X Games XVII
X Games XVII was an action sporting event which took place from July 28 – 31, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Venues for the event include the Staples Center, Nokia Theater and other areas of L.A. Live.[1] The games featured the sports of Moto X, skateboarding, BMX, and rallying.[2] X Games 17 was also the first ever X Games to feature Enduro X, which replaced Super X.
Results
Moto X
* Competition decided by fan text message voting.
Skateboarding
BMX
Rallying
Highlights
- Travis Pastrana 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 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 wins gold in Skateboard Street.
- Shaun White comes from behind to defeat three time defending champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon in the final round of Skateboard Vert.
References
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Winter X Games |
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