X Games XIII
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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....
XIII (13) took place from August 2–5, 2007 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern 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...
and the Home Depot Center. 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, EXPN.com, 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...
.
Events included:
- Moto X (Racing, Step Up, Supermoto, Freestyle, and Best Trick)
- SkateboardingSkateboardingSkateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
(Big Air, Vert, Street and Street Best Trick) - BMXBMXBicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
(Big Air, Park, Vert) - SurfingSurfingSurfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
(Men and Women) - RallyingRallyingRallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
Day 1 - Thursday, August 2nd
- Jake BrownJake BrownJake '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....
lost his board on his way up the quarterpipe during a skateboard run in the Big AirBig airBig air is a sports discipline where the competitor rides a vehicle down a hill and perform tricks after launching off very large jumps. It is an extreme version of slopestyle. Competitors perform complex tricks in the air, aiming to attain sizable height and distance as well, all while securing a...
contest, falling 50 feet to the floor. Incredibly, he managed to walk away from the fall, but suffered a bruised liver, fractured wrist, and bruised lung. In replays, it was shown that he changed direction at the last second which forced his back foot to push the board away from him. This allowed him and his board to follow in different directions. Jake Brown would be released from the hospital on August 4 and was at the Moto X Freestyle preliminaries though he was walking with a cane.
Men's Skateboard Big Air
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Gold) | Bob Burnquist | 95.66 |
| 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.... |
95.33 |
| 3 (Bronze) | Pierre Luc Gagnon | 93.00 |
- In the Moto X Best Trick competition, Scott Murray attempted the double backflip on his motorcycle, but came up short. The bike was damaged beyond repair for a second run.
- Kyle LozaKyle LozaKyle Loza is an FMX rider, residing in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. He is the founder and member of the group Riders 4 Christ and is a tattoo artist....
wins the Best Trick competition with a body varial trick he calls "The Volt".
Men's Skateboard Street
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Gold) | Chris Cole Chris Cole (skateboarder) James Chris Cole is a professional skateboarder. He grew up in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, but now lives in San Marcos, California with his wife and children. His stance is regular.... |
94.33 |
| 2 (Silver) | Greg Lutzka Greg Lutzka Greg Lutzka is a professional skateboarder. His stance is goofy.- Sponsors :Lutzka is sponsored by Darkstar, K-Swiss, Rockstar, Oakley, Independent trucks, Mob, Ricta, Fkd, Neff, Skullcandy, Armourdillo.... |
93.41 |
| 3 (Bronze) | Jereme Rogers Jereme Rogers Jereme "Sherm" Rogers is a professional skateboarder, originally from Blackstone Valley, Ma.-Biography:Rogers was born and raised in Boston. He did most of his skating at a local skatepark called Eight Ball Skatepark in Bellingham, Massachusetts sponsored by Concrete Wave Skate Shop... |
87.41 |
Women's Skateboard Vert
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 (Gold) | Lyn-z Adams Hawkins Lyn-Z Adams Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins is a professional skateboarder from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.-History and family:Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins was born in San Diego and raised in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, although spent part of her childhood growing up in Sayulita, Mexico, just outside Puerto Vallarta. Her... |
| 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) | 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... |
Women's Skateboard Street
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Gold) | Marisa Dal Santa | 86.08 |
| 2 (Silver) | 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.... |
80.33 |
| 3 (Bronze) | Amy Caron Amy Caron -Skateboarding:Caron is at the forefront of a small group of professional female skaters. She began skateboarding at the age of 12.-Skateboard videos:... |
80.16 |
- Kevin RobinsonKevin RobinsonKevin 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...
wins Gold in the BMX Big Air competition, reaching a height above the vert ramp of at least 20 feet. Mat HoffmanMat HoffmanMat Hoffman is an American BMX rider considered one of the best vert-ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and owns the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes, based out of Oklahoma City, OK.-Bio:...
returned to compete in Big Air after a 5-year hiatus.
