X Games Austin 2015
| X Games Austin 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Circuit of the Americas |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Date | June 4–7 |
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]
The 2015 Summer X Games was the second event 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
[edit]Flat Track
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 | — | — |
| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 13 | 12 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 21 | 23 | 19 | 63 | |
Highlights
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Circuit of The Americas". Circuit of The Americas. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ Published June 16, 2014, Page 8. "Austin delivers crowds to X Games; TV mixed - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global". SportsBusiness Daily. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Austin 2015 Harley-Davidson Flat-Track". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Men's Enduro X". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Women's Enduro X". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Moto X Best Whip". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Moto X Step Up". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Moto X Speed & Style". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Toyota Moto X QuarterPipe". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Skateboard Vert". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 America's Navy Skateboard Big Air". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Toyota Skateboard Park". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Women's Skateboard Street". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Monster Energy Skateboard Street Men". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Skateboard Street Amateurs". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ a b "Austin 2015 Big Air Doubles". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 BMX Vert". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Toyota BMX Park". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 BMX Dirt". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 GoPro BMX Big Air". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Off Road Truck Racing". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Austin 2015 Rally Car Racing". X Games. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
External links
[edit]- X Games Austin 2015 – Official ESPN website