Medalists
BMX COMPETITIONS
BMX Vert
Vert – has become a favorite of action sports fans who revel in seeing riders soar several feet above the top of the halfpipe, which is referred to as the “deck.” The halfpipe for X Games 15 is 60-feet wide with 11-foot transitions and two-feet of vert. The riders worked the ramp from wall to wall combining technical big airs and lip tricks.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Jamie Bestwick
- Silver – Simon Tabron
- Bronze – Chad Kagy
BMX Park
Street
Park – offered riders the opportunity to test their skills on a 100 percent transition-focused design – blending a variety of terrain and obstacles into one seamless course.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Scotty Cranmer
- Silver – Diogo Canina
- Bronze – Gary Young
BMX Big Air
Big Air – featured six BMX athletes who had the option of dropping in from either a 60-foot or 80-foot high perch, which then launched them over their choice of a 50-foot or 70-foot gap and continuing into a 27-foot quarter-pipe.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Kevin Robinson
- Gold – Garrett Reynolds
- Silver – Tyler Morrow
- Bronze – Van Homan
BMX Street
Street – featured simple, raw street features such as stairs, concrete rails and ledges, and air features such as street style gaps.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Garrett Reynolds
- Silver - Dioga Canina
- Bronze – Van Homan
Moto X Competitions
Moto X Best Trick
Best Trick – riders made the impossible possible, pulling off a single, one shot maneuver to earn points from the judges and icon status from the fans.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Kyle Loza
- Silver – Blake Williams
- Bronze – Todd Potter
Moto X Best Whip
Best Whip – riders crossed the barriers between freestyle and racing by showcasing their ability to throw a 350-pound machine sideways and bring it back with style.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Todd Potter
- Silver – James Stewart
- Bronze – Ricky Carmichael
Moto X Step Up
Step Up – riders lined up 30 feet from a near vertical wall of dirt, and in this motorcycle version of the high jump, grabbed a fistful of throttle and clicked into gear to see who could launch themselves highest over a bar high overhead.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Ricky Carmichael & Robby Renner
Moto X Freestyle
Freestyle – riders tackled a complex dirt course made up of a variety of different features – some dirt, some metal – and challenged overall riding skills while integrating tricks throughout their overall run.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Blake Williams
- Silver – Jeremy Sternberg
- Bronze – Nate Adams
Moto X Super X Racing
SuperMoto – a motorcycle race that consisted of pavement and dirt for a combination of on and off road racing allowing competitors from different forms of motorcycle racing to compete against each other on a level playing field.
- X Games 15 Medalists/li>
- Gold – Ivan Lazzarini
- Silver – Mark Buckhart
- Bronze – Adrien Chareyre
Moto X SuperMoto
SuperMoto – a motorcycle race that consisted of pavement and dirt for a combination of on and off road racing allowing competitors from different forms of motorcycle racing to compete against each other on a level playing field.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Ivan Lazzarini
- Silver – Mark Buckhart
- Bronze – Adrien Chareyre
Skateboard Competitions
Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam
Big Air Rail Jam – featured a gap to rail element that was added to the Big Air Ramp. Skaters gapped off the 50-foot Big Air kicker to a 20-foot long rainbow rail.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Jake Brown
- Silver – Bob Burnquist
- Bronze – Rob Lorifice
Skateboard Big Air
Big Air – featured athletes skating down a 60-80-foot high roll-in, choosing to launch over a gap 50 or 70 feet long and continuing into a 27-foot quarter-pipe. This discipline was developed by skateboard legend Danny Way and is showcased exclusively at the X Games.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Jake Brown
- Silver – Bob Burnquist
- Bronze – Rob Lorifice
Skateboard Street
Street – showcased skaters performing tricks in an existing concrete plaza, complete with stair sets, banks, manual pads and ledges.
- X Games 15 Medalists – Men /li>
- Gold – Paul Rodriguez
- Silver – Nyjah Huston
- Bronze – Adam Dyet
- X Games 15 Medalists – Women
- Gold – Marissa Dal Santo
- Silver – Alexis Sablone
- Bronze – Elissa Steamer
Skateboard Vert
Vert – featured competitors on 60-foot wide ramp, complete with 11.5-foot transitions and two feet of vert. Skaters flowed wall to wall, combining big air and technical lip tricks.
- X Games 15 Medalists – Men
- Gold – Pierre-Luc Gagnon
- Silver – Bucky Lasek
- Bronze – Andy MacDonald
- X Games 15 Medalists – Women
- Gold – Lyn-Z Adams
- Silver – Karen Jonz
- Gold – Gaby Ponce
Skateboard Park
Park – is a transition based event. It was a fast-flowing course completely made of concrete at X Games 15 and is modeled after some of the best concrete skateparks. New for 2009 - all of the bowls were upgraded to a concrete surface.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Rune Gilfberg
- Silver – Andy MacDonald
- Bronze – Chad Bartie
Rally Car Racing Competition
Rally Car Racing
Rally Car Racing – the fastest event at the X Games, closed X Games 15 on Sunday at The Home Depot Center complex (in and around the soccer stadium) for a fourth straight year in the "Super Special." Rally Car Racing featured drivers racing street legal cars on closed sections of roads called "stages." The goal in rally is to accumulate the lowest elapsed driving time on a prescribed course. The X Games Rally features a "Super Special" stage in and around the Home Depot Stadium.
- X Games 15 Medalists
- Gold – Kenny Brack
- Silver – Travis Pastrana