The X Games are an annual

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s event organized, produced and broadcast by

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. Coverage is also shown on ESPN's sister network,

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. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Providence and

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. Participants compete to win bronze, silver, and gold medals, as well as prize money. The competition often features new tricks such as

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in skateboarding,

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's Double McTwist 1260 in snowboard, Dave Mirra’s Double Backflip in BMX,

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's Double Backflip in

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Heath Frisby Winter X Games XVI (re-titled Winter X Games Aspen'12; styled as Winter X Games Sixteen in the official logo) were held from January 26 to January 29, 2012, in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 11th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. The ...

's first snowmobile frontflip, Chuck Carothers's first body varial in Moto X Best Trick,

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's first nose-butter triple cork in Ski Big Air,

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's first switch triple rodeo in a

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competition and

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's first landed triple cork in a snowboard competition. Concurrent with competition is the "X Fest" sports and music festival, which offers live music, athlete autograph sessions, and interactive elements. The X Games gained media exposure due to their big name sponsors, top-tier athletes, and consistent fan attendance. As the ''Journal of Sport Management'' (2006) explains,

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and

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are the two demographics most highly valued by marketers. This creates a broad approach on marketing towards that certain demographic, which is why the X Games marketing and economic outlook is so "out of the box". According to a 2008 report by ESPN, in 1997, the Winter X Games inaugural year, 38,000 spectators attended the four-day event. In 1998, the attendance dropped to 25,000 spectators. But just two years later, a record attendance of 83,500 people attended the Winter X Games East Coast debut. The X Games and Winter X Games continue to grow with the popularity of action sports and the athletes who compete in them. As part of the X Games, there have been performances by various rock bands over the years, as well as a DJ being on-site at all events. The X Games have made it a point since its founding to stage an eco-friendly event. Such measures include using

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fuel in their vehicles and organizing recycling campaigns. The X Games has never carried out

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on competitors, a position which has been criticized by the

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director general David Howman and the

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Winter X Games

The Winter X Games VIII in 2002 was the first time an X Games event was televised live and also had coverage by ESPN's flagship news program, '' SportsCenter''. Viewership across the three networks that carried coverage of the event – ABC Sports, ESPN, and

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– exceeded 2001's household average by 30% according to Nielsen Media Research. The event also reached record highs in several demographic categories. To accommodate the first-time live coverage, nighttime competitions were added, resulting in record attendance for the

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/ Snowmass venue in Colorado. The 2002 Winter X Games was a significant year for ESPN and the X Games. It was the first year that the games were held in Aspen at Buttermilk Mountain. The Games continued to add new events including the ski slopestyle event, ski superpipe event, snowboarding, skateboarding etc. The most memorable incident of the 2002 Games was when the entire 2002 U.S. Olympic freestyle snowboarding team showed up to compete in the Winter X snowboard superpipe event, just weeks before the

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in Salt Lake City. Also in 2002, ESPN announced the establishment of the X Games Global Championship. The Global Championship featured two distinct venues hosting competitions in summer and winter action sports simultaneously. It consisted of six teams of the world's top athletes, grouped together by their region of origin, to compete in the four-day event. The winter sports were held in Whistler Blackcomb Resort in British Columbia, and the events included snowboarding and skiing. The Winter X Games are mostly held in the United States in January, but can happen in February, while the Summer X Games are usually held in August. The location of the Winter X Games is in Aspen, Colorado, through 2019, while the location for the Summer X Games has been in Los Angeles, changing to

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, in June 2014. The X Games also has international competitions and demos around the world that are held at varying times throughout the year. The games are shown live on television. The Winter X Games are, as described by ESPN (2008), a competition compiled of the greatest winter action sport athletes from around the world competing on an annual basis. The competition has day and evening events including skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling. The first Winter X Games took place at Snow Summit ski resort in

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, in 1997. The following two years, the Games were held at

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in Colorado. The two years following that, the Games were held in Mount Snow, Vermont. Since 2002, the Winter X Games have been held at Aspen's Buttermilk Mountain and will continue to be until 2024, according to ESPN. During 2015's Winter X Games, ESPN used camera drones to capture aerial views of the athlete's runs. This was a first for ESPN.

