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DECADES-OLD SKATEBOARDING TRICK MIXES WITH VIRTUAL REALITY

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Leave it to Tony Hawk to mix a decades-old skateboarding trick with the latest in virtual reality technology.

The 50-year-old skateboarding pioneer and entrepreneur is dragging his 360-degree loop ramp out of storage and giving a handful of young skaters the chance to try to nail the near-impossible trick on a live virtual reality broadcast Sunday from his San Diego County headquarters.

There’s no prize money or trophy for any skater who

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