Next week the best extreme athletes in the world come together once again for the ESPN X Games.
As a celebration of everything straight gnarly, the X Games are set to launch July 29 at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. This is the 15th installment of the X-Games and it’s shaping up to be the best yet.
"I'm excited to take part in this year's X Games," skateboarding legend Tony Hawk told the Los Angeles Times. "The level of riding improves each year, so I can't wait to see what the new events bring in terms of innovation."
Hawk will play host at the Skateboard Big Air competition on Thursday.
You can catch plenty of X Games action on ESPN and ESPN 2. Here’s a breakdown of the some of the biggest events on the X Games 15 Schedule:
Thursday, July 30:
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Skateboard Big Air Elimination
12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m., BMX Freestyle Street Elimination
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Skateboard Vert Women’s Final
3 p.m. – 4 p.m., Skateboard Street Women’s Final
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., BMX Freestyle Park Elimination
5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Moto X Best Whip
5:45 p.m. – 7 p.m., Skateboard Big Air Final
7 p.m. – 8 p.m., Moto X Step Up Final
Friday, July 31:
9 a.m. – 10 a.m., Moto X SuperMoto Seeding
11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Hometown Heroes Street Final
12 p.m. – 1 p.m., Rally Car Racing Seeding
1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Skateboard Street Men’s Elimination
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Skateboard Vert Am Final
4 p.m. – 5 p.m., BMX Freestyle Street Final
5 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam Final
5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Moto X Super X Adaptive Final
5:45 p.m. – 7 p.m., BMX Freestyle Big Air Final
7 p.m. – 8 p.m., Moto X Best Trick Final
Saturday, August 1:
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Skateboard LA Shop Final
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Moto X Freestyle Elimination
12p.m. – 1:30 p.m., BMX Freestyle Park Final
1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m., Moto X SuperMoto Final
2 p.m. – 3 p.m., Skateboard Street Men’s Final
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., Skateboard Park Elimination
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Moto X Super X Men’s Final
5 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., BMX Freestyle Vert Final
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Skateboard Park Legends Practice
6:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Moto X Super X Women’s Final
6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Skateboard Vert Men’s Final
7 p.m. – 8 p.m., Moto X Freestyle Final
Sunday, August 2:
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Skateboard Street High School Final
12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m., Rally Car Racing Elimination
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., Skateboard Park Final
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m., Rally Car Racing Super Special Final
2 p.m. – 3 p.m., Skateboard Park Legends Final
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