[@LukiGewa]

Wow wow wow

[@TRUMPFORPRESIDENT224]

Tony is The GOAT

[@y_not]

Motoooooo!!!

[@ewignichjesehn]

fantastic event for everyone! keep up the good work.

[@StanVasilchuk]

I have a feeling Mitchie Brusco will land that 900 at the Xgames in July!

[@williamRE]

Can't believe you guys dropped the ball on the 720

[@allanmaciel]

Bring back high air competition

[@Afonso-pt4rn]

bom demais

[@sterling8298]

Back in the day, I used to ride forty-four millimeter wheels whenever I would longboard.😊

[@GHOST__BRAIN]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="102">1:42</a>:04 gi kurry does 720 to accidental backwards coffin

[@dubdefense2029]

for gods sake please have the announcer learn the skaters names

[@itsjustme2172]

what are the dimensions of tony's ramp?

[@CadolfWasHere]

got this vid muted with the tony hawk proskater 1+2 soundtrack playing full blast in the background youre welcome.

[@paullambert6485]

Reeeeeese from Canada

[@lonkbadonk3195]

Tony be like "I did this to keep vert alive". Well we need more vert ramps to keep it alive, so that not just californians can skate vert 😂. Would love to see a Utah skater make finals one day

[@HitnRunTony]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="91">1:31</a>:04 Love the Mallrats quote 😂

[@TheNewDrew]

Nosegrind fakie was my favorite. These commentators don't mention the dopeness of these tricks enough. Lot of unique lip tricks

[@mav3818]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="117">1:57</a>:25 Jimmy Wilkins has ally-oop ollies like no one ever.... style forever

[@katelynnsgiraffe6456]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="172">2:52</a>:22

[@luisjesuspichardofuentes5639]

can you get skatelite griptape ?

[@Hinglemcringleberrys]

Mike Crum🤘🏻

[@y_not]

Come on Moto!!

[@jibiroo]

~~~Ride on~~~

[@guypinheiro.oficial]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="82">1:22</a>:02 20 years ago if someone did a 900° he already be the champion

[@arianahernandez-ey5cv]

Great video panza guessing 2220 pieces of tape on that car for that bike man.

[@PolarisCastillo]

It's crazy to me that the commentators are so close to the action but their backs are completely turned to watch it all on a monitor lol

[@Caannnnoonn]

It blows my mind how young some of the girls are to be killing it at this level of competition.

[@quebecpower978]

YO MOTO GOT ROBBED AGAIN 🤯

[@diniaceleste5892]

He was the only one to get the highest air in the whole contest

[@blender1188]

You know better then Ueda and Frazier?

[@quebecpower978]

@@blender1188 YES. 1:27:57 and 1:37:11

[@sangyenamdrol9392]

Yes he did.

[@1TruthIslam4uSunniSalefSaleh]

Your comment became a spoiler comment for me i haven't watched all finals yet but because your comment are top comment it is there below video even when not having comment section open : / : | , but yeah i know your probably didn't expect your comment to become number one comment and had not thought that it then might become kind of a spoiler comment,

[@valesilva4]

Por qué no dieron esto en la televisión latina 😡

[@detgoat]

i was feeling like a lil b!tch for tearing up after seeing tony make that 540 mctwist... luv sk8boarding, street - vert -park - etc

[@benninger123]

I think the young 14 year old deserved to be in the top 3 .

[@luisjpichardo3138]

tony hawk #1

[@kawayansiargaovilla9045]

wow

[@sangyenamdrol9392]

There have been contests that were the greatest ever seen. This surpassed everything, Legends jam, Ladies🤗, Mens🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Utterly superb.

[@jamesmueth7555]

tony hawks pro skater!!!!

[@karnpanyadilok8682]

Good healthy childhood uses gliding on board

[@DanedriusCooper-dd8ry]

👍

[@wholibah]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="82">1:22</a>:44 almost dropped da eff bomb

[@y_not]

Jason! You can't state your favourite as you're MCing an event! Lol

[@nicotinepoisoning]

Where have the inverts gone

[@sekulrtsnfnugg6126]

Sky Brown did a 720 out of the snake run in venice a few years ago. But a first 720 in competition? Sure.

[@gigilamorosso4163]

Girls are awesome ... 😳 ❤❤❤❤

[@pauloindaeosrickenbackers]

3 Brazilians in the final!

[@doctorworm3735]

Haven't seen it yet, but I predict women's best trick is a roll in, a mctwist, or some kind of basic plant.