X Games Top 15 Moments - Do You Agree?
August 2, 2009 – 10:36 pm PT by Greg
So if you watched 30 seconds of this year’s X Games you probably saw one of the 15 defining moments of the event. They weren’t presented in any specific order except by year. Here they are below — let us know if you agree.
1999 - Tony Hawk Lands the First 900 (X Games 5 - Skateboard Vert Best Trick)
1999 - Travis Pastrana Almost Perfect Score in Moto X Freestyle (99.00 in Moto X Freestyle)
2000 - Dave Mirra Double-Backflips in Park (X Games 6 - BMX Freestyle Park)
2001 - Bob Burnquist Wins Vert with Flawless Run (X Games 7 - Skateboard Vert)
2002 - The Godfather Lands Back-to-Back Backflips (Mike Metzger - X Games 8 - Moto X Freestyle)
2002 - Mat Hoffman Lands First No-Handed 900 (BMX Vert)
2002 - Carey Hart Wins Gold in Moto X Big Air (Finally sticks the Backflip)
2003 - Sheckler Makes History (Youngest gold medalist ever - X Games 9 - Skateboard Park)
2004 - Chuck Carothers Debuts the Carolla (X Games 10 - Moto X Best Trick)
2006 - Pastrana’s Double-Backflip (X Games 12 - Moto X Best Trick)
2006 - Colin McRae’s Crazy Rally Finish (Survives rolling his car to win silver - Rally Car Racing)
2006 - K-Rob Lands the Double-Flair (BMX Vert Best Trick)
2007 - Jake Brown Crash (X Games 13 - Skateboarding Big Air)
2007 - Shaun White Wins Gold - First Summer Gold (Skateboard Vert)
2008 - Danny Way - The Machine (Survives Huge Slam to Take Silver - X Games 14 - Skateboarding Big Air)
