Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk will serve as an NBC Olympics correspondent for the Tokyo Games, during which skateboarding makes its Olympic debut.
Hawk, 53, joins a correspondent team that also includes the figure skating pair of Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, NBC News national political correspondent Steve Kornacki and award-winning broadcasters Mary Carillo and Jimmy Roberts.
“With their unique presentation styles, the correspondents will tell stories about the athletes, competition, culture, and history, as the Olympic Games return to Tokyo for the first time since 1964,” according to an NBC Sports press release.