The Nitro World Games is an annual extreme sports event organized by Nitro Circus. The event was originally held in 2016 at Rice–Eccles Stadium, and moved to the Utah Motorsports Campus in 2018.

Nitro World Games
SportExtreme sports
Founded2016
FounderMichael Porra
Travis Pastrana
Owner(s)Nitro Circus
Venue(s)Utah Motorsports Campus
Related
competitions
Nitro Rallycross
Official websitewww.nitroworldgames.com

History

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In December 2015, Nitro Circus CEO Michael Porra and Travis Pastrana announced the creation of the Nitro World Games, with the inaugural Games scheduled for summer 2016 at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. The city was selected for its history with the 2002 Winter Olympics and Nitro Circus.[1] The Nitro World Games 2016 were held on July 16 with seven gold medal events.[2]

The 2018 edition was moved to Utah Motorsports Campus in Erda. Rallycross and FMX Quarterpipe were added, with the former competing on a track designed by Pastrana.[3][4] BMX and skateboarding events were conducted at the CA Training Facility in Vista, California,[5][6] while scooter competitions were held at Adrenaline Alley in Corby, United Kingdom (ScootFest) and Paris, France (Scooter Best Trick).[7][8]

The 2020 edition was set to be held at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. However, it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Host venues

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Year Date Primary host Other
2016 July 16   Rice–Eccles Stadium (Salt Lake City, Utah)
2017 June 24
2018 August 10 – December 1   Utah Motorsports Campus (Erda, Utah)   CA Training Facility (Vista, California)
  Paris, France
  Adrenaline Alley (Corby, England)
2019 August 17
2022 October 22 – 23   Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane, Queensland)

Hot Wheels Nitro Junior Games

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Results

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Winners

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BMX
Year Best Trick Triple Hit Park
2016   Ryan Williams (AUS)   Colton Walker (USA) -
2017   Ryan Williams (AUS)   Colton Walker (USA) -
2018 - -   Logan Martin (AUS)
2022   Ryan Williams (AUS)   Daniel Sandoval (USA) -
Inline skating
Year Best Trick
2016   Chris Haffey (USA)
Motocross
Year Best Trick Freestyle Quarterpipe
2016   Gregg Duffy (USA)   Levi Sherwood (NZL) -
2017   Harry Bink (AUS)   Levi Sherwood (NZL) -
2018   Pat Bowden (AUS) -   Colby Raha (USA)
2019   Pat Bowden (AUS) -   Corey Creed (AUS)
2022   Harry Bink (AUS)   Josh Sheehan (AUS) -
Scooter
Year Best Trick Bowl Park Street
2016   Capron Funk (USA) - - -
2017   Ryan Williams (AUS) - - -
2018   Ryan Williams (AUS)   Richard Zelinka (CZE)   Dylan Morrison (AUS)   Auguste Pellaud (FRA)
2022   Rhys Rogers (AUS) - - -
Skateboard
Year Best Trick Men's Park Women's Park Vert
2016   Elliot Sloan (USA) - - -
2017   Elliot Sloan (USA) - - -
2018 -   Alex Sorgente (USA)   Lizzie Armanto (FIN)   Moto Shibata (JPN)
2022 - - -   Mitchie Brusco (USA)
Racing
Year Nitro Rallycross Flat Track
2018   Timmy Hansen (SWE) -
2019   Kevin Hansen (SWE)   Andy DiBrino (USA)

Medal count by country

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)10111435
2  Australia (AUS)106622
3  Sweden (SWE)2215
4  New Zealand (NZL)2002
5  Japan (JPN)1124
6  Czech Republic (CZE)1113
  France (FRA)1113
8  Finland (FIN)1001
9  Estonia (EST)0303
10  Great Britain (GBR)0134
11  Belgium (BEL)0101
  Chile (CHL)0101
Totals (12 entries)28282884

References

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  1. ^ "Salt Lake City to Host Inaugural Nitro World Games". SportsTravel. December 10, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Smith, Brennan (December 8, 2015). "Rice-Eccles Stadium to host inaugural Nitro World Games in July 2016 (with video)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Tate, Tyler (May 23, 2019). "Nitro World Games returns to Utah Motorsports Campus August 2019". Deseret News. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nitro World Games Adds Rallycross And FMX Quarterpipe". Motorcycle.com. June 19, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Nitro World Games 2018". CA Productions. August 14, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "Watch Some Of The World's Best Skaters In Vista This Saturday". Transworld Skateboarding. August 9, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  7. ^ Daniels, Charley (September 27, 2018). "Scootfest and Nitro World Games Present King of Kings Series". Nitro Circus. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  8. ^ Langley, Cassandra (September 22, 2018). "Jai Walker invited to compete at Nitro World Games in Paris on December 1". Stalwell Times. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Chapman, Anna (April 7, 2020). "Nitro World Games Wales 2020 cancelled". Principality Stadium. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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