X Games Austin 2015

X Games Austin 2015 was an action sporting event that took place June 4–7, 2015, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.[1]

This Summer X Games is the second in a row to be held in Austin and the third full X Games event to be held in the state of Texas; in 2003, a special "Global Championships" event was held in San Antonio, Texas.

The 2015 X Games are once again broadcast on ESPN and ABC. The event debuted three new events; Moto X Flat Track, Moto X Quarter Pipe and Big Air Doubles. This year, X Games Austin attracted 160,000 spectators over four days, making it the most attended X Games since 2004.[2]

Results

Flat Track
Event Gold Silver Bronze
X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track Racing[3]  Bryan Smith (USA)8:20.168 Sammy Halbert (USA)8:20.638 Brad Baker (USA)8:25.406

Moto X
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Moto X Enduro[4]  Mike Brown (USA)10:09.005 Taylor Robert (USA)10:15.504 Cody Webb (USA)10:20.446
Women's Moto X Enduro[5]  Laia Sanz (ESP)6:37.266 Tarah Gieger (PUR)6:44.471 Kacy Martinez (USA)6:58.442
Moto X Best Whip[6]  Jarryd McNeil (AUS)59.00 Tom Parsons (USA)10.00 Todd Potter (USA)10.00
Moto X Step Up[7]  Ronnie Renner (USA)34.00 Massimo Bianconcini (ITA)
 Libor Podmol (CZE)
 Bryce Hudson (USA)		33.00
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Men's Moto X Speed & Style[8]  Nate Adams (USA)85.50 Blake Williams (AUS)55.84 Mike Mason (USA)85.25
Toyota Moto X Quarter Pipe[9]  Thomas Pages (FRA)95.33 Levi Sherwood (NZL)93.00 Josh Sheehan (AUS)87.33

Skateboarding
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Skateboard Vert[10]  Pierre-Luc Gagnon (CAN)92.33 Paul-Luc Ronchetti (GBR)86.00 Sam Beckett (GBR)82.33
Skateboard Big Air[11]  Bob Burnquist (BRA)93.33 Elliot Sloan (USA)92.00 Tom Schaar (USA)87.66
Skateboard Park[12]  Curren Caples (USA)86.00 Pedro Barros (BRA)84.66 Ronnie Sandoval (USA)82.00
Women's Skateboard Street[13]  Alexis Sablone (USA)92.00 Pamela Rosa (BRA)86.00 Vanessa Torres (USA)78.00
Monster Energy Men's Skateboard Street[14]  Nyjah Huston (USA)94.00 Chaz Ortiz (USA)83.00 Ryan Sheckler (USA)82.00
Skateboard Street Amateurs[15]  Tyson Bowerbank (USA)88.00 Alex Midler (USA)86.00 Dustin Blauvelt (USA)83.66
Skateboard/BMX Big Air Doubles[16]  Morgan Wade (USA)
 Bob Burnquist (BRA)		90.00 Steve McCann (AUS)
 Elliot Sloan (USA)		80.00 Zack Warden (USA)
 Tom Schaar (USA)		70.00

BMX
Event Gold Silver Bronze
BMX Vert[17]  Vince Byron (AUS)92.00 Jamie Bestwick (GBR)91.00 Simon Tabron (GBR)89.66
BMX Park[18]  Daniel Sandoval (USA)92.66 Dennis Enarson (USA)92.00 Scotty Cranmer (USA)89.66
BMX Dirt[19]  Kyle Baldock (AUS)90.00 Mike Clark (USA)89.00 Chris Doyle (USA)89.00
Go Pro BMX Big Air[20]  Colton Satterfield (USA)90.33 Morgan Wade (USA)89.66 Mykel Larrin (USA)88.00
Skateboard/BMX Big Air Double[16]  Morgan Wade (USA)
 Bob Burnquist (BRA)		90.00 Steve McCann (AUS)
 Elliot Sloan (USA)		80.00 Zack Warden (USA)
 Tom Schaar (USA)		70.00

Rallycross & Off-Road Truck
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Off-Road Truck Racing[21]  Sheldon Creed (USA)8:11.923 Robby Gordon (USA)8:15.141 Arie Luyendyk Jr. (USA)7:57.705
Rallycross[22]  Scott Speed (USA)6:20.843 Steve Arpin (CAN)6:21.810 Sebastian Eriksson (SWE)6:29.099

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States13121540
2 Australia3216
3 Brazil2204
4 Canada1102
5 France1001
 Spain1001
7 Great Britain0224
8 Czech Republic0101
 Italy0101
 New Zealand0101
 Puerto Rico0101
12 Sweden0011
Totals (12 nations)21231963

Highlights

Even though he didn't medal in the event, Skateboarder Rony Gomes performed the first frontside 360 ollie in Skateboard Big Air history. Skateboarder Bob Burnquist wins his 8th Skateboard Big Air gold medal, the most all-time of any skateboarder in this event. Burnquist is also the most decorated skateboarder with 28 X Games gold medals. BMXer Colton Satterfield made history when he landed a double flair in BMX Big Air.

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References
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  15. "Austin 2015 Skateboard Street Amateurs". Xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
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  21. "Austin 2015 Off Road Truck Racing". Xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  22. "Austin 2015 Rally Car Racing". X Games. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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