X Games 17, 2011
X Games 17 was held in Los Angeles in July of 2011.This seventeenth X Games was very exciting - below you'll see news, quotes and reports for each skateboarding event! Click on each event to read more about it, and to see the final top ranks and scores.
He's been in the hunt to reclaim his gold medal for two years, and last night was his night as Bob Burnquist took to the X Games Big Air ramp to mark his third gold medal in the discipline.
"I am really happy that I made my run and the judges felt it was first place," Burnquist said. "I am stoked about that and it feels great to be on top, obviously."
Burnquist threw down a huge switch 5 into lein rodeo to solidify his spot in first.
After only landing one run in the 2010 Big Air competition Adam Taylor of Cocoa Beach, Fla., who's never before won an X Games medal, threw a run that included a frontside 360 off the in-ramp to take home silver.
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After winning the bronze medal in last year's X Games, La Grange, Illinois native Marisa Dal Santo came into this year's competition looking to take the top spot as she did in 2009 and 2007.
That added pressure caused some nervous moments for Dal Santo, but you never would have known it as she scored an 88.00 on her third run of the finals, to capture gold in Women's Skateboard Street.
"I was actually dreading this the whole year," an exuberant Dal Santo said.
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The first skateboarding competition at X Games 17 was Skateboard Park, and rookie Raven Tershy took the gold!
The Santa Cruz, Calif. native took over the lead in his second-to-last run at the course with the help of an extended ollie frontside nose grind.
"I wasn't looking at the scores, I just tried to lay down my strongest run," Tershy said. "I'm stoked! I wasn't expecting this. I had no idea, but I had a great time!"
"I put together a couple of good tricks and I'm super stoked to see my friends doing well," Barros said.
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Ryan Decenzo, the lone Canadian in the competition, outlasted three other competitors to win gold in Skateboard Game of SK8.
"I just came in with not too much stress and just wanted to land tricks," the Vancouver, B.C. native said.
"I just went for the tricks that I always do. I tried to make them not easy by doing a switch trick or something spinney or flippy."
And that philosophy helped him eliminate the final competitors, Silas Baxter-Neal and Brandon Westgate, as neither could complete Decenzo's switch feeble grind.
The medal was his second of the X Games and his first gold. His first medal came in Skateboard Real Street where he finished second to Baxter-Neal.
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It was a modern-day gentlemen's duel between Shaun White and Pierre-Luc Gagnon, but White would not be denied the victory as he laid it all on the line in a final run to take the gold in the Skateboard Vert Final Saturday night.
"I just wanted to put this down for all the fans that came out. I've been working so hard to get this going this season. After that seven I landed I had so much energy that I said "I'm making this happen," White said. "This is the second time I've ever won summer X Games, so I'm beside myself."
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At just 16 years old, California native Nyjah Huston gave a hometown crowd something to be excited about Saturday, knocking out a field of heavy talent to become the youngest man to win X Games Skateboard Street.
"It's the best feeling ever and my best win ever. After getting silver for the past two years it was a buildup feeling that I wanted to get that gold," Huston said. "There's a lot of pressure and if you're nervous, it's hard. But I mostly put pressure on myself and have a goal to win."
Huston, who was the repeat silver medalist in 2009 and 2010, laid down impressive runs with technical tricks, including a kickflip backside tailslide spinout and a huge hard flip off the rooftop.
Read more about X Games 17 Skateboard Street.More »
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X Games 17 - Burnquist Lands Gold He's Been Looking For
He's been in the hunt to reclaim his gold medal for two years, and last night was his night as Bob Burnquist took to the X Games Big Air ramp to mark his third gold medal in the discipline.
"I am really happy that I made my run and the judges felt it was first place," Burnquist said. "I am stoked about that and it feels great to be on top, obviously."
Burnquist threw down a huge switch 5 into lein rodeo to solidify his spot in first.
After only landing one run in the 2010 Big Air competition Adam Taylor of Cocoa Beach, Fla., who's never before won an X Games medal, threw a run that included a frontside 360 off the in-ramp to take home silver.
Read more about the X Games 17 Bir Air Skateboarding competition.More »
X Games 17 - Marisa Dal Santo Takes Gold in Women's Skateboard Street
After winning the bronze medal in last year's X Games, La Grange, Illinois native Marisa Dal Santo came into this year's competition looking to take the top spot as she did in 2009 and 2007.
That added pressure caused some nervous moments for Dal Santo, but you never would have known it as she scored an 88.00 on her third run of the finals, to capture gold in Women's Skateboard Street.
"I was actually dreading this the whole year," an exuberant Dal Santo said.
Read more about the X Games 17 Women's Skateboarding Street competition.More »
X Games 17 - Tershy Takes First Gold in Skateboard Park
The first skateboarding competition at X Games 17 was Skateboard Park, and rookie Raven Tershy took the gold!
The Santa Cruz, Calif. native took over the lead in his second-to-last run at the course with the help of an extended ollie frontside nose grind.
"I wasn't looking at the scores, I just tried to lay down my strongest run," Tershy said. "I'm stoked! I wasn't expecting this. I had no idea, but I had a great time!"
"I put together a couple of good tricks and I'm super stoked to see my friends doing well," Barros said.
Read more about Skateboard Park at X Games 17.More »
X Games 17 - Canada's Ryan Decenzo Takes Gold in Game of SK8
Ryan Decenzo, the lone Canadian in the competition, outlasted three other competitors to win gold in Skateboard Game of SK8.
"I just came in with not too much stress and just wanted to land tricks," the Vancouver, B.C. native said.
"I just went for the tricks that I always do. I tried to make them not easy by doing a switch trick or something spinney or flippy."
And that philosophy helped him eliminate the final competitors, Silas Baxter-Neal and Brandon Westgate, as neither could complete Decenzo's switch feeble grind.
The medal was his second of the X Games and his first gold. His first medal came in Skateboard Real Street where he finished second to Baxter-Neal.
Read more about the X Games 17 Game of SKATE.More »
X Games 17 - White Lands Incredible Run to Reclaim Gold
It was a modern-day gentlemen's duel between Shaun White and Pierre-Luc Gagnon, but White would not be denied the victory as he laid it all on the line in a final run to take the gold in the Skateboard Vert Final Saturday night.
"I just wanted to put this down for all the fans that came out. I've been working so hard to get this going this season. After that seven I landed I had so much energy that I said "I'm making this happen," White said. "This is the second time I've ever won summer X Games, so I'm beside myself."
Read more about the X Games 17 Skateboard Vert competitions.More »
X Games 17 - Huston Becomes Youngest To Win Skateboard Street
At just 16 years old, California native Nyjah Huston gave a hometown crowd something to be excited about Saturday, knocking out a field of heavy talent to become the youngest man to win X Games Skateboard Street.
"It's the best feeling ever and my best win ever. After getting silver for the past two years it was a buildup feeling that I wanted to get that gold," Huston said. "There's a lot of pressure and if you're nervous, it's hard. But I mostly put pressure on myself and have a goal to win."
Huston, who was the repeat silver medalist in 2009 and 2010, laid down impressive runs with technical tricks, including a kickflip backside tailslide spinout and a huge hard flip off the rooftop.
Read more about X Games 17 Skateboard Street.More »
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