X Games
SPORTSMOST X GAMES GOLD MEDALS
WON IN BMX STREET (MALE)
Garrett Reynolds (USA) has dominated the
BMX Street event since it first appeared at the
X Games in 2008, winning eight out of a possible
nine gold medals. The only time Reynolds missed
out on top spot was at Los Angeles 2013, when
he had to settle for silver behind Chad Kerley
(USA). His runs have included some of the
most complicated tricks seen in BMX riding.At Austin 2016, Jackson Strong left hospital to win the Moto X
Best Trick only hours after crashing in the QuarterPipe.First married couple to compete
against each other at the Summer X Games
Held over a half-mile (0.8-km) dirt course at the
Circuit of the Americas race track near Austin
in Texas, USA, the Harley-Davidson Flat-Track
event is a fast and furious motorcycle race held
at the Summer X Games. The startlist for its
inaugural event on 4 Jun 2015 included Jared
and Nichole Mees (both USA) – husband and wife
professional racers. A mechanical fault on the
final lap ended Jared’s chance of gold, but he
returned the next year to win the race.
Held on 2 Jun, the 2016 event included
Cory and Shayna Texter (both USA) – the first
brother and sister to compete against each
other at the Summer X Games. The siblings
competed in the heats but neither was able to
progress to the final. It was Shayna who earned
the family bragging rights, finishing in 21st place
- one spot higher than her brother.
Highest single-day attendance
at the Winter X Games
On 30 Jan 2016, a total of 49,300 spectators
flocked to Aspen in Colorado, USA, for the third
day of Winter X Games Twenty. The weather
was as extreme as the action, but a heavy
snowstorm could not deter fans. They were
rewarded with events including Skier and
Mono Skier X and men’s Snowboard SuperPipe,
plus music from DJ Snake and deadmau5.
Most Summer X Games medals won
without winning gold
Between 1998 and 2016, Simon Tabron (UK)
reached the podium 14 times without once
getting the gold. His medal tally stands at six
silver and eight bronze medals, all achieved in
the BMX Vert discipine. At the 2016 X Games,
Tabron’s best-run score of 86.00 over his two
runs was good enough for silver, but he couldn’t
overhaul compatriot Jamie Bestwick’s 90 .66.
Incredibly, this was the fifth time that Tabron
had finished second behind Bestwick.
Most Snowboard Slopestyle medals
won at the Winter X Games (female)
With her silver at the 2016 Winter X Games,
Jamie Anderson (USA) had accrued a total of
11 medals in 2006–16. She took bronze in her
Slopestyle debut in 2006 and has reached the
podium with every subsequent appearance.
In total, Anderson can claim four gold
medals, five silvers and two bronzes. At Aspen
2016, she registered a best-run score of 89.00,
which put her in second place behind Canadian
Spencer O’Brien on 91.00.MOST CONSECUTIVE X GAMES MEDALS
WON IN SKATEBOARD PARK (MALE)
Pedro Barros (BRA) has racked up nine
consecutive podium finishes since his X Games
debut in 2 010, culminating in gold in Austin 2 016.
His tally stands at six golds and three silvers.
Together with his father and fellow skating pro
Léo Kakinho (BRA), Barros built a giant bowl in
his backyard that has become a magnet for local
skaters in his home town of Florianópolis, Brazil.Most gold medals won at
the Winter X Games (female)
When it comes to women’s Snowboard Cross,
there is only one name to beat: Lindsey
Jacobellis (USA). From 2003 to 2016, she
won 10 gold medals in the event at the Winter
X Games held in Aspen, Colorado, USA. This tally
could well have been higher had she not lost two
years of competition owing to injury.
While dominating the X Games for more
than a decade, Jacobellis has twice suffered
heartbreak at the Winter Olympics. At
the 2006 games in Turin, Italy, she
was holding a three-second lead
approaching the end of the course
when she fell attempting a method
grab, losing the gold medal to
Tanja Frieden (CHE). Jacobellis
also took a tumble while
in the lead of her heat at
Sochi 2014, failing to even
qualify for the final.YOUNGEST FEMALE X GAMES GOLD
MEDALLIST IN SKATEBOARD STREET
Born on 19 Jul 1999, Brazilian high-school student
Pâmela Rosa was aged just 16 years 221 days
when she took gold at X Games Oslo in Norway
on 25 Feb 2016. In a display of consistent technical
skating, Rosa scored 80.33 in the first of her
three runs, which proved enough to see off the
competition. It was her third consecutive medal
in the event: she won silver in 2014 and 2015.HIGHEST SCORE IN WINTER X GAMES
SNOWBOARD SUPERPIPE (FEMALE)
Back-to-back 1 080s and a McTwist helped Chloe
Kim (USA) to a score of 98.00 in the Snowboard
SuperPipe at X Games Oslo on 26 Feb 2016
in Oslo, Norway. Born on 23 Apr 2000, Kim
was 15 years 309 days when she won her
third gold medal – making her the youngest
X Games triple gold medallist.Pâmela
Rosa’s favourite
skateboarding trick
is the frontside feeble,
in which skaters grind
rails on the back trucks
of their board. Correct
weight distribution
is crucial to pulling
off the trick.