Global expansion

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have been held annually since 1998. In May 2003, the X Games held the Global Championships, a special event where five continents competed in 11 disciplines. The event was held in two locations: the

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, and

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. The final team results, in order, were the United States, Europe, Australia, Asia, and South America. In May 2011, ESPN held a bid to select three host cities in addition to Los Angeles, Aspen, and

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, France, to form a six-event calendar for the next three years beginning in 2013. In May 2012, the selected cities were announced:

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, Spain;

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, Germany; and

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, Brazil. The two European cities have hosted the Summer Olympic Games in the past, whereas Brazil has provided several X Games competitors. Since 2010, Winter X Games Europe has been held in Tignes and also began holding events in

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in 2016. An event in Sydney, Australia was held in 2018 and winter and summer events were also planned for 2019 and 2020 in China and a return trip to Norway in 2020. X Games Chiba, the first edition to take place in Japan, was introduced in 2022.

Events

Current Summer

;Moto X *Moto X Best Whip *Moto X Freestyle *Moto X Quarterpipe *Moto X Best Trick *Moto X 110
;Skateboarding * Skateboard Vert *Men's Skateboard Park *Women's Skateboard Park *Street League Skateboarding *SLS Select Series *Women's Skateboard Street *Skateboard Big Air
;BMX Freestyle *BMX Vert *BMX Park *BMX Street *BMX Big Air *BMX Dirt ;Real Video Series *Real Street *Real BMX *Real Moto *Real MTB *Real Women
;Red Bull Phenom *Skateboard Street *BMX Street
;Esports * MLG '' Call of Duty'' *RLCS ''

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'' *MLG '' Counter Strike: Global Offensive''

Current Winter

Skiing

*Ski Big Air *Men's Ski Slopestyle *Women's Ski Slopestyle *Men's Ski Superpipe *Women's Ski Superpipe

Snowboarding

*Snowboard Big Air *Women's Snowboard Slopestyle *Men's Snowboard Slopestyle *Men's Snowboard Superpipe *Women's Snowboard Superpipe *Knuckle Huck

Real Video Series

*Real Snow *Real Snow Backcountry *Real Ski Backcountry

Past Summer

; Surfing *Surf *SRF The Game (East vs West) *Real Surf *Big Wave ;BMX *BMX Flatland *BMX Downhill *BMX Vert Doubles *BMX Vert Best Trick ;Rally & Off-Road Truck *Rallycross Lites Racing *Rallycross SuperCar Racing *Rally Super Special *Gymkhana Grid *

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;Mountain Bike *Mountain Bike Slopestyle *Mountain Bike Trials *Mountain Bike Slalom *Mountain Bike Giant Slalom *Red Bull Phenom MTB ;Skateboarding *Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam *Downhill Skateboarding *Skateboard Vert Doubles *Women's Skateboard Vert *Skateboard Vert Best Trick *Skateboard Game of SK8 ;Other *

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* X-venture race *

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* Skysurfing * Bungee jumping *Barefoot Waterski Jumping ;

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* Vert Skating * Vert Skating Triples * Vert Skating Best Trick *Street Skating *Park Skating ;Moto X *Moto X Step Up *Men's Moto X racing *Women's Moto X racing *Moto X speed and style *Moto X adaptive racing *Men's Moto X Endurocross *Women's Moto X Endurocross *Moto X SuperMoto *Moto X Flat Track *Moto X Hooligan Flat Track *Moto X Doubles (intended to be a medal event at X Games Sydney 2018 but was replaced by a demo due to thunderstorms)

Past Winter

*Super Modified Snow Shovel Racing *Snow Mountain Bike Racing *

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* Ice climbing *Ultracross * Snowskating *Hillcross *Snowmobile Best Trick *Men's Skier X *Women's Skier X *Mono Skier X *Men's Snowboard X *Women's Snowboard X *Snowmobile Freestyle *Snowmobile Speed & Style *

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*Snocross Adaptive *Snow BikeCross *Snow Bike Best Trick

History

Brian Deegan jumping at X Games 17 in Los Angeles

''Summarized from ESPN.com''

Summer X Games

*1995: Extreme Games – Newport, Rhode Island & Providence, Rhode Island ** Chris Senn wins the gold medal in Skateboard Street beating

who took the silver and Willy Santos who won Bronze. ** Justin Seers wins the gold medal in Barefoot Water Ski Jumping. ** After injuring his right leg during qualifying, Bob Pereyra wins the gold in

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. ** Jay Miron takes the gold in BMX Dirt. ** Tony Hawk takes the gold in Skateboard Vert after Neal Hendrix bails on his final run. **

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takes his first gold medal in BMX Vert. ** Robert "Fig" Naughton wins gold in Dual Downhill Mountain bike. **

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wins gold in Dual Downhill Mountain bike. *1996: X Games II – Providence & Newport **

