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The X Games are an annual extreme sports event that have taken place for the past 14 years. The Games are composed of the Winter X Games (which usually take place in January) and the Summer X Games (which typically take place in August). The Summer X Games are slated for Los Angeles through 2009, while the Winter X Games are scheduled... more »
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The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by Disney-owned US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on extreme action sports intended for Generation X and Generation Y viewers. The games started in 1995.
The Winter X Games are held in January or February (usually in January) and the Summer X Games are usually held in August, both in the United States. Participants compete to win bronze, silver, and gold medals, and prize dollars. The competition often features new tricks such as Tony Hawks 900 in skateboarding, Anthony Napolitan with the first ever double front flip on a bicycle and Travis Pastranas double backflip in Freestyle Motocross. Concurrent with competition is the "X Fest" sports and music festival, which offers live music, athlete autograph sessions and interactive elements. The location of the Winter X Games is in Aspen, Colorado through 2012, while the location for the Summer X Games is in Los Angeles through 2009. The X Games also has international competitions and demos around the world that are held at varying times throughout the year. The games are shown live on ESPN and ABC television.
Overview
The Winter X Games is, as described by ESPN (2008), a competition compiled of the greatest winter action sport athletes from around the world, all competing for medals (gold, silver, bronze) and prize money on an annual basis. The competition contains day and evening events including skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling. The first Winter X Games took place at Mountain Resort in Big Bear Lake, California in 1997. The following two years, the Games were held at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado. The two years following that, the Games were held in [[Danny Kass
|American snowboarder best known, according to the U.S. Olympic official website, for his silver medals in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. The punk-image Kass has a signature move known as the "Kassaroll" (backside rodeo), an extremely diff read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X+Games
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