X Games XVII explained

Event:X Games Los Angeles 2011
Year:2011
Type:Summer
Venue:Various venues
Location:Los Angeles, California
Date:July 28-31
Previous:X Games Los Angeles 2010
Next:X Games Los Angeles 2012

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 motocross, 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

Men's Moto X Enduro[3]
Women's Moto X Enduro[4]
Women's Moto X Racing[5]
Moto X Freestyle[6] 91 86 83
Moto X Step Up[7] 37' 0" 35' 6"
35' 6"
Moto X Best Whip*[8] | || 27% || || 24% || || 22%|-| Moto X Best Trick[9] | || 95.66 || || 94.66 || || 93.33|-| Moto X Speed & Style[10] | || || || || |||}* Competition decided by fan text message voting.

Skateboarding

Skateboard Big Air[11] 92.66 89.66 87.00
Skateboard Freestyle Vert[12] 93.00 91.66 87.66
Skateboard Street[13] 91.66 91.00 89.00
Women's Skateboard Street[14] 88.00 84.33 78.00
Skateboard Park[15] 82 81 75
Hometown Heroes Amateur Skateboard Street[16] 88.33 86.66 80.00
Skateboard Game of SK8[17]

BMX

BMX Freestyle Vert[18] 92 90 79
BMX Freestyle Park[19] 81 (35) 81 (31) 72
BMX Freestyle Big Air[20] 91.66 90.66 89.33
BMX Freestyle Street[21] 92 85 84

Rallying

Rally Car Racing[22]
RallyCross[23]

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2011/0627/as_x_map2.pdf Venue Map
  2. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=x-games-17-competition-schedule-thursday Competition Schedule
  3. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=mens-motox-endurox-finals-results Men's Moto X Enduro results
  4. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/07/x-games-womens-enduro-x-brings-falls-and-a-forsberg-gold.html Women's Moto X Enduro results
  5. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=womens-motox-racing-rd1-finals-results Women's Moto X Racing results
  6. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=motox-freestyle-final-results Moto X Freestyle results
  7. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=motox-step-up-final-results Moto X Step Up results
  8. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=motox-best-whip-results Moto X Best Whip results
  9. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=motox-best-trick-final-results Moto X Best Trick results
  10. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=motox-speed-style-finals-results Moto X Speed & Style results
  11. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=skateboard-big-air-final-results Skateboard Big Air results
  12. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=skateboard-vert-rd1-final-results Skateboard Freestyle Vert results
  13. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=mens-skateboard-street-final-results Skateboard Street results
  14. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=womens-skateboard-street-final-results Women's Skateboard Street results
  15. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=skateboard-park-final-results Skateboard Park results
  16. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=hometown-heroes-amateur-skateboard-street-finals-results Hometown Heroes Amateur Skateboard Street results
  17. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=skateboard-game-of-sk8-results Skateboard Game of SK8 results
  18. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=bmx-vert-final-results BMX Freestyle Vert results
  19. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=bmx-freestyle-park-final-results BMX Freestyle Park results
  20. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=bmx-freestyle-big-air-final-results BMX Freestyle Big Air results
  21. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=bmx-freestyle-street-final-results BMX Freestyle Street results
  22. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=x-games-17-results-rally-car-racing Rally Car Racing results
  23. https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2011/news/story?page=x-games-17-results-rally-cross RallyCross results

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