Guide Note

The X Games consist of extreme action sports competitions. The event is held annually, with the Winter X Games being held in January or February and the Summer X Games in August.

Fast Facts

First Summer X Games (called Extreme Games) were held in 1995¹
First Winter X Games were held in 1997²
The 2008 Summer X Games are scheduled for July 31-August 3 in Los Angeles, California³
The 2009 Winter X Games are scheduled for January 22-25 in Aspen, Colorado⁴
Television coverage: ESPN and ABC
X Games events have been held in Dubai, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Malaysia, China and Spain⁵

X Games Sports

Summer:
Winter:

Categories

Sports | Extreme Sports | Sporting Events

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X Games

The Mahalo Top 7

EXPN.com: X Games
Wikipedia: X Games
X Games Volunteers: Sign up to be a volunteer for X Games
X Games Asia
Kotaku.com: SCEA Sponsors X Games
Winter X Games in Aspen Snowmass
YouTube: Tony Hawk's 900 (Time: 1:01)

X Games News and Articles

EXPN.com: Winter X Games Coverage
Los Angeles Times: Jake Brown's 41/2-story fall lives on in X Games lore (July 31, 2008)
The New York Times: X Games Articles
NASA: Lunar X Games (2006)
Google News: X Games

X Games Videos

YouTube: Jake Brown falls 40+ feet & walks away X-Games 13 Big Air (Time: 3:39)
EXPN.com: X Games Videos
Google Video: X Games Videos
BroadbandSports.com: X Games Videos
YouTube: Colin McRae X Games Rally (Time 2:34)

X Games Vital Stats

X Games Timeline

1995: First annual Summer Extreme Games held
1997: First annual Winter X Games held
1999: Tony Hawk lands a 900-degree spin ("the 900"), winning the Best Trick competition.
2002: Mat Hoffman lands the no handed 900-degree spin.
2005: ESPN signs contract to keep the X Games in Los Angeles through 2009
2006: Travis Pastrana wins the inaugural X-Games Rally beating former World Rally Champion Colin McRae
2006: Jeaux Hall lands the 1080 in half-pipe contest after 17 attempts
2006: ESPN signs contract with the Aspen Skiing Company to keep the Winter X Games in Colorado through 2010

X Games Blogs and Forums

EXPN: X Games Message Board
Google Blog Search: X Games
The New York Times: Rally Up for the X Games

X Games Photos

EXPN.com: X Games Photo Galleries, Top Rated Photos
Google Image Search: X Games
Yahoo! Image Search: X Games
Flickr: X Games Photos
WireImage: X Games Photos

X Games Tickets

BarrysTickets.com: X Games Tickets
StubHub!: X Games Tickets
eBay: X Games Tickets
TicketFlippers: X Games Tickets

X Games Merchandise

EXPN.com: X Games Gear
eBay: X Games Merchandise
Amazon.com: X Games Merchandise
Google Product Search: X Games

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