X Games XVII was an

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ing event which took place from July 28 – 31, 2011 in

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. Venues for the event include the

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, Nokia Theater, and other areas of

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. The games featured the sports of

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, BMX, and

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.Competition Schedule
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Results

Moto X

* Competition decided by fan

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voting.

Skateboarding

BMX

Rallying

Medal table

Highlights

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 ...

breaks bones in his foot and ankle in a crash suffered in Moto X Best Trick. Despite the injury, Pastrana competes in RallyCross three days later using hand controls mounted to the steering wheel. *Jackson Strong successfully lands the first front-flip in competition history in Moto X Best Trick, winning the gold. * Steve McCann lands the second no-handed-900 in competition history, but Jamie Bestwick defeats him to win his 5th consecutive gold medal in BMX Freestyle Vert. *14-year-old

Mitchie Brusco Mitchell "Mitchie" Brusco (born February 20, 1997) is an American professional skateboarder. Nicknamed "Little Tricky", he began skateboarding at the age of three in Kirkland, Washington, gaining popularity and recognition as a young talent in sk ...

successfully lands a 900 while practicing for the Skateboard Big Air finals, but he fails to pull off the feat in competition. *16-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 gold in Skateboard Street. *

Shaun White Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986) is an American former professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He holds the world record for the most X G ...

comes from behind to defeat three time defending champion

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 ...

in the final round of Skateboard Vert.

References

External links

XGames.com
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