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X Games

The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....

XII (12) took place on August 3-6, 2006 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center

Staples Center

Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...

, Home Depot Center and Long Beach Marine Stadium

Long Beach Marine Stadium

The Long Beach Marine Stadium is a marine venue located in Long Beach, California. It hosted the rowing events for the 1932 Summer Olympics in neighboring Los Angeles...

. It was broadcast on the ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

networks and ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

Moto X Best Trick

Place	Athlete	Score
1 (Gold)	Travis Pastrana Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends...	98.60 (Landed a double backflip to win)
2 (Silver)	Mat Rebeaud Mat Rebeaud Mat Rebeaud is a Swiss freestyle motocross rider. He was born and raised in Payerne, Switzerland.Mat was raised amongst a motocross family; his grandfather and father raced motocross back in 1965, so it caused Mat to start racing at a very young age.in 2002, at the age of 20, Mat decided to chase...	93.80
3 (Bronze)	Blake Williams Blake Williams Blake 'Bilko' Williams is a motorsports competitor who has won championships and X Games medals in several events, including motocross and freestyle motocross. He was awarded the FMX rider of the year in 2009.-External links:...	91.80

Moto X Freestyle

Place	Athlete	Score
1 (Gold)	Travis Pastrana Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends...	94.20
2 (Silver)	Adam Jones Adam Jones Adam Jones may refer to:Adam Jones , also known as Pacman Jones, current NFL cornerbackAdam Jones , baseball outfielder*Adam Jones , English auto racing driver...	91.40
3 (Bronze)	Mike Mason	90.00

Moto X Step-up

Place	Athlete	Elimination Height
1 (Gold)	Matt Buyten
2 (Silver)	Jeremy McGrath Jeremy McGrath Jeremy McGrath is one of the most popular American Motocross/Supercross champions in the history of the sport. He was most active in the 1990s earning the title the "King of Supercross." His tricks during jumps on the supercross track, the most famous of which he called the "Nac Nac", helped spawn...	23’
3 (Bronze)	Brian Deegan	23’

Moto X Super Moto

Place	Athlete	Seconds Behind
1 (Gold)	Jeff Ward
2 (Silver)	Mark Burkhart	0.572 secs
3 (Bronze)	Doug Henry	24.161 secs

Rally Super Special

Place	Driver	Co-Driver	Seconds Behind
1 (Gold)	Travis Pastrana Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends...	Christian Edström Christian Edstrom Björn Christian Edstrom is a professional co-driver from New York, New York, United States. Most recently, Christian was a Subaru Rally Team USA member, co-driving for Travis Pastrana in car number 199....
2 (Silver)	Colin McRae Colin McRae Colin Steele McRae, MBE was a Scottish rally driver born in Lanark.The son of five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and brother of rally driver Alister McRae, Colin McRae was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion and, in 1995, became the first British person and the youngest to win the...	Nicky Grist Nicky Grist Nicky Grist is a Welsh former rally co-driver, born in Ebbw Vale. His factory team career in the World Rally Championship lasted from 1993 to 2002. He won 21 rallies and one World championship titles, with more than one driver....	0.52 secs
3 (Bronze)	Ken Block Ken Block (rally driver) Ken Block is a professional rally driver with the Monster World Rally Team. Block is also one of the co-founders and recently appointed Chief Brand Officer of DC Shoes...	Alex Gelsomino	19.13 secs.

BMX Big Air

Place	Athlete	Score
1 (Gold)	Kevin Robinson Kevin Robinson Kevin Lee Robinson is a professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...	95.00
2 (Silver)	Chad Kagy	93.66
3 (Bronze)	Allan Cooke Allan Cooke Allan Cooke is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1949 and 1958 for the Richmond Football Club. He was also a long time Committee member of the Club....	86.00

BMX Dirt

Place	Athlete	Score
1 (Gold)	Corey Bohan	91.66
2 (Silver)	Ryan Nyquist Ryan Nyquist Ryan Nyquist is a professional BMX rider who has won numerous gold medals in the X Games Dirt Jumping & Bike Park events. He currently rides for Haro Bikes, Osiris Shoes, Rockstar Energy Drink, and The Jiffy Market of Los Gatos.Ryan returned to San Jose, California where he has a home with his...	91.33
3 (Bronze)	Anthony Napolitan	90.33

BMX Freestyle Park

Place	Athlete	Score
1 (Gold)	Scotty Cranmer Scotty Cranmer Scotty Cranmer is a BMX rider from Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA. Nicknamed "the Bulldozer", he is sponsored by Vans Shoes, Felt Bikes, Fox Clothing, Pro-tec Helmets, Monster Energy Drink, and Staff Mail Order...	91.66
2 (Silver)	Morgan Wade Morgan Wade Morgan Wade is a professional BMX rider from Tyler, Texas. He competed in the 2006 and 2007 X-Games in the Freestyle and Big Air competitions....	90.00
3 (Bronze)	Daniel Dhers Daniel Dhers Daniel Dhers is a professional BMX rider. He is currently sponsored by Red Bull, POC, DC Shoes, KHE Bikes, Albe's Mailorder, and Verizon...	89.66