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... |
95.33 |
| 2 (Silver) | Steve McCann Steve McCann Steve McCann is an Australian BMX rider. McCann turned pro at the age of 16 in 1999.McCann guest starred along fellow Aussie extreme sportman, Renton Millar in an episode of Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2002. -References:... |
93.00 |
| 3 (Bronze) | Anthony Napolitan | 92.66 |
Moto X Step-up
| Place | Athlete | Elimination Height |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Gold) | Ronnie Renner | |
| 2 | Tommy Clowers Tommy Clowers Tommy Clowers is a professional FMX rider born September 2, 1972 in San Diego, California.He currently lives in Ramona, California.... |
32’ |
| 3 | Matt Buyten | 32’ |
Note: This was the first year that competitors had to win to medal.
BMX Park
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 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... |
91.66 |
| Silver | 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... |
90.33 |
| Bronze | Dave Mirra Dave Mirra David Michael "Dave" Mirra is an American BMX athlete, Subaru Rally Team USA driver and business owner. Mirra holds the record for most X-Games medals, standing and has medaled in every X Games since they started in 1995. His current medal count as of July 31, 2009 in the X Games is 24... |
88.00 |
BMX Vert
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jamie Bestwick | 93.66 |
| Silver | Simon Tabron | 92.66 |
| Bronze | 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... |
88.33 |
Moto X Racing
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ricky Carmichael Ricky Carmichael Ricky Carmichael is a racer known for his success in Motocross. He is currently competing in NASCAR. He drives the #4 Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado for Turner Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series and the #30 Chevrolet Impala part-time for Turner Motorsports in the Nationwide Series... |
| Silver | Grant Langston Grant Langston (motorcyclist) Grant Langston , is a former Grand Prix motocross world champion.Langston began competing in the world championships in 1998, and by 2000, he had won the F.I.M. 125cc world championship as a member of the KTM factory racing team. He moved to the United States in 2001 to compete in the A.M.A... |
| Bronze | Kevin Windham Kevin Windham Kevin Windham , is a professional motocross racer from Centreville, Mississippi. At 17 he received a full factory ride from Team Yamaha... |
Moto X Freestyle
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| Gold | Adam Jones |
| Silver | Nate Adams Nate Adams Nate Adams is an United States motocross rider and extreme sports athlete. A resident of Temecula, California, he attained national fame when he won the World Freestyle Motocross Championship in 2002.-Biography:... |
| Bronze | Jeremy Stenberg Jeremy Stenberg Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg is a professional freestyle motocross rider and professional off-road truck racer. Stenberg received his nickname 'Twitch' from his Tourette's syndrome, which he was diagnosed with at the age of eight... |
Moto X Super Moto
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| Gold | Mark Burkhart |
| Silver | Jeff Ward Jeff Ward (motocross) Jeff Ward is the first motocross rider in history to win every major AMA motocross national championship... |
| Bronze | David Pingree |
Men's Skateboard Vert
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| Gold | Shaun White Shaun White Shaun Roger White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board.-Early life:Shaun White is an Irish American... |
| Silver | Pierre Luc Gagnon |
| Bronze | Mathias Ringstrom |
This year introduced a new rule that stated that once a rider "bailed" or had fallen, their run was over, reinforcing the medal contention.
Rallying
| Place | Driver/Co-Driver |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tanner Foust Tanner Foust Tanner Foust is a professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack and rallycross with multiple podium placements and national championships. He is a co-host on the American version of the motoring television series, Top... /Chrissie Beavis |
| Silver | 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 |
| Bronze | 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.... |
Pastrana/Edström were disqualified in the semifinals after crossing into their competitors' lane just before the finish against Foust/Beavis. Pastrana defeated Ramana Lagemann
Ramana Lagemann
Ramana Lagemann is an American rally car driver, who started his professional career driving for Subaru of America in 2002. He remained a Subaru factory driver through 2004. He has competed at the X Games Rally in 2006 and 2007, and has multiple wins in SCCA Group N and Open class.-References:...
for the bronze medal. Lagemann replaced 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...
in the bronze race because McRae's car was too heavily damaged.