Arisa Trew becomes first female to land 720 skateboard trick in competition — with Tony Hawk watching

Gold Coast teenager Arisa Trew has made skateboarding history as the first female to land a 720 in competition, in front of the man who made the move famous — Tony Hawk. 

The 13-year-old was competing in the Tony Hawk Vert Alert in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday when she performed the trick, which has the skater rotate twice while in the air. 

“I can’t believe I landed my first 720!” she wrote on Instagram.

“And to be the first girl in the world to land a 7 in competition.

“Thanks for the fun @thvertalert and everyone who helped me land it!”

Trew is ranked number 14 in the world under the park division and is a hopeful for the Paris 2024 Olympics. 

The 720 was made famous by Tony Hawk, who first successfully performed it in 1985. 

Hawk described Trew’s performance as “bringing the house down”. 

Trew’s coach Trevor Ward wrote on Instagram about the “amazing experience” to learn how to land the trick.

“We started the process not too long ago and in a few hours she was putting it to wheels,” he said. 

Ward said Tony Hawk himself gave advice to Trew and Germany’s Lilly Stoephasius (world number 11) on how to do the trick prior to the girls entering the ramp. 

“With the hype of the crowd, both girls battled for the trick and in the end Arisa landed the trick outside of time but became the first girl in history to land the 720,” Ward said. 

“We knew it was coming soon. We just didn’t expect it to be on the world stage rather than on our vert ramp back home in Australia.

“Arisa has an amazing mindset and willpower to succeed.”