Dave Mirra David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earned at least one ...

wins his first gold medal in BMX Street. ** Rodil de Araujo Jr. takes the gold in Skateboard Street. ** Joey Garcia takes the gold medal in BMX Dirt. ** Mat Hoffman takes his second gold medal in BMX Vert. *1997: X Games III – Mission Beach, San Diego, California ''(June 20–28, 1997)'' ** T.J. Lavin takes the gold medal in BMX Dirt, edging out Brian Foster and

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. ** Dave Mirra takes his second gold medal in BMX Street. ** In the debut of Skateboard Vert Doubles, Tony Hawk and Andy Macdonald teamed up and took home the gold. ** Snowboarding Big-Air makes its debut at the Summer X Games with

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taking the gold for the men and Tina Dixon taking the gold for the women. ** In Skateboard Vert, Tony Hawk took home the gold with the first of his many history-making moments at the X Games: the "Perfect Run". His score was a 97.50. ** Chris Senn takes home his second gold medal in Skateboard Street. ** Trevor Meyer takes the gold in the debut of Flatland BMX. *1998: X Games IV –

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''(June 1998)'' ** The team of Dennis McCoy and Dave Mirra take the gold in BMX Vert Doubles. ** Brian Foster edges out

and Joey Garcia to take gold in BMX Dirt. ** Dave Mirra takes his third gold medal in BMX Street. ** Trevor Meyer claims his second gold medal in Flatland BMX. ** Tony Hawk and Andy MacDonald take home their second gold medal in Skateboard Vert Doubles. ** Rodil de Araujo Jr. takes his second gold medal in Skateboard Street after missing the '97 games with an injury. *1999: X Games V – Pier 30 & 32,

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''(June 25 – July 3, 1999)'' ** Dennis Derammelaere takes the gold in Dual Street Luge. ** Dave Mirra wins his fourth gold medal in BMX Street. ** Andy MacDonald and Tony Hawk claim their third gold medal in Skateboard Vert Doubles. ** First professional sporting event (full event) broadcast live on the Internet. ** After eleven failed attempts, skateboarder Tony Hawk finally landed a 900-degree spin ( the 900). **

won the first-ever Moto X Freestyle event at the X Games, after dislocating his spine the previous spring. He also scored the highest run ever (99.00 points). *2000: X Games VI – Pier 30 & 32, San Francisco, California ''(August 17–22, 2000)'' ** Dave Mirra won BMX Park, landing the first-ever double backflip in competition. ** Dennis Derammelaere wins gold in the inaugural 'King of the Hill' Street Luge event. ** The name of the street event for BMX and Skateboarding is changed to Skateboard Park and Bike Stunt Park. **

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wins his first-ever X Games gold medal in Skateboard Park. **

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wins the gold medal in Skateboard Vert Best Trick with a Fakie 5–0

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out on the grind bar. **

wins his second gold medal in Moto X Freestyle. He also attempted to pull off a backflip but bailed out and broke his foot upon landing. **

Tommy Clowers Tommy Clowers (born September 2, 1972) is an American professional FMX (Freestyle Motocross) rider. At the 2000 X Games ( X Games VI), on August 18 at San Francisco, California, Clowers achieved the highest jump in Moto X Step Up, 10.67 m ...

won the first-ever Moto X Step Up event at a record-breaking height of 35 feet. ** Bucky Lasek scored a 98.50 in Skateboard Vert, the highest in X Games history. *2001:

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–

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''(August 17–22, 2001)'' ** Bob Burnquist managed an almost perfect Skateboard Vert run with a score of 98.00. This run is considered by many to be the best run ever in the history of skateboard vert, as Burnquist landed several tricks that had never been done before. Tony Hawk, who was commentating, nearly lost his voice while screaming in disbelief. **

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won the In-line Vert event, with the first double backflip in

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history. ** Stephen Murray lands the first double backflip in Bike Stunt Dirt and wins the gold medal with Ryan Nyquist taking the Silver and T.J. Lavin with the Bronze. ** X Games VII filmed for ESPN's Ultimate X: The Movie. **

wins his third gold medal in Moto X Freestyle. **

wins his second gold in Moto X Step Up, while

takes the silver. **

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took gold in the first-ever Moto X Big Air/Best Trick. ** Carey Hart is hospitalized after falling off his bike mid-air attempting a backflip. **

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landed a 900-degree spin in

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. ** Bruce Crisman beats

in BMX Park. *2002:

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– First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ''(August 15–19, 2002)'' **

landed the no handed 900-degree spin on a BMX. **

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landed the first backflip in X Games history. He also pulled off two consecutive flips; one of them over an 80-foot gap, in a competition run for the victory. He became the first person to win the event other than

. **

wins his first gold of the competition in the Moto X Big Air/Best Trick with a no foot backflip. ** Carey Hart takes home the silver, finally landing a backflip. **

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won gold in Skateboard Vert Best Trick by landing a Heelflip

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. *2003: X Games IX – Staples Center &

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''(August 14–17, 2003)'' **

returns to reclaim his gold medal in Moto X Freestyle. ** Brian Deegan landed the first-ever 360 in Moto X Freestyle, earning him the bronze in Freestyle and gold in Best Trick. **

wins the gold medal in Wakeboarding. **

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takes the gold in BMX Vert his first since 2000. **

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became the youngest X Games gold medalist ever at the age of 13 in Skateboard Park. **

and Bucky Lasek take the gold medal in Skateboard Vert Doubles. **

wins gold in Skateboard Vert Best Trick by landing the

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** In Skateboard Street, Chad Muska wins the gold medal. *2004: X Games X – Staples Center,

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, Los Angeles ''(August 5–8, 2004)'' **

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won and became the first person to defeat

in the Moto X Freestyle event at the X Games. **

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wins the inaugural Skateboard Big Air. ** Jeremy McGrath made his first appearance at the X Games, winning gold in Moto X Step Up and bronze in Supermoto. ** Chuck Carothers wins Moto X Best Trick with the first body varial done at X Games. *2005: X Games XI – Staples Center, Los Angeles ''(August 4–7, 2005)'' **Removal of inline skating from competition following pressure from the skateboarding industry. **

failed to land the 1080 in Skate Best Trick after 29 attempts. **

landed the first-ever double tailwhip flair in the BMX Vert Best Trick event. **

won his fifth medal in Moto X Freestyle and became the most decorated athlete in motocross. ** ESPN signed a contract to keep the X Games in Los Angeles through 2009. *2006: X Games 12 – Staples Center,

, Los Angeles ''(August 3–6, 2006)'' **

landed the world's first double backflip on a dirt bike, and won Moto X Best Trick with a score of 98.60, the highest current score in best trick. He also claims gold in the Moto X Freestyle event. ** Kevin Robinson landed the double flair for the first time. **

won the inaugural X Games Rally, beating the former

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by .52 seconds after the latter rolled his car with two corners to go at the

. It is his third gold of the event. ** Chad Kagy landed the first flatwhip double tailwhip 540. ** Skateboarder

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became the youngest athlete to compete in X Games at 11 years old. *2007: X Games 13 – Staples Center,

, Los Angeles ''(August 2–5, 2007)'' ** Adam Jones became the fourth person to win the Moto X Freestyle event at the X Games. **

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won on his first gold medal in the Moto X Best Trick competition in his first appearance by performing the "Volt". **

won the gold medal in skateboard vert beating Pierre Luc-Gagnon (aka PLG) and Bucky Lasek. ** Jake Brown was hurt after landing the first 720 in Big Air competition. He fell from 40'+ and landed on his backside and back on the flat. The force of the fall knocked his shoes off. After 8 minutes laying motionless, he walked away with help. He suffered a fractured wrist, bruised lung and liver, whiplash, ruptured spleen and a concussion. ** Ricky Carmichael won the first-ever motocross racing circuit. **

returned to competition in BMX Big Air. ** Simon Tabron made an X Games first, doing back-to-back 900s in BMX Vert. *2008:

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– Los Angeles ''(July 31 – August 3, 2008)'' **

clipped his shins on the lip of the quarterpipe after a 20+ foot freefall during the Big Air competition, which the commentators refer to as the "second worst fall ever at the X Games" (the first being Jake Brown's the year before). After spending a few minutes with paramedics, Way limped back to the ramp and went on to nail the trick he had fallen on, coming in second place, behind Bob Burnquist who scored a 96.00. **

won gold in Skateboard Street, his second gold medal at the X Games. ** Jeremy Lusk won a gold medal in the Moto X Freestyle event. **

won his second gold medal in the Moto X Best Trick competition in two appearances by performing a never-before-seen move named the "Electric Doom". ** The Games were filmed for '' X Games 3D: The Movie''. ** Skateboarder Andy Macdonald won his 15th X Games medal, surpassing Tony Hawk as the all-time leader in skateboarding medals. ** Rally racer

reclaimed the gold medal by defeating

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in the Rally X final. ** Jim DeChamp fell while attempting the first-ever frontflip on a motocross bike. **

