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.
| X Games Los Angeles 2011 | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Various venues |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Date | July 28-31 |
Results
editMoto X
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Moto X Enduro[3] |  Taddy Blazusiak (POL) |
 Mike Brown (USA) |
Justin Soule (USA) |
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| Women's Moto X Enduro[4] | Maria Forsberg (USA) |
 Tarah Gieger (PUR) |
Kacy Martinez (USA) |
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| Women's Moto X Racing[5] | Vicki Golden (USA) |
Tarah Gieger (PUR) |
 Livia Lancelot (FRA) |
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| 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) |
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* Competition decided by fan text message voting.
Skateboarding
edit| 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) |
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BMX
edit| 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
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rally Car Racing[22] | Liam Doran (GBR) |
 Marcus Grönholm (FIN) |
David Higgins (GBR)
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| RallyCross[23] | Brian Deegan (USA) |
Tanner Foust (USA) |
Marcus Grönholm (FIN)
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 13 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 62 | |
Highlights
edit- 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
edit- ^ Venue Map
- ^ Competition Schedule
- ^ Men's Moto X Enduro results
- ^ Women's Moto X Enduro results
- ^ Women's Moto X Racing results
- ^ Moto X Freestyle results
- ^ Moto X Step Up results
- ^ Moto X Best Whip results
- ^ Moto X Best Trick results
- ^ Moto X Speed & Style results
- ^ Skateboard Big Air results
- ^ Skateboard Freestyle Vert results
- ^ Skateboard Street results
- ^ Women's Skateboard Street results
- ^ Skateboard Park results
- ^ Hometown Heroes Amateur Skateboard Street results
- ^ Skateboard Game of SK8 results
- ^ BMX Freestyle Vert results
- ^ BMX Freestyle Park results
- ^ BMX Freestyle Big Air results
- ^ BMX Freestyle Street results
- ^ Rally Car Racing results
- ^ RallyCross results