X Games XVII

Brian Deegan in X Games XVII, Los Angeles

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

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Moto X Enduro[3]  Taddy Blazusiak (POL) Mike Brown (USA) Justin Soule (USA)
Women's Moto X Enduro[4]  Maria Forsberg (USA) Tarah Gieger (PUR) Kacy Martinez (USA)
Women's Moto X Racing[5]  Vicki Golden (USA) Tarah Gieger (PUR) Livia Lancelot (FRA)
Moto X Freestyle[6]  Nate Adams (USA)91 Adam Jones (USA)86 Dany Torres (ESP)83
Moto X Step Up[7]  Matt Buyten (USA)37' 0" Ronnie Renner (USA)35' 6" Myles Richmond (USA)
 Brian Deegan (USA)		35' 6"
Moto X Best Whip*[8]  Jeremy Stenberg (USA)27% Todd Potter (USA)24% Jarryd McNeil (AUS)22%
Moto X Best Trick[9]  Jackson Strong (AUS)95.66 Cam Sinclair (AUS)94.66 Josh Sheehan (AUS)93.33
Moto X Speed & Style[10]  Nate Adams (USA) Mike Mason (USA) Ronnie Faisst (USA)

* Competition decided by fan text message voting.

Skateboarding

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Skateboard Big Air[11]  Bob Burnquist (BRA)92.66 Adam Taylor (USA)89.66 Edgard Pereira (BRA)87.00
Skateboard Freestyle Vert[12]  Shaun White (USA)93.00 Pierre-Luc Gagnon (CAN)91.66 Bucky Lasek (USA)87.66
Skateboard Street[13]  Nyjah Huston (USA)91.66 Luan Oliveira (BRA)91.00 Ryan Sheckler (USA)89.00
Women's Skateboard Street[14]  Marisa Dal Santo (USA)88.00 Alexis Sablone (USA)84.33 Leticia Bufoni (BRA)78.00
Skateboard Park[15]  Raven Tershy (USA)82 Pedro Barros (BRA)81 Ben Hatchell (USA)75
Hometown Heroes Amateur Skateboard Street[16]  Julian Christianson (USA)88.33 Brendon Villanueva (USA)86.66 Dan Coe (USA)80.00
Skateboard Game of SK8[17]  Ryan Decenzo (CAN)

BMX

Event Gold Silver Bronze
BMX Freestyle Vert[18]  Jamie Bestwick (GBR)92 Steve McCann (AUS)90 Vince Byron (AUS)79
BMX Freestyle Park[19]  Daniel Dhers (VEN)81 (35) Dennis Enarson (USA)81 (31) Scotty Cranmer (USA)72
BMX Freestyle Big Air[20]  Steve McCann (AUS)91.66 Vince Byron (AUS)90.66 Chad Kagy (USA)89.33
BMX Freestyle Street[21]  Steven Tijerina (USA)92 Dennis Enarson (USA)85 Dakota Roche (USA)84

Rallying

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Rally Car Racing[22]  Liam Doran (GBR) Marcus Grönholm (FIN) David Higgins (GBR)
RallyCross[23]  Brian Deegan (USA) Tanner Foust (USA) Marcus Grönholm (FIN)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)13111236
2 Australia (AUS)2338
3 Great Britain (GBR)2013
4 Brazil (BRA)1225
5 Canada (CAN)1102
6 Poland (POL)1001
 Venezuela (VEN)1001
8 Puerto Rico (PUR)0202
9 Finland (FIN)0112
10 France (FRA)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (11 nations)21202162

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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