X Games 13 begins in Los Angeles

On Thursday, we (Supercross.com) visited the STAPLES Center, a completely indoor venue, to watch the Skateboard Big Air Final, and the Moto X Best Trick (Freestyle) Final



Photos & video



Skateboard Big Air Final Results



1. Bob Burnquist / Sao Paulo, Brazil / 95.66

2. Jake Brown / Sydney, Australia / 95.33

3. Pierre-Luc Gagnon / Carlsbad, CA / 93.00

4. Buster Halterman / Wellsville, PA / 85.00

5. Bucky Lasek / Baltimore, MD / 83.33

6. Rob Lorifice / Encinitas, CA / 79.33





“The Volt” electrified the crowd At STAPLES Center; Kyle Loza, competing in his first ever X Games event, busted out a heart-stopping trick of his own design – “The Volt” – to win gold in The Moto X Best Trick Final. The first day of ESPN X Games 13, which saw, among other feats, a new record for Thursday X Games attendance: between STAPLES Center and The Home Depot Center, 30,374 fans took in all the action sports on display.



The Volt, which features Loza doing a full 360° turn above the seat while his bike was airborne, has been in the works for some while. “I’ve been working on it for a long time,” he said, noting that his fellow riders had been urging him to perfect flips, which have captivated the Moto X world in recent years. The Volt, he said, is “gnarly – you have to do the whole trick before your bike peaks out on you!”





Moto X Best Trick Final Results



1. Kyle Loza / Trabuco Canyon, CA / 94.20

2. Adam Jones / Minden, NV / 91.00

3. Todd Potter / Temecula, CA / 91.00

4. Mat Rebeaud / Payerne, Switzerland / 89.40

5. Jeremy Lusk / San Diego, CA / 87.60

6. Remi Bizouard / Bergerac, France / 85.80

7. Jim McNeil / Phoenix, AZ / 85.60

8. Brian Deegan / Temecula, CA / 83.40

9. Jeremy Stenberg / Winchester, CA / 83.20

10. Scott Murray / Helps, MI / 66.00





Supercross.com will have our daily updates, but for all the lateset ticket info, TV schedules, and much, much more, check out EXPN.com.



The short video clip: A few shots of practice before the 2007 X Games Moto X Best Trick Final. (Most of you might just know it as ‘freestyle’.)











Photo Credit: Kyle Loza by Scott Clarke/Shazamm/ESPN Images, Bob Burnquist by Eric Lars Bakke/ESPN Images. Thanks to Danny C, Crystal Y and many others at ESPN.





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Gold Medal – first place Bob Burnquist	These two photos combined will show you the floor of the STAPLES Center	Gold Medal – first place Kyle Loza