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won the gold medal in the first-ever women's supercross race. *2009:

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– Los Angeles ''(July 30 – August 2, 2009)'' ** Skateboarder Jake Brown won his first gold medal in the Big Air competition. ** Danny Way won the inaugural Big Air Rail Jam, a contest which he created. ** Paul Rodriguez won Skateboard Street. ** Ohio's Anthony Napolitan landed the first-ever double front flip on a bicycle. **

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became the first non-American rider to win FMX gold. **

became the first person to three-peat gold Moto X Best Trick in controversial fashion by using the same trick he used to win in 2008, the "Electric Doom", especially after the judges had said that "innovation" would win the gold that year. ** Ricky Carmichael fell and hurt himself on Moto X Step Up. Due to the circumstances, dual gold medals were awarded to Carmichael and to Ronnie Renner. **

wins BMX Vert for the third time. ** Pierre-Luc Gagnon won gold in Skateboard Vert for the second consecutive year. ** In his first X Games appearance, the retired IndyCar champion

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won Rally X gold over the defending gold medalist

. In a TV first, co-drivers Jen Horsey and Chrissie Beavis commentate live inside the racecars. **

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, 18, won the Women's Motocross Super X, becoming the Games' first deaf medalist. *2010: X Games 16 – Staples Center, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum &

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, Los Angeles ''(July 29 – August 1, 2010)'' **

competed in four events after pulling out of Best Trick at the last minute. He came back to freestyle after a 3-year break and took gold, pulling yet another double backflip, the first in Moto X freestyle competition. He had troubles in Rally, costing him gold in Rally Racing and the chance to compete in Super Rally, but came back on the bike and won his first gold in Moto X Speed & Style, beating

won the Women's Motocross Super X for the second year running, becoming the only rider to do so. ** Matt Buyten won gold in Moto X Step Up, beating the former champion, Ronnie Renner. **

became the first person to 4-peat with a win in BMX Vert. ** Pierre-Luc Gagnon became the first athlete to win in Skateboard Vert three times, beating the silver medalist,

. **

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became the first athlete to win BMX Street three times. **

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made what some call the greatest comeback in action sports history, winning his first X Games gold medal in Best Trick by pulling a double backflip, the trick that bit him hard in

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only 8 months before, leaving him in a coma for seven days, and having him retrain his body, learning how to walk and, eventually, to ride again. **

won the X Games gold medal in Skateboard Street seeking redemption after his X Games XV mishap. *2011: X Games 17 – Los Angeles ''(July 28–31, 2011)'' **

wins his second gold medal in Moto X Freestyle. **

earned his second gold medal in Skateboard Vert, breaking Pierre Luc Gagnon's 3-year winning streak. **

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took gold on his debut in the Rally Car Racing event after beating

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in the final. **

came first in the Men's Skateboard Street, his first X Games gold medal since his participation in the event at the

. **

fell while attempting a rodeo 720, or as he called it "The Toilet Paper Roll", in Moto X Best Trick, breaking bones in his foot and ankle. Despite the injury, he competed in RallyCross three days later using hand controls mounted to the steering wheel. **

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landed the first frontflip on a dirt bike during Moto X Best Trick, claiming the gold. *2012: X Games 18 – Los Angeles ''(June 28 – July 1, 2012)'' ** Bob Burnquist won his fourth Big Air gold medal, and his ninth total gold medals. ** Ronnie Renner won the gold medal in Moto X Step Up, breaking the previous record height of 37' by 10' making it the highest ever at the X Games with 47'. **

6-peats with a win in BMX Vert. **

5-peats in BMX Street, the only competitor to win BMX Street in its 5-year history at X Games. **

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( Citroën DS3), by then eight consecutive times

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winner since 2004, claimed gold on his debut in the X Games' RallyCross event. He dominated silver medalist and WRC rival Ken Block by about 10 seconds after Block's Ford Fiesta was hampered by a tire puncture during the second half of the main final. **

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becomes the youngest person to compete in the X Games. *2013: X Games Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil ** Jake Brown lands the first ollie 720 in Skateboard Big Air, earning the bronze. **

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lands the first body varial 900 in Skateboard Big Air. **

wins his 3rd consecutive gold medal in Skateboard Big Air earning his 23rd X Games medal, and landing the 1st "Lien Air Rodeo Flip 720". **

wins his 7th consecutive gold medal in BMX Vert. **

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wins Moto X Step Up as an X Games rookie. **

