The X-Games is holding an amateur street contest this summer, and they are looking for participants. If you think he deserve a spot, watch the above video and follow the directions.
Mat Hoffman on X-Games Cutting BMX Park and Vert In Los Angeles
Over the past few days, word that park and vert would not be happening at the X-Games stop in Los Angeles this summer. Obviously this decision caught everyone off guard and it definitely got some people a little fired up about it. Today, Mat Hoffman shot out an email to a few people explaining why they chose to do this and how this actually affects the entire picture of BMX in the X-Games in 2013 and into the future. Given it sucks not having that exposure, it does make sense as far as prize money and the combined exposure from all of the stops. Below is the email we received… Take a peek!
“I would like to address the news that BMX Park and BMX Vert will not be included in ESPN’s X Games in Los Angeles this year.
As the BMX organizer for ESPN’s X Games, I, of course, would like to see all disciplines represented at all X Games events, especially my life blood, Vert. However, we have been reassured by ESPN that they are not withdrawing their support and coverage of BMX. They are changing the coverage of sports and disciplines for each stop, as their focus is to produce 6 diversely different TV shows. In fact, to put into perspective, in 2012, ESPN had 4 BMX competitions with $359,000 in prize money. This year, they have 12 BMX competitions with over $1 million in prize money, tripling their support for BMX.
This is progression. We will continue to strongly advocate BMX for all of ESPN’s events and we hope that the BMX community will stand with us in building upon this year and the years to come.” -Mat Hoffman
Red Bull – Daniel Dhers Takes on X-Games Brazil
Red Bull followed Daniel Dhers around during X-Games Brazil. This video gives you some insight into how the week went from the flight in to the course, his experiences during his stay and more. I call this living the dream, haha. This is part 2 of the videos (somehow we missed part one) and part 3 will drop in the next few days.
Filmed and edited by Will Stroud
X-Games 2013 – Brazil Highlights
Did you catch the X-Games in Brazil this past weekend? Well, if you didn’t get a chance to watch it or if you wanted to see what went down again, these three videos popped up giving you a look at what went down in park, dirt and mega ramp. Still want more? The second stop of the X-Games this year will be in Barcelona next month! Get stoked.
“Kyle Baldock
Drew Bezanson
Pat Casey
Scotty Cranmer
Daniel Dhers
Dennis Enarson
Ryan Nyquist
Daniel Sandoval
Morgan Wade
Gary Young”
“Kyle Baldock
Mike Clark
Brandon Dosch
TJ Ellis
Ryan Nyquist
Luke Parslow
Ben Wallace
Chris Doyle”
Zack Warden
Vince Byron
Chad Kagy
Douglas Leite
Steve McCann
Kevin Robinson
Colton Satterfield
Morgan Wade
Clint Reynolds – X-Games Brazil Test Run
Spotted this on Can You Dig It. Clint Reynolds and his crew are down in Brazil shaping the dirt course for the X-Games this week. After all of the hard work, you might as well get a quick run or two in, right? Clint strapped a GoPro to his helmet to give you a look at what they put together. Take a look!
Remembering X-Games with Jimmy Levan
ESPN BMX caught up with Jimmy Levan to talk about his experience at the very first X-Games back in 1995. Definitely a few funny stories in this quick video.
Red Bull Phenom
It looks like the X-Games are making some changes to help give some unknown talent the chance to get some shine time. Find out all about Red Bull Phenom in the video above and the press release below, then get out their and start stacking clips.
“Are you the next BMX street legend? You could be about to find out, as Red Bull launches Red Bull Phenom, a search for the hottest new action sports stars. To enter you simply need to submit a 60 second video of yourself pulling off your best moves and register on redbullphenom.com between April 8th to June 17th. The videos will then be judged on talent, performance and style by BMX icon Mike Escamilla, the man who even backflipped a helicopter once. The six best BMX street ‘phenoms’ will receive a once-in-a-lifetime all-expenses paid trip to X Games Los Angeles, Calif. USA in August where they will compete against each other for a chance to have their own video profile produced by Red Bull.
Comments Mike Escamilla: “I’m pretty stoked to be a part of
Red Bull Phenom. It is a great opportunity to be an ambassador of a sport I have given everything to and to help find and nurture the next generation of talent.”
The competition is open to non-pros between the ages of 13 and 19. All you have to do to enter is upload your video to YouTube using the key words “Red Bull Phenom” and then submit the video link and other information onto redbullphenom.com. Full entry details and rules can also be found on the website.
So don’t waste any time. Get out there and nail that move and send us the YouTube link!
X-Games – Brazil Invites + Explaination
Spotted this on the Ride BMX website and found it interesting. After the blow out from Corey Bohan not being invited to X-Games Brazil, the people at the Hoffman Sports Association decided to give an explanation for why they chose who the chose. Take a peek at what they had to say below, then check out the full list of riders who were invited.
“X Games BMX Invite Committee
“The X Games BMX Invite Committee is a group led by the Hoffman Sports Association and is independent of ESPN. The committee is made up of 8 people who are actively involved with BMX Freestyle and who each have more than 20 years’ experience in BMX Freestyle. The Hoffman Sports Association does not release the names of committee members as to prevent riders, team managers, sponsors, etc. from trying to influence a committee member’s vote.
“The committee reviews competition results of the past 12-18 months, as well as, video parts and other current riding examples to invite the best riders for each specific course for each event. The invite list for the 2013 X Games events reflect the very best talent in BMX Freestyle today. Of course, there are many extremely talented riders who are not on the list, but there are only 8 invite spots for BMX Big Air and Dirt, and 10 invite spots for BMX Park, Street and Vert.”
2013 X Games Brazil Invite List BMX Invites
BMX Big Air
1. Steven McCann
2. Zack Warden
3. Kevin Robinson
4. Chad Kagy
5. Morgan Wade
6. Vince Byron
7. Colton Satterfield
8. Andy Buckworth
Alternate 1 – Douglas Leite
Alternate 2 – Austin Coleman
BMX Dirt
1. Ryan Nyquist
2. TJ Ellis
3. Dennis Enarson
4. Mike “Hucker” Clark
5. Kyle Baldock
6. Ben Wallace
7. Luke Parslow
8. Brandon Dosch
Alternate 1 – Chris Doyle
Alternate 2 – Colton Satterfield
Alternate 3 – Alejandro Caro
BMX Park
1. Scotty Cranmer
2. Ryan Nyquist
3. Pat Casey
4. Dennis Enarson
5. Drew Bezanson
6. Kyle Baldock
7. Daniel Dhers
8. Gary Young
9. Daniel Sandoval
Chase Hawk (injured)
10. Morgan Wade
Alternate 1 – Diogo Canina
Alternate 2 – TBD
BMX Vert
1. Jamie Bestwick
2. Vince Byron
3. Simon Tabron
4. Steven McCann
5. Chad Kagy
6. Austin Coleman
7. Francisco “CoCo” Zurita
8. Mykel Larren
9. Dennis McCoy
10. Zack Warden
Alternate 1 – Douglas Leite
Alternate 2 – Colton Satterfield”