Photos & Final Results X Games IX Moto X Freestyle

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1. Travis Pastrana -- 14 -- Annapolis, Md. -- 94.67
2. Nate Adams -- 1 -- Wittman, Ariz. -- 93.33
3. Brian Deegan -- 7 -- Temecula, Calif. -- 93.00
4. Kenny Bartram -- 3 -- Stillwater, Okla. -- 91.00
5. Beau Bamburg 2 Gresham, Ore. 89.67
6. Myles Richmond -- 16 -- Cherry Valley, Calif. -- 88.00
7. Dustin Miller -- 12 -- Gardnerville, Nev. -- 88.00
8. Drake McElroy -- 10 -- Fernley, Nev. -- 87.00

TRAVIS PASTRANA TAKES HOME THE GOLD AT X GAMES IX MOTO X FREESTYLE

After a Two-Year Absence, Pastrana is Back on Top

LOS ANGELES – With 67,500 total (41,700 at the LA Coliseum and 25,800 at STAPLES Center) in attendance on the largest single day in X Games history,
nineteen-year-old Moto X phenom Travis Pastrana (Annapolis, Md) took top honors at the Moto X Freestyle final. Riding with a torn ACL and LCL, Pastrana shocked the crowd by landing his first ever 360 backflip at X Games Moto X Freestyle competition.

At nineteen, Pastrana is no stranger to the winner’s circle. After two years of not competing at X Games due to injury, Pastrana earned his fourth X Games Moto X Freestyle gold medal, his first since X Games VII in 2001. Pastrana was one of the very first riders on the course at practice, and was the very last to leave. The extra work paid off for him, as he landed a barrage of seemingly impossible aerials including a no-handed cliffhanger, a sidewinder Fred Flinstone, and two traditional backflips before he landed the 360 backflip. Pastrana put up a winning score of 94.67, beating out an elite field of Moto X athletes just one week before his scheduled surgery on his injured right knee.

When asked before the competition about his strengths and weaknesses, Pastrana said, “My strengths and weaknesses are the same: I’ve got the willingness and stupidity to try anything. If I think it’s even remotely possible, I’ll do it.”

“I was working on the trick for a month with Carey Hart,” said Pastrana about the 360 backflip. “I knew if I hit the 360, it was gold. Man, this is the best feeling in the world.”

Nate Adams (Wittmann, Ariz.), who won silver at X Games Global Championship I in San Antonio (May, 2003), took second place once again with a score of 93.33. Adams had an excellent technical run, landing a lookback double grab, a McNasty backflip, a huge air lazy boy, and a backflip over a 75-foot gap.

“I’m ready to try the 360 backflip in competition now,” said Adams. “I rode better today then ever in my life.”

With a score of 93.00, Brian Deegan (Temecula, Calif.) took a close third, finishing a fraction of a point behind Adams. Deegan was the first rider of the night to attempt the 360 backflip. The crowd erupted when he landed it, becoming the first rider in X Games history to do so.

“I came up with it in my backyard,” said Deegan. “I came out to LA to win medals. I wanted to hit my new trick, the Mulisha Twist, and I pulled it off.”

The ninth annual X Games in Los Angeles showcases more than 300 of the world’s best action sports athletes competing in a variety of sports categories for medals and prize money from August 14-17. STAPLES Center serves as the primary venue for the X Games, and will host competitions in Aggressive In-line Skate, Bike Stunt, Moto X, and Skateboard. The Moto X Freestyle event will be held at the Los Angeles Coliseum at night under the lights on August 16, and Wakeboard will be held at Long Beach Marine Stadium. Competitions that take place the week prior include Surfing at Huntington Beach and Downhill BMX at Woodward West in Stallion Springs.

X Games IX will air on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC August 16-21, including a live telecast of the Bike Stunt Vert competition on Sunday, August 17 from 7-9 pm ET on ABC -- the first time an action sports competition will be aired on a broadcast network in primetime.

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Travis Pastrana (Gold)

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More Travis Pastrana (Gold)

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Moto X Freestyle

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Fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

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Nate Adams (Silver)

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Ronnie Renner

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Nate Adams (Bronze)

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Nate Adams (Bronze) - Cliffhanger

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Even More Nate Adams (Bronze)

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Nate Adams

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Nate Adams - Flip

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Travis Pastrana (Gold) 1

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Travis Pastrana (Gold) 2

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Travis Pastrana (Gold) 3

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Doug Parsons

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Nate Adams 9

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Nate Adams 10

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Travis Pastrana 4

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Travis Pastrana 5

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Travis Pastrana 6

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Nate Adams 4

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Kenny Bartram 3

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Kenny Bartram 2

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Nate Adams 5
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Crowd reacts to Pastrana's inverted 360 at Moto X Freestyle

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Travis Pastrana (Gold) - Inverted 360

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum -

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Travis Pastrana 7

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Kenny Bartram 7

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Kenny Bartram 8

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Travis Pastrana 8

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Nate Adams 18

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Drake McElroy 18

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Ronnie Renner 99

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Brian Deegan celebrates his bronze medal in the Moto X

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Travis Pastrana (Gold) - MotoX Freestyle - X Games IX

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The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before the MotoX Freestyle competition

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Nate Adams 21

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Nate Adams 22

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Nate Adams 23

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Kenny Bartram with his 2003 WFA Freestyle Champion trophy at the LA Coliseum

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Cowboy Kenny Bartram

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Ronnie Renner and Matt Buyte

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Travos Pastrana 54

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Brian Deegan 54

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Doug Parsons-Tsunami

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Kenny Bartram - Whip

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Ronnie Faist- Ruler
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Nate Adams (Silver Medalist)-Backflip

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Nate Adams (Silver Medalist)-Cliffhanger

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Travis Pastrana (Gold Medalist)-Excited after Pulling off his new trick the "Backflip 360"

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Travis Pastrana (Gold Medalist)-Backflip 360

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Travis Pastrana (Gold Medalist)-Lazy Boy

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Beau Bamberg-Double handed Hartattack

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Beau Bamberg-Backflip

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Brian Deegan (Bronze Medalist)-Backflip

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Myles Richmond-One handed Hartattack

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Travis Pastrana (Gold Medalist)-Super Can Indian Air

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Travis Pastrana (Gold Medalist)-Super Can Indian Air

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Kenny Bartram-Tailwhip

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Kenny Bartram-Rock Solid

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Nate Adams (Silver Medalist)-Backflip Heelclicker

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Nate Adams (Silver Medalist)-Hartattack Indian Air

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Ronnie Renner-Superman

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Miles Richmond-Whip

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Dustin Miller Super Can

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Dustin Miller Rock Solid

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Travis Pastrana-(Gold Medalist)-No Footed Backflip

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Travis Pastrana (Gold Medalist)-Tsunami

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Nate Adams (Silver)

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Nate Adams throws a "heel clicker" (touching feet together in front of arms and over handlebars) during a backflip

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