BMX Vert

Place	Athlete	Score
1 (Gold)	Chad Kagy	93.00
2 (Silver)	Jamie Bestwick	91.66
3 (Bronze)	Simon Tabron	90.00

BMX Vert Best Trick

Place	Athlete	Trick
1 (Gold)	Kevin Robinson Kevin Robinson Kevin Lee Robinson is a professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...	Double Flair
2 (Silver)	Chad Kagy	Double tailwhip Tailwhip The tailwhip is a bike trick typically performed on a BMX, in which the frame of the bike performs a complete rotation around the front end , which remains stationary throughout the move... flat spin
3 (Bronze)	Simon Tabron	Alley oop n/h to t/d 540

Men's Skateboard - Vert

Place	Athlete	Score
1	Sandro Dias Sandro Dias Sandro Dias is a Brazilian professional vert skateboarder. He was born on April 18, 1975 in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil and currently resides in Santa Ana, California. He started skateboarding in 1986 and turned pro in 1995. He is considered the king of the 540 and one of five people to be...	score
2	Bob Burnquist	score
3	Bucky Lasek Bucky Lasek -Biography:Lasek started skateboarding at the age of twelve, shortly after his bike was stolen. After entering amateur contests, he was quickly noticed by Powell Peralta talent scouts in 1987...	score

Men's Skateboard Vert Best Trick

Place	Athlete	Trick
1 (Gold)	Bucky Lasek Bucky Lasek -Biography:Lasek started skateboarding at the age of twelve, shortly after his bike was stolen. After entering amateur contests, he was quickly noticed by Powell Peralta talent scouts in 1987...	Frontside cab varial heel flip
2 (Silver)	Max Dufour	Backside kickflip 360 tail grind
3 (Bronze)	Bob Burnquist	Fronside tail slide 360 out

Men's Skateboard Big Air

Place	Athlete	Score
1 (Gold)	Danny Way Danny Way Danny Way is a professional skateboarder.-Awards and achievements:* 1986: Won the first contest he entered at age 11* 1989: Won his first vert contest in Michigan...	95.00
2 (Silver)	Jake Brown Jake Brown Jake 'Ironman' Brown is an Australian skateboarder who competes in the X Games. He began competing in 1996, turning pro the following year.Brown's sponsors are Blind, DVS, Spitfire, Independent, and Monster Energy....	93.00
3 (Bronze)	Bob Burnquist	91.25

Men's Skateboard Street

Place	Athlete	Score
1 (Gold)	Chris Cole	90.68
2 (Silver)	Ryan Sheckler Ryan Sheckler Ryan Allen Sheckler is an American professional skateboarder and was the star of the MTV reality show, Life of Ryan.-Early life:...	85.31
3 (Bronze)	Andrew Reynolds Andrew Reynolds Andrew Reynolds, , is a professional skateboarder and he rides his skateboard with a regular footed stance. Andrew Reynolds' nicknames are Drew, The Boss, and Turtle Boy. He is the owner of Baker Skateboards, and Brigada Eyewear. He is creative director of Altamont Apparel...	85.06

Women's Skateboard Street

Place	Athlete
1 (Gold)	Elissa Steamer Elissa Steamer Elissa Steamer is an American professional skateboarder.-History:Steamer began skateboarding in 1989, turning pro in 1998 when she won the women's street section at Slam City Jam 1998. She won the same section in 1999. In 2003 she was voted Female Skater of the Year by Check it Out Girls magazine....
2 (Silver)	Lauren Perkins Lauren Perkins Lauren Perkins is a professional skateboarder and model from Los Angeles, California.-Skateboarding:Perkins is one of a very small group of professional female skaters. She began skateboarding in 1998 when a skate park was built close to her house...
3 (Bronze)	Lacey Baker Lacey Baker Lacey Baker is a professional skateboarder from Covina, California who focuses primarily on street tricks.-Skateboarding:...

Women's Skateboarding Vert

Place	Athlete
1 (Gold)	Cara-Beth Burnside Cara-Beth Burnside Cara-Beth Burnside, nicknamed "CB", is a pioneer of women's professional skateboarding and snowboarding from Orange, California and ranks amongst the top female athletes in these sports in the world...
2 (Silver)	Mimi Knoop Mimi Knoop - About Mimi :With 5 X Games medals under her belt, Mimi Knoop is one of the top female vert/bowl skateboarders in the world. Also winner of the 2008 ProTec Pool Party, Mimi is a hard-charging bowl skater who learned to skate while living in Cuba as a kid...
3 (Bronze)	Karen Jones

Other Highlights Worth Noting

Shaun White failed to land the 1080 in skate best trick after 17 contest attempts, and 2 past event, injuring his hand on the second post-contest attempt.
Colin McRae was leading at the 4th split when at the jump he flipped the car after landing. McRae still managed to finish 2nd in the Rally event.

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