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wins Women's Moto X Enduro X as a rookie, defeating 2-time defending gold medalist Maria Forsberg. *2013: X Games

landed the first 1080 in Skateboard Big Air, earning the silver. He also became the youngest Skateboard Vert medalist (16), earning the bronze. **

won his 4th consecutive gold medal in Skateboard Big Air, earning his 24th X Games medal. ** Alana Smith won silver in Women's Skateboard Park, becoming the youngest X Games medalist (12). **

won his 8th consecutive gold medal in BMX Vert. ** Chad Kagy lands the first frontflip flair in competition during BMX Vert. **

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landed a bike-flip backflip to late tailwhip during BMX Big Air, and took his second straight gold. *2013: X Games

won his 5th consecutive gold medal in Skateboard Big Air, earning a record 25th medal, landing the 1st switch ollie 540. **

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, won the first gold medal in the inaugural Slopestyle- freeride Mountain bike event. ** Chris Cole won his first Street League contest, en route to winning his third X Games gold medal. *2013:

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won his first gold medal in Skateboard Big Air, defeating Bob Burnquist, who earned his 26th X Games medal (bronze).

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took the silver. **

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won her third consecutive gold medal in Women's Moto X Racing, defeating Meghan Rutledge, after Rutledge crashed across the gap. She also became the 1st woman to compete in a freestyle moto X competition, earning bronze in Best Whip. **

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landed the first 540 double tail whip in BMX Big Air, earning the silver. Morgan Wade took the gold. *2014:

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** Former

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driver Scott Speed wins the Gold in RallyCross Supercars and

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took it in RallyCross Lites. **

won his ninth straight gold medal in BMX Vert. One of the tricks Bestwick pulled was a front flip flair (front flip with a 180 degree rotation). ** Newcomer Jimmy Wilkins won the gold medal in Skateboard Vert. This was Wilkins first pro competition. *2015:

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becomes the second person to land a double flair in competition and the first to land it on the Big Air ramp. With this, he took his second straight gold in BMX Big Air. ** Thomas Pages won the first-ever Moto X Quarterpipe competition, landing a bike-flip and scoring a 95. **

landed the first 540 flair on a vert ramp during the BMX Vert contest and took the gold, defeating nine-time defending champion

. **

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and Metallica performed in front of massive crowds. *2016: X Games Austin 2016 **

landed a frontflip in Moto X Best Trick and took the gold. Strong had just returned from the hospital after he crash-landed on a double backflip during the Quarterpipe competition about an hour before. **

won his tenth gold medal in BMX Vert, landing an Alley-oop 540 Tailwhip (which hadn't been done before). **

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broke his back when his BMX bike malfunctioned while attempting a backflip double tail whip in BMX Park. *2017:

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announced his retirement from the X Games, having competed every year since the first X Games in 1995. *2018: X Games Norway 2018 **

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won first place in 2018 *2018:

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lands his second 1080 and earns his first X Games gold medal. *2019: X Games Minneapolis 2019 **X Fest held at U.S. Bank Stadium, coupled with Skateboard and BMX Vert events and live musical performances at The Armory. **

lands the first 1260 in Skateboard Big Air, earning a silver medal. ** Cocona Hiraki becomes the youngest ever X Games medalist in history, at 10 years of age, earning a silver medal in Women's Skateboard Park. ** Skateboarder

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became the youngest competitor at an X Games and became the youngest person to complete a 900 at an X Games. *2020: X Games Minneapolis 2020 ** X Games Minneapolis 2020 was canceled due to the

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. *2021: X Games Southern California 2021 ** First Summer X Games to be held at professional training facilities, without an in-person audience, both due to the COVID-19 pandemic and close proximity to the

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. ** Events are held at 3 separate facility venues in Riverside,

