X GAMES

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The 'X Games' is an annual multi-sport event with a focus on action sports. The games are broken into seasons: the Winter X Games—held in January or February—and the X Games—usually held in August.
Competitors perform in many different categories and styles, trying to win bronze, silver and gold medals, as well as prize money. The competition often features never-before-seen tricks (for example, the "900" in skateboarding, and the double backflip in Motocross Best Trick).
Concurrent with competition is the so-named X Fest—ultimate action sports and music festival, which offers live music, athlete autograph sessions, interactive elements, a mini skate park and BMX park, demos, and more.
The location of the Winter X Games is in Aspen, Colorado through 2010, while the location for the Summer X Games is in Los Angeles through 2009. The X Games also has international competitions and demos around the world that are held at varying times throughout the year.

Contents

Current Summer X Games Sports

Current Winter X Games Sports

Defunct events

History

Summer X Games

Winter X Games

Present U.S. television deal

See Also

External links

Current Summer X Games Sports

★ Freestyle BMX

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★ Vert

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★ Park

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★ Big Air

★ MotoX

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★ Best Trick

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★ Freestyle

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★ Step Up

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★ Supermoto

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★ Supercross

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★ Racing-Introduced in X Games 13

★ Skateboarding

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★ Big Air

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★ Street

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Street Best Trick

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★ Vert

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Vert Best Trick

★ Surfing

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★ Men-Team USA vs. The World (Formerly East vs. West)

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★ Women-Team USA vs. The World (Introduced in X Games 13)

★ Rallying

Current Winter X Games Sports

★ Skiing

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★ Skier X

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Slopestyle

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★ SuperPipe

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Monoskier X (mixed-gender)

★ Snowboarding

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★ Slopestyle

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Snowboarder X

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ SuperPipe

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Best Trick

★ Snowmobiling

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★ Snocross

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★ Freestyle

★ Snowskating

Defunct events

:'Summer X Games events'

★ X-Venture (Adventure Race)

★ BMX Freestyle

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★ Flatland

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★ Downhill BMX

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★ Vert Doubles

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★ Dirt Jumping

★ Aggressive In-Line

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★ Vert

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Downhill

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Street

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Vert Triples

★ Bungee jumping

★ Skateboard

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★ Vert Doubles

★ Water Sport

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★ Wakeboarding

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Barefoot Jumping

★ Sportclimbing

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★ Difficulty

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Speed

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Bouldering

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

★ Skysurfing

★ Street Luge

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★ Dual

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★ Mass

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★ Super Mass
:'Winter X Games events'

★ Moto X

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★ Best Trick (men's only)

★ Snow BMX Racing

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★ Dual Downhill

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Dual Speed

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

★ Snowboarding

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★ Big Air

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

★ Skiboarding

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★ Slopestyle

★ Ice Climbing

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★ Difficulty

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

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★ Speed

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★ Men's

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★ Women's

★ Snowmobiling

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★ Hill-cross

★ Super-Modified Shovel Racing

History

''Summarized from EXPN.com''
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Summer X Games

★ '1995: Extreme Games' - Providence & Newport, Rhode Island & Mount Snow, Vermont ''(June 24 - July 1, 1995)''

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★ 198,000 in Attendance

★ '1996: X Games Two' - Providence & Newport, Rhode Island

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★ 200,000 in Attendance

★ '1997: X Games Three' - San Diego, California ''(June 20-28, 1997)''

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★ 221,200 in Attendance

★ '1998: X Games Four' - San Diego, California ''(June, 1998)''

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★ 233,000 in Attendance

★ '1999: X Games Five' - Pier 30 & 32, San Francisco, California ''(June 25 - July 3, 1999)''

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★ 275,000 in Attendance

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★ After eleven failed attempts, skateboarder Tony Hawk finally lands a 900-degree spin ("the 900"), winning the Best Trick competition.

