The X Games are over. We definitly saw some of the biggest tricks and most amazing wins in X Games history. Here are highlights and results from the X Games XII.
X Games XII provided fans with amazing action and some of the biggest tricks ever pulled in action sports history. Extreme sports fans gathered in LA from August 3-6 for the 12th installment of the X Games.
Two new events debuted this year; BMX Big Air and Rally Car. In addition to the excitement of the new events, anticipation was high for the big tricks that were rumored to be attempted.
Travis Pastrana satisfied the speculation when, on his second run in MotoX Best Trick, he pulled the first ever double back flip in competition history. As amazing as it turned out, Travis said "I hope I never have to do it again." He wasn't talking about winning the gold though, Travis went on to compete in three more events (SuperMoto, MotoX Freestyle, and Rally Car) and win two more gold medals.
Shaun White was also under a lot of speculation. The US Olympic Gold Medalist had already pulled a 1080° on snowboard and everyone was eager to see if he would be able to duplicate it on skateboard. During the Skateboard Best Trick competition, Shaun made 18 attempts at the 1080 (three complete rotations), coming so close but couldn't quite finish it off. Shaun deserves major respect for the level of determination he showed.
Final Results of X Games XII...
Skateboard
Men's Vert:
Gold- Sandro Diaz (was considered an underdog to win)
Silver- Bob Burnquist
Bronze- Bucky Lasek
Men's Street:
Gold- Chris Cole
Silver- Ryan Sheckler
Bronze- Andrew Reynolds
Vert Best Trick:
Gold- Bucky Lasek (1st Best Trick medal for a frontside cab varial heel-flip)
Silver- Max Dufour
Bronze- Bob Burnquist
Big Air:
Gold- Danny Way
Silver- Jake Brown (getting his 1st X Games medal)
Bronze- Bob Burnquist
Women's Vert:
Gold- Cara-Beth Burnside (2nd consecutive gold)
Silver- Mimi Knoop
Bronze- Karen Jones
Women's Street:
Gold- Elissa Steamer (3rd straight gold)
Silver- Lauren Perkins
Bronze- Lacey Baker
BMX
Freestyle Dirt:
Gold- Corey Bohan (the first 3x Gold winner in BMX dirt history)
Silver- Ryan Nyquist (Back after 2 year absence to win his 13th medal)
Bronze- Anthony Napolitan (X Games debut)
Freestyle Vert: Previously the only winners of gold were Dave Mirra and Jamie Bestwick
Gold- Chad Kagy (finally earned "the shiny one")
Silver- Jamie Bestwick
Bronze- Simon Tabron
Vert Best Trick:
Gold- Kevin Robinson (the 1st Double Flair)
Silver- Chad Kagy
Bronze- Simon Tabron
Freestyle Park:
Gold- Scotty Cranmer
Silver- Morgan Wade
Bronze- Daniel Dhers (X Games debut)
BMX Big Air:
Gold- Kevin Robinson
Silver- Chad Kagy
Bronze- Allan Cooke
MotoX
Best Trick:
Gold- Travis Pastrana (first double backflip in competition history)
Silver- Mat Rebeaud (first Best Trick medal)
Bronze- Blake Williams
Step-Up:
Gold- Matt Buyten (cleared 23 feet)
Silver- Brian Deegan
Bronze- Jeremy McGrath
Freestyle:
Gold- Travis Pastrana
Silver- Adam Jones
Bronze- Mike Mason
SuperMoto: Amazing race to the finish with just 0.57 seconds separating the top two
Gold- Jeff Ward (at 45, the oldest X Games athlete and gold medalist)
Silver- Mark Burkhart
Bronze- Doug Henry
Rally Car: New to X Games. Driver and navigator team. 9 stage event.
Gold- Travis Pastrana &Christian Edstrom
Silver- Colin McCrae & Nicky Grist
Bronze- Ken Block & Alex Gelsomino
Surfing: After a 3 year reign, the East Coast team succumbed to the West Coast
Gold- West Coast
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Comments
Aug 15, 2006 11:17 PM
Alan Sorum :
<p></p>You have to love 45 year old Jeff Ward winning gold in
SuperMoto. At least it makes me feel better. I hope you can cover some of
the Red Bull events for extreme snow machines.
Aug 16, 2006 7:40 AM
Jodi Gallegos :
<p>
</p>It was an amazing finish. Mark Burkhart was
practically riding Jeff Ward's rear tire to the finish. I think it's
awesome that the X Games has such a wide age range for competitors (and
medalists!).
Is the Red Bull Fuel and Fury the event you
were thinking of? The '06 event was in April. I'll be watching for it in
'07 though. I think some of the '06 videos are still up on the website.
Aug 16, 2006 6:31 PM
Alan Sorum :
<p></p>I don't keep up on it as I should. Jay Quinlan is a
Valdez boy and brother of a friend. Got to like anyone that can backflip a
snow machine. He's broken a lot of parts...
Aug 17, 2006 8:42 AM
Jodi Gallegos :
<p>
</p>That was the Red Bull Fuel and Fury. Jay
got the $1,000 prize for worst wreck. That's a hard way to earn a
living!
Most of the guys (and girls) who do stunt have had
so many broken body parts they hardly even notice the "little"
injuries anymore. I know people who are convinced that given enough time
and Tylenol, they can "walk off" an ankle fracture.
Aug 27, 2006 2:15 PM
Alan Sorum :
I saw some video from when Jay was learning to pull off the backflip.
Several times he fell straight down out of the top of the loop. It broke
him and the machine several times before he figured out how to do it. We
had the outdoor editor of the Anchorage Daily News comment on the
industries lack of medical support for these guys. The feeling was the
sponsors could do more for injured riders and the huge hospital bills.
Aug 29, 2006 6:55 AM
Jodi Gallegos :
I'm not sure what the liability limits are for the sponsors. I would
assume the competitors to any "risky" competition sign a
liability waiver. I would guess that basic medical and life
insurance coverage gets tricky. Especially when you list an action sport
as your career.
Sep 5, 2006 1:44 PM
Jill Florio :
I am enjoying reading your conversation about this... :)
Sep 6, 2006 11:59 AM
Jodi Gallegos :
Thanks, Jill! And when you do a backflip in your kayak, I want to be the
1st one there! Come one...I'm sure it can be done.
Sep 8, 2006 2:49 PM
Jodi Gallegos :
Alan- I think I saw your friend, Jay the other night on Stunt Junkies! He
was trying to do a barrell roll on his snowmobile. His name was
Jay, he was in Alaska, and, I missed the 1st few minutes but they kept
referring to when he was trying to pull the backflip! (Oh, and he was
wearing a Red Bull hat) The entire time I was watching, I was sure
it was your guy!