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, and

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lands the first ever 1080 in a skateboard vert competition, winning best trick. *2022: X Games Japan Chiba 2022 (Spring) ** Women's Skateboard Street: Andrea Benitez, Momiji Nishiya, Rayssa Leal, Funa Nakayama, Aori Nishimura, Pamela Rosa, Keet Oldenbeuving ... ** Women's Skateboard Park: Sakura Yosozumi, Cocona Hiraki, Bryce Wettstein, Dora Varella, Amelia Brodka, Yndiara Asp, Mami Tezuka, Minna Stess ... ** Men's Skateboard Street: Felipe Gustavo, Yuto Horigome, Nyjah Huston, Kelvin Hoefler, Jagger Eaton, Zion Wright, Shane O'Neill, Sora Shirai ... ** Men's Skateboard Park: Zion Wright, Keegan Palmer, Jagger Eaton, Liam Pace, Kensuke Sasaoka, Kieran Woolley, Luiz Francisco ... ** Skateboard Vert: Gui Khury, Mitchie Brusco, Moto Shibata, Clay Kreiner, Jimmy Wilkins, Elliot Sloan ... *2022: X Games Southern California 2022 (Summer) ** Second Summer X Games to be held at professional or private training facilities, without an in-person audience. The decision was made in 2021 due to COVID-19 protocols, but also due to positive response from athletes, who enjoyed the relaxed "backyard" format. ** Events were held at 3 separate facility venues, one in

, and two in

: The CA Training Facility skatepark, and

's backyard vert and megaramp setup, nicknamed "The Sloanyard". ** ESPN confirmed that moving forward, all future summer X-Games events will be in-person events open to public audiences once again.

Winter X Games

*1997: Winter X Games 1,

''(January 30 – February 2, 1997)'' ** 38,000 in attendance **

wins gold in Snow Mountain Biking Women's Dual Speed *1998: Winter X Games 2, Crested Butte, Colorado ** 25,000 in attendance *1999: Winter X Games 3, Crested Butte, Colorado ** 30,000 in attendance *2000: Winter X Games 4,

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, Vermont ''(February 3–6, 2000)'' ** 83,500 in attendance *2001: Winter X Games 5,

, Vermont ** 85,100 in attendance *2002: Winter X Games 6,

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''(February 1–5, 2002)'' *2003: Winter X Games 7,

''(January 30 – February 5, 2003)'' ** C.R. Johnson wins bronze in Ski Superpipe. *2004: Winter X Games 8,

''(January 22–25, 2004)'' *2005: Winter X Games 9,

''(January 29 – February 1, 2005)'' *2006: Winter X Games 10,

''(January 28–31, 2006)'' **Jeaux Hall landed the 1080 in the half-pipe contest after 17 attempts. **ESPN signed a contract with the Aspen Skiing Company to keep the Winter X Games in Colorado through 2012 *2007: Winter X Games 11,

''(January 25–28, 2007)'' **Peter Olenick landed the first double-flip (The Whiskey Flip) in halfpipe competition history, starting a revolution and setting a new standard in superpipe tricks. *2008: Winter X Games 12,

''(January 24–27, 2008)'' *2009: Winter X Games 13,

''(January 22–25, 2009)'' **

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attempted the first double backflip on a snowmobile. **

won the first back-to-back golds in Snowboard Superpipe. *2010: Winter X Games 14,

''(January 28–31, 2010)'' ** Eero Ettala won the gold medal in Men's Snowboard Slopestyle. He reached the finals with a staggering 93.33 points. The runner up, Eric Willett, reached only 86.33 points. *2011: Winter X Games 15,

''(January 27–30, 2011)'' **

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landed the first 1080 by a woman in competition, in Women's Superpipe. **

landed the first triple cork in competition, in Men's Snowboard Big Air. **

became the first to four peat in Snowboard Superpipe in X Games history. **Sebastian Toutant wins gold as a rookie. **During the Snowmobile Best Trick, the brothers Colten and Caleb Moore successfully landed a two-man backflip but were disqualified because judges ruled the event as an individual sport. Daniel Bodin later took gold for the event. *2012: Winter X Games 16,

''(January 26–29, 2012)'' **Games dedicated to the renowned freestyle skier

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, who died on January 19, 2012. **

won Snowboard Superpipe for the fifth year in a row all while posting a perfect 100 for the first time in the history of either the winter or summer X Games. **Heath Frisby landed the first-ever front flip of a snowmobile, in Snowmobile Best Trick. *2013: Winter X Games 17,

''(January 24–27, 2013)'' Mark McMorris gets a 98.00 which is the highest score in men snowboard slope style event. **

Tucker Hibbert Tucker Hibbert (born June 24, 1984, in Driggs, Idaho) is a retired American snowmobile racer. Hibbert has won 14 medals at the Winter X Games, including an all-event record nine-straight in the SnoCross event. He had been the youngest gold meda ...

became the first Winter X Games athlete to six-peat in any event with his sixth gold medal in Snowmobile SnoCross. **

won Snowboard Superpipe for the sixth year in a row and in the process shatters the height record out of a halfpipe with a 24'1" or 7.3m backside method air. **