★ '2000: X Games Six' - Pier 30 & 32, San Francisco, California ''(August 17-22, 2000)''

★ '2001: X Games Seven' - First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ''(August 17-22, 2001)''

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★ 235,000 in Attendance

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★ Mike Metzger landed the first back flip in Moto-X Freestyle X-Games History over an 80 foot gap

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★ Bob Burnquist wins the Skateboard Vert contest with an unbelivable 98, the highest point avg. ever given to any athlete in skateboarding.

★ '2002: X Games Eight' - First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ''(August 15-19, 2002)''

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★ Mat Hoffman lands the no handed 900-degree spin.

★ '2003: X Games Nine' - Staples Center & LA Coliseum, Los Angeles, California ''(August 14-17, 2003)''

★ '2004: X Games 10' - Staples Center, Home Depot Center, Long Beach Marine Stadium, Los Angeles, California ''(August 5-8, 2004)''

★ '2005: X Games 11' - Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ''(August 4-7, 2005)''

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★ Shaun White failed to land the 1080 in skate best trick after 29 attempts.

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★ ESPN has signed a contract to keep the X Games in Los Angeles through 2009.

★ '2006: X Games 12' - Staples Center, Home Depot Center & Long Beach Marine Stadium, Los Angeles, California ''(August 3-6, 2006)''

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★ Travis Pastrana lands the double backflip and wins Moto X Best Trick. Kevin Robinson lands the double flair.

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★ Travis Pastrana wins the inaugural X-Games Rally beating former World Rally Champion Colin McRae by .52 seconds after the latter rolls his car with 2 corners to go at the Home Depot Center.

★ '2007: X Games 13' - Staples Center, Home Depot Center & Long Beach Marine Stadium, Los Angeles, California ''(August 2-5, 2007)''

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★ Jake Brown gets hurt after failing to do a Big Air stunt. He fell from 40'+ in the air and landed on his backside and backon the flat.. After several minutes laying motionless, he walks away with help. Suffered a fractured wrist, bruised lung and liver, whiplash, and a concussion.

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★ Ricky Carmichael wins the first ever MotoX Racing Circuit. Returning is still undecided.

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★ Mat Hoffman returns to competition in BMX Big Air.

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★ Simon Tabron does an X-Games first, doing back-to-back 900s in BMX Vert.

★ '2008: X Games 14' - Los Angeles, California ''(Dates TBD)''

★ '2009: X Games 15' - Los Angeles, California ''(Dates TBD)''

Winter X Games

★ '1997: Winter X Games One', Snow Summit Mountain Resort, Big Bear Lake, California (January 30 - February 2, 1997)

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★ 38,000 in Attendance

★ '1998: Winter X Games Two', Crested Butte, Colorado

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★ 25,000 in Attendance

★ '1999: Winter X Games Three', Crested Butte, Colorado

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★ 30,000+ in Attendance

★ '2000: Winter X Games Four', Mount Snow, Vermont ''(February 3-6, 2000)''

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★ 83,500 in Attendance

★ '2001: Winter X Games Five', Mount Snow, Vermont

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★ 85,100 in Attendance

★ '2002: Winter X Games Six', Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(February 1-5, 2002)''

★ '2003: Winter X Games Seven', Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(January 30 - February 5, 2003)''

★ '2004: Winter X Games Eight', Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(January 22-25, 2004)''

★ '2005: Winter X Games Nine', Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(January 29- February 1, 2005)''

★ '2006: Winter X Games 10', Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(January 28-31, 2006)''

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★ Jeaux Hall lands the 1080 in half-pipe contest after 17 attempts

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★ ESPN has signed a contract with the Aspen Skiing Company to keep the Winter X Games in Colorado through 2010

★ '2007: Winter X Games 11', Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(January 25-28, 2007)''

★ '2008: Winter X Games 12', Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(January 24-27, 2008)''

★ '2009: Winter X Games 13', Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(Dates TBD)''

★ '2010: Winter X Games 14', Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(Dates TBD)''

Present U.S. television deal

The games are shown live on ESPN and ABC television.

See Also

★ Gravity Games

★ Dew Action Sports Tour

External links

★ X Games official site

★ Planet X - X Games Australia

★ Bono Sports

★ Asian X Games

★ Latin X Games

★ Dubai X Games

★ X Games Environmentality