The first major international FMX competition for 2021 is done and dusted, and there is a lot to talk about with this unique X Games event!  So much so, we will break it down into each discipline and bring in plenty of riders to give their opinion on the olympics of Action Sports.

This episode, we look at the overall impression of the event, with a new look X Games, to have each discipline outside of a major stadium and hosted at Riders Compounds was a huge side-step for ESPN.  But the made-for-TV event was still able to run, and after a 1 year hiatus, it was awesome to have X Games back in any format.

We go through everything from the difficult FMX Course, the judging, rider invites and those who weren’t invited, last minute changes, new ramps, new disciplines, new location, new riders, crowds and expectation vs reality.

In this episode, I am joined by former X Games Gold Medallists, Adam Jones and Edgar Torronteras, FMX Fact Checker Jamie Squibb, el Presidente Antonio Navas and we bring in some fan interaction with FMX Grizz to give their opinions on the event.

This is part of a small review series, so the upcoming 5 episodes will be dedicated to each discipline, so make sure to check them out in the coming days!

Results:

Freestyle Moto:  

1. Luc Ackermann
2. Josh Sheehan
3. Rob Adelberg
4. David Rinaldo
5. Taka Higashino
6. Harry Bink
7. Jackson Strong
8. Ben Richards

Best Whip:

1. Tom Parsons
2. Genki Watanabe
3. Tyler Bereman
4. Axell Hodges
5. Jarryd McNeil
6. Josh Sheehan
7. Colby Raha

110s:

1. Axell Hodges
2. Colby Raha
3. Jarryd McNeil
4. Tim Ritson
5. Banks Hovey
6. Pat Casey
7. Tyler Bereman

Best Trick: 

1. Rob Adelberg
2. David Rinaldo
3. Harry Bink
4. Josh Sheehan
5. Jackson Strong
6. Jayo Archer

Quarter Pipe:

1. Colby Raha
2. Axell Hodges
3. Tyler Bereman
4. Kohl Denney
5. Jarryd McNeil
6. Tom Parsons

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Australia

USA – St. Killian

Germany

France

Freestyle Moto
Rank	Name	Run 1	Run 2	Best
1	Luc Ackermann	92.33	50.66	92.33
2	Josh Sheehan	89.66	89.66	89.66
3	Rob Adelberg	73.00	89.33	89.33
4	David Rinaldo	88.33	0.00	88.33
5	Taka Higashino	87.33	87.33	87.33
6	Harry Bink	85.00	0.00	85.00
7	Jackson Strong	63.66	68.66	68.66
8	Ben Richards	25.33	56.00	56.00
Best Whip – Final
Rank	Name
1	Tom Parsons
2	Genki Watanabe
3	Tyler Bereman
4	Axell Hodges
Elimination
Rank	Name
1	Genki Watanabe
2	Tom Parsons
3	Tyler Bereman
4	Axell Hodges
5	Jarryd McNeil
6	Josh Sheehan
7	Colby Raha
	Corey Creed
110s
Rank	Name
1	Axell Hodges
2	Colby Raha
3	Jarryd McNeil
4	Tim Ritson
5	Banks Hovey
6	Pat Casey
7	Tyler Bereman
Best Trick
Rank	Name	Run 1	Run 2	Best
1	Rob Adelberg	93.33	88.66	93.33
2	David Rinaldo	74.66	91.66	91.66
3	Harry Bink	90.33	0.00	90.33
4	Josh Sheehan	87.33	39.33	87.33
5	Jackson Strong	74.00	0.00	74.00
6	Jayo Archer	47.33	0.00	47.33
Quarter Pipe
Rank	Name	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Attempt 4	Attempt 5	Attempt 6	Height (ft)
1	Colby Raha	38’7″	40’9″	40’2″	39’6″	39’8″	38’6″	40’9″
2	Axell Hodges	33’6″	36’6″	36’3″	37’2″	38’8″	39’2″	39’2″
3	Tyler Bereman	30’1″	32’4″	33’3″	32’10”	35’6″	37’0″	37’0″
4	Kohl Denney	28’6″	31’7″	27’3″	34’6″	31’5″	31’9″	34’6″
5	Jarryd McNeil	25’4″	26’4″	26’11”	25’7″	28’5″	27’10”	28’5″
6	Tom Parsons	23’0″	26’0″	28’1″	26’11”	26’8″	27’3″	28’1″
7	Corey Creed	0’0″	0’0″	0’0″	0’0″	0’0″	0’0″	0’0″