The are an annual Multi-sport Event with a focus on Action Sports . The X Games air live on ESPN and ABC , and are broken into seasons: the Winter X Games, held in January or February, and the X Games, usually held in August. The Winter X Games home is in Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado through 2010 (Winter X Games 14) and the X Games home is in Los Angeles through 2009 (X Games 15).
X Games also has international competitions and demos around the world that are held at varying times throughout the year.
Competitors perform in many different categories and styles, vying to win bronze, silver and gold medals, as well as prize money. The competition has helped to make action sports more popular. In addition, because of the prestige of the games and the fame of the competitors, the X Games are often the showcase for broken records and never-before-seen tricks (for example, the "900" in Skateboarding , and the "body varial" in MotoX ).
In addition to world-class competition, X Games events also showcase X Fest, the ultimate action sports & music festival complete with live music (with hot national and regional acts), athlete autograph sessions, live music, interactive elements, a mini skate park and BMX park, demos and more. Combined the X Games becomes a festival-like atmosphere.
- BMX Freestyle
- ---Stunt Vert
- ---Stunt Park ''(originally known as "Stunt Street")''
- ---Stunt Dirt
- Skiing
- ---Skier X
--Men's
--Women's
- ---Slopestyle
- ---SuperPipe
--Men's
--Women's
- MotoX
- ---Best Trick
- ---Slopestyle
--Men's
--Women's
- --- Snowboarder X
--Men's
--Women's
- ---SuperPipe
--Men's
--Women's
- SnoCross
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- BMX Freestyle
::Stunt Flatland
::Downhill
:::Men's
:::Women's
::Street
:::Men's
:::Women's
::Vert Triples
- Bungee Jumping
- Skateboard
::Vert Doubles
- Wakeboarding
::Barefoot Jumping
::Speed
::Mass
::Super Mass
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''Summarized from EXPN.com ''
- - Providence & Newport, Rhode Island & Mount Snow, Vermont ''(June 24 - July 1, 1995)''
- ---198,000 in Attendance
- - Providence & Newport, Rhode Island
- ---200,000 in Attendance
- - San Diego, California ''(June 20-28, 1997)''
- ---221,200 in Attendance
- - San Diego, California ''(June, 1998)''
- ---233,000 in Attendance
- - Pier 30 & 32, San Francisco, California ''(June 25 - July 3, 1999)''
- ---275,000 in Attendance
- ---After numerous failed attempts, skateboarder Tony Hawk finally lands a 900-degree spin (" The 900 "), winning the Best Trick competition by a substantial margin.
- - Pier 30 & 32, San Francisco, California ''(August 17-22, 2000)''
- - First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ''(August 17-22, 2001)''
- ---235,000 in Attendance
- - First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ''(August 15-19, 2002)''
- --- Matt Hoffman lands the no handed 900-degree spin.
- - Staples Center & LA Coliseum, Los Angeles, California ''(August 14-17, 2003)''
- - Staples Center, Home Depot Center, Long Beach Marine Stadium, Los Angeles, California ''(August 5-8, 2004)''
- - Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ''(August 4-7, 2005)''
- --- ESPN has signed a contract to keep the X Games in Los Angeles through 2009.
- - Staples Center, Home Depot Center & Long Beach Marine Stadium, Los Angeles, California ''(August 3-6, 2006)''
- - Los Angeles, California ''(Dates TBD)''
- - Los Angeles, California ''(Dates TBD)''
- - Los Angeles, California ''(Dates TBD)''
- , Snow Summit Mountain Resort, Big Bear Lake, California (January 30 - February 2, 1997)
- --- 38,000 in Attendance
- , Crested Butte, Colorado
- --- 25,000 in Attendance
- , Crested Butte, Colorado
- --- 30,000+ in Attendance
- , Mount Snow, Vermont ''(February 3-6, 2000)''
- --- 83,500 in Attendance
- , Mount Snow, Vermont
- --- 85,100 in Attendance
- , Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(February 1-5, 2002)''
- , Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(January 30 - February 5, 2003)''
- , Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(January 22-25, 2004)''
- , Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(January 29- February 1, 2005)''
- , Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(January 28-31, 2006)''
- ---ESPN has signed a contract with the Aspen Skiing Company to keep the Winter X Games in Colorado through 2010
- , Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(Dates TBD)''
- , Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(Dates TBD)''
- , Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(Dates TBD)''
- , Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado ''(Dates TBD)''
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