X Games XV
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X Games XV was the fifteenth annual X Games. It was an action sporting event which took place from July 30 - August 2, 2009 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center and the Home Depot Center. It was broadcasted on the ESPN networks, ABC and on EXPN.com.
The game featured the sports of Moto X, skateboarding, BMX, surfing, and rallying. This X Games featured the new event Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam, which was created from an idea by skateboarder Danny Way.
A playable demo of Tony Hawk: Ride was available on July 30-August 2, 2009 at the Oakley booth in the Home Depot Center.[1]
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[edit] Events
Events included:
- Moto X (Racing, Step Up, Supermoto, Freestyle, and Best Trick)
- Skateboarding (Big Air, Vert, Street and Street Best Trick)
- BMX (Big Air, Park, Vert, Street)
- Surfing (Men and Women)
- Rallying
[edit] Day 1
30 July 2009
- Women's Skateboard Vert
- Women's Skateboard Street
- BMX Freestyle Street Elimination
- Moto X Best Whip
- Skateboard Big Air
- Moto X Step Up
[edit] Day 2
31 July 2009
- Hometown Heroes Street
- Skateboard Vert Jam
- BMX Freestyle Street
- Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam
- Moto X Super X Adaptive
- BMX Freestyle Big Air
- Moto X Best Trick (Travis Pastrana Missed Corkscrew 720)
[edit] Day 3
1 August 2009
- Skateboard LA Shop
- BMX Freestyle Park
- Moto X SuperMoto
- Men's Skateboard Street
- Men's Moto X Super X
- BMX Freestyle Vert Final
- Women's Moto X Super X
- Men's Skateboard Vert
- Moto X Freestyle
[edit] Day 4
2 August 2009
- Rally Car Racing
- Skateboard Park Legends
[edit] Highlights
Highlights from the competition include:
- Skateboarder Jake Brown wins his first gold medal in the Big Air competition.
- Danny Way wins the inagurial Big Air Rail Jam, a contest which he created.
- Kyle Loza becomes the first person to three-peat gold Moto X Best Trick in controversial fashion by using the same trick he used to win in 2008, The Electric Doom, especially after the judges stating "innovation" will win the gold this year.
- Ricky Carmichael falls and hurts himself on Moto X Step Up. Due to the circumstances, dual gold medals were awarded to Carmichael and to Ronnie Renner.
- Anthony Napolitan lands the first ever double front flip on a bicycle.
- Blake Williams becomes the first non-American rider to win FMX Gold
- Jamie Bestwick 3-peats with win in BMX Vert.
- Pierre-Luc Gagnon wins gold in Skate Vert for the second consecutive year.
- Travis Pastrana crashes and jams his Subaru Impreza WRX STI into a turn in the final round, allowing Kenny Bräck in a Ford Fiesta to win the rallying event.
