X Games XV was the fifteenth annual

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s event. It took place from July 30 – August 2, 2009, in

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, at the Staples Center and the

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. It was broadcast on

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networks,

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, and EXPN.com. The game featured the sports of

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, skateboarding, BMX, surfing, and rallying.

Results

Moto X

Skateboarding

BMX

Rallying

Highlights

Highlights from the competition include: * Jake Brown wins gold in Skateboard Big Air, two years after he suffered a horrific crash in the same event. *

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wins the inaugural Big Air Rail Jam, a contest which he created. * Josh Hansen, son of champion Moto X rider Donnie Hansen, wins his second consecutive gold in Moto X Super X. *

Kyle Loza Kyle Loza (born May 15, 1986) is an FMX (Freestyle Motocross) rider, tattoo artist and musician, residing in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. He is the founder and member of the group Riders 4 Christ and is a tattoo artist. He and his wife C ...

becomes the first person to win three consecutive gold medals in Moto X Best Trick in controversial fashion by using the same trick he used to win in 2008, ''The Electric Doom''. * Ricky Carmichael suffers an injury during Moto X Step Up. Due to the circumstances, dual gold medals were awarded to Carmichael and to Ronnie Renner. * Anthony Napolitan lands the first ever double front flip on a bicycle. * Blake Williams becomes the first non-American rider to win Moto X Freestyle gold. * Jamie Bestwick wins his third consecutive gold in BMX Vert. *

Pierre-Luc Gagnon Pierre-Luc Gagnon, commonly known by his initials, PLG (born May 2, 1980 in Boucherville, Quebec), is a Canadian professional skateboarder. Gagnon began skating in 1988, and entered his first competition i ...

wins his second consecutive gold in Skateboard Vert. *

Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983) is an American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several disciplines, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, a ...

crashes in the final round of Rally Car Racing, while neck-and-neck with

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who then could go on to win the gold.

References

External links

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