X Games XVI was an action sporting event which took place from July 29 – August 1, 2010 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center, L.A. Live and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The games featured the sports of Motocross, skateboarding, BMX, and rallying.

X Games Los Angeles 2010
VenueVarious venues
LocationLos Angeles, California
DateJuly 29-August 1

Results edit

Motocross edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Moto X Adaptive[1] Mike Schultz 5:56.564 Todd Thompson 5:58.119 Beau Meier 6:05.787
Moto X Super X[2] Josh Grant 13:08.835 Justin Brayton 13:14.247 Josh Hansen 13:15.431
Women's Moto X Super X[3] Ashley Fiolek 6:37.142 Tarah Gieger 6:43.741 Sara Price 6:46.211
Moto X Freestyle[4] Travis Pastrana 80 Levi Sherwood 79 Nate Adams 71
Moto X Step Up[5] Matt Buyten 33'6" Ronnie Renner 32'6" Todd Potter 30'6"
Moto X Best Whip*[6] Todd Potter 54% Jarryd McNeil 19% Jeremy Stenberg 11%
Moto X Best Trick[7] Cam Sinclair 94.33 Robbie Maddison 93.66 Taka Higashino 90.66
Moto X Speed & Style[8] Travis Pastrana Nate Adams Jeremy Stenberg / Ronnie Faisst

*Competition decided by fan text message voting.

Skateboarding edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Skateboard Big Air[9] Jake Brown 93.66 Bob Burnquist 93.00 Rob Lorifice 87.66
Women's Skateboard Vert[10] Gaby Ponce Lyn-z Adams Hawkins Karen Jonz
Skateboard Vert[11] Pierre-Luc Gagnon 93 Shaun White 85 Andy Macdonald 79
Skateboard Vert Am[12] Italo Penarrubia 90 Sam Bosworth 76 Jono Schwan 70
Skateboard Vert Best Trick[13] Pierre-Luc Gagnon 14.33 Colin McKay 13.33 Bob Burnquist 11.33
Skateboard Street[14] Ryan Sheckler 92.66 Nyjah Huston 91.33 Ryan Decenzo 90.00
Women's Skateboard Street[15] Alexis Sablone 86.00 Leticia Bufoni 85.66 Marisa Dal Santo 83.00
Skateboard Park Legends[16] Christian Hosoi 86 Chris Miller 74 Steve Caballero 64
Game of SK8*[17] Tommy Sandoval Sierra Fellers Nick Trapasso
Skateboard Park[18] Pedro Barros 86 Andy Macdonald 81 Kevin Kowalski 78

*Finalists determined by a best-video contest.

BMX edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
BMX Freestyle Vert[19] Jamie Bestwick 90 Steve McCann 80 Simon Tabron 80
BMX Freestyle Park[20] Daniel Dhers 79 Dennis Enarson 76 Gary Young 69
BMX Freestyle Big Air[21] Chad Kagy 91.66 Steve McCann 89.33 Andy Buckworth 86.33
BMX Freestyle Street[22] Garrett Reynolds 96.33 Dennis Enarson 90.00 Brian Kachinsky 88.00

Rallying edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Rally Car Racing[23] Tanner Foust Brian Deegan Andrew Comrie-Picard / Antoine L'Estage
Rally Car Super Rally[24] Tanner Foust Brian Deegan Samuel Hubinette

Highlights edit

  • Deaf rider Ashley Fiolek wins her second consecutive gold medal in Women's Moto X Super X.
  • Travis Pastrana completes a Double Backflip and wins the gold medal in Freestyle Moto X after a three-year hiatus from the event.
  • Cam Sinclair completes a Double Backflip and wins the gold medal in Moto X Best Trick, coming back from a devastating accident which left him in a coma for 7 days.
  • Three time defending Moto X Best Trick gold medalist Kyle Loza withdraws from the competition with an injury.
  • Paris Rosen crashes while attempting to complete a Front Flip in Moto X Best Trick and has to be carried away on a stretcher.
  • Jake Brown and Bob Burnquist each attempt to complete the first 900 in a Skateboard Big Air competition. Both fail, and Brown wins his second consecutive gold medal.
  • Pierre-Luc Gagnon wins his third consecutive gold medal in Skateboard Vert.
  • 15-year-old Nyjah Huston wins the silver medal in Skateboard Street.
  • 15-year-old Pedro Barros beats out 37-year-old Andy Macdonald for the gold medal in Skateboard Park. 14-year-old Curren Caples places 4th.
  • Jamie Bestwick wins his fourth consecutive gold medal in BMX Freestyle Vert.
  • Garrett Reynolds wins his third consecutive gold medal in BMX Freestyle Street.
  • In the elimination round of BMX Freestyle Street, Sean Burns jumps out of the arena, dropping down the concrete below.
  • Travis Pastrana crashes in the quarterfinal round of Rally Car Racing, eliminating him from the competition and forcing him to withdraw from Rally Car Super Rally.

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