Elena Hight Elena Hight (born August 17, 1989, in Kauai Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-larg ...

became the first snowboarder, male or female, to land a double backside alley-oop rodeo during a halfpipe competition. **The first triple corks were landed in the Ski Big Air competition.

earned a perfect score with his nose butter triple cork 1620. **American snowmobiler Caleb Moore became the first X Games participant to die from injuries sustained at the event. He died on January 31, 2013, from complications of injuries suffered in a crash on January 24. *2013: X Games Tignes, France **

Iouri Podladtchikov Iouri Iourеvich Podladtchikov (russian: Юрий Юрьевич Подладчиков, born 13 September 1988) is a Russian-born Swiss snowboarder. He rides goofy stance. He has competed since 2000. He won the gold medal for the halfpipe at t ...

lands the 1st cab double cork 1440 in Men's Snowboard Superpipe. *2014: Winter X Games 18,

''(January 23–26, 2014)'' **

became the first Winter X Games athlete to seven-peat in any event with his seventh consecutive gold medal in Snowmobile SnoCross. **

Max Parrot Maxence "Max" Parrot (born June 6, 1994) is a Canadian snowboarder. He is the reigning Olympic champion in slopestyle, winning gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics and also won a silver in the event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Parrot has also won s ...

wins double gold in both Men's Snowboard Slopestyle and Snowboard Big Air. ** Yuki Kadono attempts to land the first switch bs triple cork 1620 in Snowboard Big Air. **

attempts to land the first cab triple cork 1620 in Snowboard Big Air. *2015: Winter X Games 19,

''(January 22–25, 2015)'' *2016: Winter X Games 20,

''(January 28–31, 2016)'' **

lands the first cab triple cork 1800 in Snowboard Big Air. *2017: Winter X Games 21,

''(January 26–29, 2017)'' **

Marcus Kleveland Marcus Kleveland (born 25 April 1999) is a Norwegian professional snowboarder who specializes in the slopestyle and big air events. He was the first ever to complete a quad cork 1800 in competition and won gold in Slopestyle and silver in Big Ai ...

lands the first quadruple cork in competition history in Snowboard Big Air. *2018: Winter X Games 22,

''(January 25–28, 2018)'' **

Mark McMorris Mark Lee McMorris (born December 9, 1993) is a Canadian professional snowboarder who specializes in slopestyle and big air events. A three-time Olympic bronze medallist, he placed third in each of the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics, ...

earns a bronze in men's snowboard slope style 11 months after waking from a coma. *2019: Winter X Games 23,

''(January 24–27, 2019)'' *2020: Winter X Games 24,

''(January 23–26, 2020)'' *2020: Winter X Games Norway,

Hafjell Hafjell is a village and a ski resort in Norway, in the Øyer municipality in the county of Oppland. Hafjell hosted the alpine skiing technical events ( giant slalom and slalom) at the 1994 Winter Olympics; the speed events were held at Kvitfje ...

''(March 7–8, 2020)'' **

earns 19th career medal with a gold in Snowboard Big Air to surpass

's longstanding record for most winter medals at X Games. *2020: X Games Chongli 2020 **X Games Chongli 2020 was cancelled due to the

. *2021: Winter X Games 25,

''(January 29–31, 2021)'' *2022: Winter X Games 26,

''(January 21–23, 2022)'' ** Alex Hall lands the first ever 2160 in Men's Ski Big Air.

Host

Movies

Two movies were filmed at the X Games. Ultimate X: The Movie was filmed at the 2001 X Games in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and X Games 3D: The Movie was filmed at the 2008 X Games and Winter X Games in Los Angeles, California and Aspen, Colorado.

Other Media

Video Games

ESPN X Games Skateboarding ''ESPN X Games Skateboarding'' is a video game developed by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. The PlayStation 2 version was released in North America on August 14, 2001, in Japan on September 20, 2001, and in Europe on January 25, ...

was released for the PlayStation 2 &

Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, ...

in North America on August 13, 2001, and September 12, 2001. The park course featured in the game was based on the one used at the 2000 X Games in San Francisco, California. The Xbox version of the 2004 video game

MTX Mototrax ''MTX Mototrax'' is a racing video game developed by Left Field Productions and published by Activision for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X later that year developed by Beenox and published by A ...

had the 2003 X Games Freestyle Motocross course as one of the Freestyle levels. The Winter X Games level featured in the game ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding (released on October 26, 2000, in North America for the PlayStation 2) was based on the courses at Mount Snow, Vermont.

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