X Games 16
admin posted in Nightlife on July 20th, 2010
This year’s X Games competition is being held in Los Angeles. Though this is the 7th consecutive year that the games have been held in the city, fans and competitors alike seem to be just as excited. Events will be held at the STAPLES Center, Nokia Theatre, the Los Angeles Coliseum and L.A. LIVE from July 29 to August 1. There are extremely high expectations for this year’s competition, after last year set the record for the most watched X games ever.The Staples Center will be home to most of the Moto competitions and L.A. Live and Nokia Theatre will host BMX and Skateboarding events. The L.A. Coliseum will see the most diverse competitions with Moto, BMX, Skateboard, and Rally Car. ESPN is the sponsor for these games and will be drastically increasing its coverage of this year’s competition, as a result of the high ratings it has received in recent years.Unlike team sports with a set list of rules and way for playing the game, this type of competition is all about adding new creative tricks to the repertoire and trying even more daring stunts than the last one. As a result, it is no surprise that this year’s games will feature a few new events. SuperRally is basically a sprint on wheels. This particular competition is a derivative of European Rallycross. Another new medal will be given for Real Street. Street Skating Pros have filmed videos of their best street stunts. These videos can be watched and voted for online and, at the games, will be judged by a panel to determine the winner.Tickets for the games are now on sale and can be purchased online. If you have any interest in this sport, you should consider taking a trip to L.A. Tickets can be bought for relatively cheap and there’s always plenty to do while you’re in the city.