ESPN X GAMES ANNOUNCES THE FIRST WAVE OF INVITED ATHLETES TO X GAMES 11
ESPN’s X Games announces the first wave of athletes who have been invited to compete
at X Games 11, to be held in Los Angeles August 4-7, 2005. The event will air live on
ESPN, ABC and ESPN Deportes.
The X Games is the definitive annual action sports competition featuring more than 150
of the world’s best athletes competing in: BMX Freestyle, Moto X, Skateboard, Surfing
and Wakeboard. X Games 11 will primarily have a finals-only format consisting of the
10 best action sports athletes per sport discipline.
All athletes receiving invitations to compete at X Games are chosen by a
sport-specific selection committee. Criteria and timing of invitations varies by
sport and discipline, as it is based on the state and event schedules of that
particular sport. The only exception is each gold medalist from X Games 10 (2004)
receives an automatic invitation to compete.
Information on each committee and its sport’s invitation process can be found on
each X Games sport organizer website (links listed below). The sport of Surfing
is the only sport in which the athletes are selected by each team’s coach, not
by a committee.
The second wave of invitations is scheduled to be announced in mid-June. The
list of athletes is subject to change.
Skateboard
Sport Organizer: World Cup Skateboarding
Big Air Skateboarding
Andy Macdonald San Diego, Calif.
Bob Burnquist Carlsbad, Calif.
Brian Patch Westminster, Calif.
Bucky Lasek Encinitas, Calif.
Danny Way San Diego, Calif.
Jake Brown Sydney, Australia
Jason Ellis Vista, Calif.
Omar Hassan Costa Mesa, Calif.
Pierre-Luc Gagnon Montreal, Quebec
Street Skateboarding (Men)
Andrew Reynolds Winter Haven, Fla.
Bastien Salabanzi Dijon, France
Chris Cole Statesville, N.C.
Eric Koston San Bernadino, Calif.
Mark Appleyard Huntington Beach, Calif.
Paul Rodriguez Tarzana, Calif.
Street Skateboarding (Women)
Elissa Steamer Ft. Myers, Fla.
Vert Skateboarding
Andy Macdonald San Diego, Calif.
Bob Burnquist Carlsbad, Calif.
Bucky Lasek Carlsbad, Calif.
Jake Brown Sydney, Australia
Pierre-Luc Gagnon Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Rune Glifberg Copenhagen, Denmark
Sandro Dias Santa Ana, Calif.
Vert Skateboarding (Women)
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.
Vert Best Trick
Sandro Dias Santa Ana, Calif.
BMX Stunt Bike
Sport Organizer: Hoffman Sports Association
Dirt BMX
Corey Bohan Brisbane, Australia
Chris Doyle Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ryan Guettler Beenleigh, Australia
Park BMX
Dave Mirra Greenville, N.C.
Ryan Nyquist Greenville, N.C.
Morgan Wade Tyler, Texas
Vert BMX
Jamie Bestwick State College, Pa.
Dave Mirra Greenville, N.C.
Kevin Robinson State College, Pa.
BMX Vert Best Trick
To be announced at a later date (new for 20050
Moto X
Sport Organizer: Media X International
Best Trick Moto X
Ailo Gaup Kongsberg, Norway
Brian Deegan Temecula, Calif.
Chuck Carothers Kingwood, Texas
Nate Adams Glendale, Ariz.
Travis Pastrana Annapolis, Md.
Freestyle Moto X
Dustin Miller Gardnerville, Nev.
Jeremy Stenberg Santee, Calif.
Nate Adams Glendale, Ariz.
Ronnie Renner Westminster, Calif.
Travis Pastrana Annapolis, Md.
Step-Up Moto X
Brian Deegan Temecula, Calif.
Jeremy McGrath Encinitas, Calif.
Matt Buyten Carson City, Nev.
Mike Metzger Menifee, Calif.
Tommy Clowers Ramona, Calif.
SuperMoto
Ben Bostrom Las Vegas, Nev.
Chad Reed Dade City, Fla.
Doug Henry Torrington, Conn.
Eddy Seel Spa, Belgium
Jeff Ward Newport Beach, Calif.
Jeremy McGrath Encinitas, Calif.
Johnny Murphree Pasos Robles, Calif.
Mike Metzger Menifee, Calif.
Thierry Van Den Bosch Amherst, Ohio
Travis Pastrana Annapolis, Md.
Surfing
Sport Organizer: National Surf League
East Coast Team
To be announced at a later date
West Coast Team
To be announced at a later date
Wakeboard
WAKEBOARD (World Sports and Marketing, www.prowakeboardtour.com)
Men's Wakeboard
Andrew Adkison Panama City, Fla.
Danny Harf Orlando, Fla.
Parks Bonifay Lake Alfred, Fla.
Phillip Soven Longwood, Fla.
Women's Wakeboard
Dallas Friday Orlando, Fla.
Emily Copeland Durham Marshall, Texas
Melissa Marquardt Canyon Lake, Calif.
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