X Games XVII

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.

Brian Deegan in X Games XVII, Los Angeles

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]  Garrett Reynolds (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.
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References
  1. Venue Map
  2. Competition Schedule
  3. Men's Moto X Enduro results
  4. Women's Moto X Enduro results
  5. Women's Moto X Racing results
  6. Moto X Freestyle results
  7. Moto X Step Up results
  8. Moto X Best Whip results
  9. Moto X Best Trick results
  10. Moto X Speed & Style results
  11. Skateboard Big Air results
  12. Skateboard Freestyle Vert results
  13. Skateboard Street results
  14. Women's Skateboard Street results
  15. Skateboard Park results
  16. Hometown Heroes Amateur Skateboard Street results
  17. Skateboard Game of SK8 results
  18. BMX Freestyle Vert results
  19. BMX Freestyle Park results
  20. BMX Freestyle Big Air results
  21. BMX Freestyle Street results
  22. Rally Car Racing results
  23. RallyCross results
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