X Games XVIII

X Games Los Angeles 2012
LocationLos Angeles, California
DateJune 28-July 1

X Games XVIII (re-titled X Games Los Angeles 2012) was an action sporting event which took place from June 28 – July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Venues for the event included the Staples Center, Nokia Theater and the streets near L.A. Live.[1] The games featured the sports of Moto X, skateboarding, BMX, and RallyCross.[2] Last year's X Games 17 was the first ever X Games to feature Enduro X, which replaced Super X. In 2013, the Summer X Games will be held in four international cities in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (April 18–21, 2013); Barcelona, Spain (May 9–12, 2013); Munich, Germany (June 27–30, 2013); and Los Angeles, California (August 1–4, 2013).[3]

Results

Moto X

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Moto X Enduro[4]  Mike Brown (USA) 506.25  Cody Webb (USA) 510.88  Cory Graffunder (CAN) 511.68
Women's Moto X Enduro[5]  Maria Forsberg (USA) 416.51  Louise Forsley (USA) 432.06  Chantelle Bykerk (CAN) 446.19
Women's Moto X Racing[6]  Vicki Golden (USA) 300.8  Tarah Gieger (PUR) 308.0  Livia Lancelot (FRA) 310.0
Moto X Freestyle[7]  Taka Higashino (JPN) 93.33  Levi Sherwood (NZL) 91.66  Javier Villegas (CHL) 88.66
Moto X Step Up[8]  Ronnie Renner (USA) 47.00  Matt Buyten (USA) 46.00  Brian Deegan (USA) 39.00
Moto X Best Whip*[9]  Jeremy Stenberg (USA) 32%  Jarryd McNeil (AUS) 19%  Todd Potter (USA) 17%
Moto X Best Trick[10]  Jackson Strong (AUS) 91.00  Taka Higashino (JPN) 90.33  Cam Sinclair (AUS) 89.33
Moto X Speed & Style[11]  Mike Mason (USA) 92.8  Nate Adams (USA) 91.3  Ronnie Faisst (USA)

* Competition decided by fan text message voting.

Skateboard

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Skateboard Big Air[12]  Bob Burnquist (BRA) 94.33  Mitchie Brusco (USA) 93.00  Nolan Munroe (USA) 91.00
Skateboard Vert[13]  Pierre-Luc Gagnon (CAN) 91.00  Bucky Lasek (USA) 91.00  Andy Macdonald (USA) 85.66
Skateboard Street[14]  Paul Rodriguez (USA) 86.00  Ryan Sheckler (USA) 85.33  Nyjah Huston (USA) 85.00
Women's Skateboard Street[15]  Alexis Sablone (USA) 85.66  Leticia Bufoni (BRA) 81.00  Rachel Reinhard (USA) 80.33
Skateboard Park[16]  Pedro Barros (BRA) 84.0  Ben Hatchell (USA) 83.0  Rune Glifberg (DEN) 78.0
Hometown Heroes Amateur Skateboard Street[17]
Skateboard Game of SK8[18]  Ryan Decenzo (CAN) SK–  Ishod Wair (USA) SK8  Aaron Homoki (USA) SK8

BMX

Event Gold Silver Bronze
BMX Freestyle Vert[19]  Jamie Bestwick (GBR) 86.0  Vince Byron (AUS) 72.0  Simon Tabron (GBR) 72.0
BMX Freestyle Park[20]  Scotty Cranmer (USA) 79.0  Ryan Nyquist (USA) 77.0  Pat Casey (USA) 76.0
BMX Freestyle Big Air[21]  Steve McCann (AUS) 92.33  Zack Warden (USA) 92.0  Kevin Robinson (USA) 91.0
BMX Freestyle Street[22]  Garrett Reynolds (USA) 85.0  Chad Kerley (USA) 83.0  Dakota Roche (USA) 69.0

Rally

Event Gold Silver Bronze
RallyCross[23]  Sébastien Loeb (FRA) 272.58  Ken Block (USA) 284.81  Brian Deegan (USA) 285.23

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)9131032
2 Australia (AUS)2114
3 Brazil (BRA)2103
4 Canada (CAN)2024
5 Japan (JPN)1102
6 France (FRA)1012
 Great Britain (GBR)1012
8 New Zealand (NZL)0101
 Puerto Rico (PUR)0101
10 Chile (CHL)0011
 Denmark (DEN)0011
Totals (11 entries)18181753

Highlights

  • Linkin Park performed on Friday night, June 29, and launched the X Games MUSIC.
  • Bob Burnquist won his fourth Big Air gold medal, and his ninth total medals during his participation in all 18 X Games.
  • Tanner Foust and Greg Tracy performed a double loop in the Hot Wheels Challenge; the first in X Games history.

References

  1. ^ "Venue Map". ESPN.go.com.
  2. ^ "Competition Schedule". ESPN.go.com.
  3. ^ Davon O'Neil, "X Games expands globally". ESPN.go.com. Xgames.com. May 1, 2012.
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  5. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Moto X Enduro X - Women". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012.
  6. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Moto X Racing - Women". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012.
  7. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Moto X Freestyle - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012.
  8. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Moto X Step Up - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012.
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  11. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Moto X Speed & Style - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012.
  12. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Skateboard Big Air - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012.
  13. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Skateboard Vert - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012.
  14. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Skateboard Street - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012.
  15. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Skateboard Street - Women". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012.
  16. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Skateboard Park - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012.
  17. ^ "XGames 2012 results: All". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012.
  18. ^ "X Games 2012 results: Skateboard Game of SK8 - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012.
  19. ^ "X Games 2012 results: BMX Freestyle Vert - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012.
  20. ^ "X Games 2012 results: BMX Freestyle Park - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012.
  21. ^ "X Games 2012 results: BMX Freestyle Big Air - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012.
  22. ^ "X Games 2012 results: BMX Freestyle Street - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012.
  23. ^ "X Games 2012 results: RallyCross - Men". ESPN.go.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012.