The X Games Los Angeles 2013 was an
action sporting event which took place from August 1–4, 2013 in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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,
United States
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. Venues for the event included the
Staples Center
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,
Irwindale Event Center
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, and the streets near
L.A. Live
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. It was the first year that events were held in Irwindale.
It was the fourth and last Summer X Games held in 2013, after events in
Foz do Iguaçu
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,
Brazil
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(April 18–21);
Barcelona
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,
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
(May 9–12); and
Munich
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,
Germany
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(June 27–30).
It was the last year for Los Angeles to host the X Games, with
Austin, Texas
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replacing the event in 2014.
[Andrew Gastelum]
X Games to gear up and then say goodbye to L.A.
''Los Angeles Times'', July 30, 2013
Event locations
Venue locations for each sport disciplines for X Games Los Angeles:
Staples Center
*Moto X Best Whip
*Moto X Enduro X (Men’s & Women’s)
*Moto X Freestyle
*Moto X Racing (Men’s, Women’s & Adaptive)
*Moto X Speed & Style
*Moto X Step Up
Event Deck at L.A. Live
*BMX Freestyle Street
*Street League Skateboarding
*Skateboard
SLS Select Series
*Skateboard Street Women’s
*Skateboard Vert
Irwindale Event Center
*Ford RallyCross
*Ford Gymkhana GRID
*GoPro BMX Freestyle Big Air
*America’s Navy Skateboard Big Air
Results
Moto X
* Competition decided by fan voting via
Twitter
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.
Skateboarding
BMX
Rallying
Medal table
References
External links
XGames.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:X Games Xviii
X Games in Los Angeles
2013 in American sports
2013 in rallying
2013 in multi-sport events
2013 in sports in California
2013 in Los Angeles