X Games XVI was an

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ing event which took place from July 29 – August 1, 2010 in

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at the

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and the

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. The games featured the sports of

Motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...

skateboarding Skateboarding is an extreme sport, action sport originating in the United States that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry Profession, job, and a ...

, BMX, and

rallying Rally is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (often called ''rally racing),'' navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed. ...

Results

Motocross

*Competition decided by fan

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voting.

Skateboarding

*Finalists determined by a best-video contest.

BMX

Rallying

Highlights

*Deaf rider

Ashley Fiolek Ashley Fiolek (born October 22, 1990) is an American former professional motocross racer and current stunt actor. She competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 2008 to 2012. Fiolek, who is culturally deaf and who communicates via America ...

wins her second consecutive gold medal in Women's Moto X Super X. *

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, an ...

completes a Double Backflip and wins the gold medal in Freestyle Moto X after a three-year hiatus from the event. *

Cam Sinclair Cameron Sinclair (born 12 April 1984) is an Australian freestyle motocross rider associated with the Metal mulisha group. Motocross career Sinclair competed for the LG World Championship in 2008. He was injured while practicing for a double ...

completes a Double Backflip and wins the gold medal in Moto X Best Trick, coming back from a devastating accident which left him in a coma for 7 days. *Three time defending Moto X Best Trick gold medalist

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 ...

withdraws from the competition with an injury. *Paris Rosen crashes while attempting to complete a Front Flip in Moto X Best Trick and has to be carried away on a stretcher. * Jake Brown and

Bob Burnquist Robert Dean Silva Burnquist (; born 10 October 1976) is a Brazilian-American professional skateboarder who competed for Brazil throughout his career. In 2010, he became the first skateboarder to land a " fakie 900" (900-degree reverse-natural r ...

each attempt to complete the first 900 in a Skateboard Big Air competition. Both fail, and Brown wins his second consecutive gold medal. *

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 in ...

wins his third consecutive gold medal in Skateboard Vert. *15-year-old

Nyjah Huston Nyjah Imani Huston (born November 30, 1994) is an American professional skateboarder. With numerous sponsorships and competition prize winnings, Huston is one of the highest paid skateboarders in the world. Huston won gold medals at the SLS Supe ...

wins the silver medal in Skateboard Street. *15-year-old Pedro Barros beats out 37-year-old Andy Macdonald for the gold medal in Skateboard Park. 14-year-old

Curren Caples Curren Caples (born January 10, 1996) is an American professional skateboarder. He turned pro in March 2013, and his first professional contest was the Tampa Pro, where he placed 69th. At X Games Barcelona 2013 he won a silver medal in skatebo ...

places 4th. *Jamie Bestwick wins his fourth consecutive gold medal in BMX Freestyle Vert. *Garrett Reynolds wins his third consecutive gold medal in BMX Freestyle Street. *In the elimination round of BMX Freestyle Street, Sean Burns jumps out of the arena, dropping down the concrete below. *

crashes in the quarterfinal round of Rally Car Racing, eliminating him from the competition and forcing him to withdraw from Rally Car Super Rally.

References

External links

XGames.com
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