Adams Holds Strong For Moto X Freestyle X Games Gold

X Games Vet Takes His First Gold in Event Since 2004

 

In a packed STAPLES Center, Nate Adams of Glendale, Ariz. made his first return to the top of the Moto X Freestyle podium since 2004 as he took gold thanks to two of the highest-scored runs in the competition Friday night.

“Freestyle and Speed & Style are my favorite events for the weekend. Now that freestyle is over I’m really excited for Speed & Style,” Adams said.

Adams, who was the event’s reigning bronze medalist, threw out jumps that included massive 360s and technical combos to take the win.

After missing out on making the final round in Moto X Freestyle in 2010, Adam Jones of Minden, Nev. wasn’t holding back, with no-handed landings and a huge third run to take the silver medal.

“I liked the smaller arena a lot better. A course like this is what I am comfortable riding on,” Jones said. “I was so excited to come this far in this contest and I wasn’t going to give up. You can’t buy this feeling, you have to earn it and we got it today.”

Spain’s Dany Torres, who also didn’t make it past round-one eliminations in 2010, went home with the bronze medal.

“I’m really happy to compete in X Games and with my third-place result,” Torres said.

Moto X Freestyle gives riders three shots at a course full of both metal and dirt jumps with their two best run scores combined for a final overall score.

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X Games 17

In its ninth year in Los Angeles, X Games 17 will feature more than 200 athletes at competition venues and event spaces including STAPLES Center and Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. The 17^th annual action sports competition to be held in Los Angeles July 28 – 31 and will debut the new discipline of Enduro X, as well as the first-ever rally street circuit running through the downtown area. ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will combine to telecast 25 hours of live X Games 17 competition. In addition to the 25 original hours in high definition, the Worldwide Leader in Action Sports will also televise 21 hours of X Games action on ESPN 3D. More than 29 hours will also be distributed on ESPN3.com.

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