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It was time once again for spills, chills, and spectacular feats of daring as X Games 18 kick off in downtown Los Angeles in late June 2012.

This year, the Summer X Games are scheduled a month earlier than usual to make way for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

That means all the action begins begins on Thursday, June 28 continuing through the weekend until the big final on Sunday, July 1, 2012.

As usual, more than 200 athletes will compete in skateboarding, motocross, BMX, and rally car racing at traditional venues throughout Los Angeles including the STAPLES Center and Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE.

Watch for tickets for X Games 18 to officially go on sale in May 2011, available at all Ticketmaster locations and usually at the box office at the STAPLES Center. Fans should act fast, as many X Game tickets are snatched up at lightening speed, so ticket resellers become the vendor of choice for many.

Meanwhile, armchair athletes could look forward to more than 30 hours of live television programming on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 during the four-day event (including 18 hours of 3D coverage this year) with additional broadcasting and/or live streaming on ESPN International, ESPN.com\action, ESPN Classic, ESPN3.com, and SportsCenter.

X Games 17 recap - The Winners

Moto X	Event	Gold Medal Winner
	Men's Moto X Enduro	Taddy Blazusiak (POL)
	Women's Moto X Enduro	Maria Forsberg (USA)
	Women's Moto X Racing	Vicki Golden (USA)
	Moto X Freestyle	Nate Adams (USA)
	Moto X Step Up	Matt Buyten (USA)
	Moto X Best Whip*	Jeremy Stenberg (USA)
	Moto X Best Trick	Jackson Strong (AUS)
	Moto X Speed & Style	Nate Adams (USA)
* Competition decided by fan text message voting.

Skateboarding	Event	Gold Medal Winner
	Skateboard Big Air	Bob Burnquist(BRA)
	Skateboard Freestyle Vert	Shaun White(USA)
	Skateboard Street	Nyjah Huston(USA)
	Women's Skateboard Street	Marisa Dal Santo(USA)
	Skateboard Park	Raven Tershy(USA)
	Hometown Heroes Amateur Skateboard Street	Julian Christianson(USA)
	Skateboard Game of SK8	Ryan DecenzoCAN)

BMX	Event	Gold Medal Winner
	BMX Freestyle Vert	Jamie Bestwick (GBR)
	BMX Freestyle Park	Daniel Dhers (VEN)
	BMX Freestyle Big Air	Steve McCann (AUS)
	BMX Freestyle Street	Garrett Reynolds (USA)

Rallying	Event	Gold Medal Winner
	Rally Car Racing	Liam Doran (GBR)
	RallyCross	Brian Deegan (USA)

About the Summer X Games

Every year since 1995, athletes from around the world have arrived at the X Games to show off their latest moves and tricks as they compete for medals and prize money in such sports as skateboarding, rally car racing, motocross and BMX.

In addition to serious competition, X Game fans are also treated to the annual entertainment extravaganza known as X Fest — featuring a rockin' music festival, and in-your-face meetings with famous athletes, game demos, and other special events.

More about Summer X Games 18 around the Web:

X Games 18 - The official ESPN showcase including the complete schedule, winners and results, photos, video and recaps.

EXPN - The official X Games supersite with the complete X Game schedule, athlete profiles, updates and feature stories, video, podcasts, photo galleries, history and fun facts.

Staples Center - The main venue for X Game night events, with the full schedule, ticket info, parking and seat finder.

X Games - The rundown from Wikipedia including information on summer and winter events, profiles of X Games athletes and winners, history and fun facts, related resources.

Top Moments in X Games History - Catch all the action with information and 'best of'' video archive of great X Game moments including Travis Pastrana's 3 golds in 2006, Dave Mirra's double backflip in 2000, and Tony Hawk's 900 on the vert ramp in 1999.

also see in Sports Stars -> Shaun White | Paul Rodriguez

also see -> Skateboarding