X Games XV

X Games XV was the fifteenth annual X Games extreme sports event. It took place from July 30 – August 2, 2009, in Los Angeles, California, at the Staples Center and the Home Depot Center. It was broadcast on ESPN networks, ABC, and EXPN.com.

X Games Los Angeles 2009
VenueVarious venues
LocationLos Angeles, California
DateJuly 30-August 2

The game featured the sports of motocross, skateboarding, BMX, surfing, and rallying.

Results

Moto X
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Moto X Best Whip[1] Todd Potter42.00 James Stewart21.00 Ricky Carmichael17.00
Moto X Step Up[2] Ricky Carmichael
Ronnie Renner		34'0" Matt Buyten33'0"
Moto X Super X Adaptive[3] Chris Ridgway5:14.691 Mike Schultz5:24.884 Jason Woods5:31.501
Moto X Best Trick[4] Kyle Loza89.20 Blake Williams88.00 Todd Potter83.40
Moto X SuperMoto[5] Ivan Lazzarini1772.71 Mark Burkhart1774.38 Adrien Chareyre1785.00
Moto X Super X[6] Josh Hansen16:49.871 Justin Brayton16:58.138 Kevin Windham17:05.804
Women's Moto X Super X[7] Ashley Fiolek6:12.472 Jessica Patterson6:15.818 Elizabeth Bash6:37.318
Moto X Freestyle[8] Blake Williams87 Jeremy Stenberg86 Nate Adams82

Skateboarding
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's Skateboard Vert[9] Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Karen Jonz Gaby Ponce17.00
Women's Skateboard Street[10] Marisa Dal Santo374 Alexis Sablone353 Elissa Steamer350
Skateboard Big Air[11] Jake Brown94.00 Bob Burnquist94.00 Rob Lorifice92.33
Skateboard Vert Am[12] Sam Bosworth85 Sam Beckett76 Pedro Barros73
Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam[13] Danny Way92.00 Bob Burnquist89.00 Rob Lorifice88.33
Skateboard Street[14] Paul Rodriguez390 Nyjah Huston364 Adam Dyet349
Skateboard Vert[15] Pierre-Luc Gagnon93 Bucky Lasek91 Andy Macdonald84
Skateboard Park[16] Rune Glifberg125 Andy Macdonald118 Chad Bartie115
Skateboard Park Legends[17] Christian Hosoi126 Chris Miller124 Lance Mountain112

BMX
Event Gold Silver Bronze
BMX Freestyle Street[18] Garrett Reynolds410 Nathan Williams394 Van Homan391
BMX Freestyle Big Air[19] Kevin Robinson91.00 Chad Kagy90.33 Dave Mirra89.66
BMX Freestyle Park[20] Scotty Cranmer133 Diogo Canina130 Gary Young128
BMX Freestyle Vert[21] Jamie Bestwick98 Simon Tabron87 Chad Kagy

Rallying
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Rally Car Racing[22] Kenny Bräck Travis Pastrana Tanner Foust / Brian Deegan

Highlights

Highlights from the competition include:

  • Jake Brown wins gold in Skateboard Big Air, two years after he suffered a horrific crash in the same event.
  • Danny Way wins the inaugural Big Air Rail Jam, a contest which he created.
  • Josh Hansen, son of champion Moto X rider Donnie Hansen, wins his second consecutive gold in Moto X Super X.
  • Kyle Loza becomes the first person to win three consecutive gold medals in Moto X Best Trick in controversial fashion by using the same trick he used to win in 2008, The Electric Doom.
  • Ricky Carmichael suffers an injury during Moto X Step Up. Due to the circumstances, dual gold medals were awarded to Carmichael and to Ronnie Renner.
  • Anthony Napolitan lands the first ever double front flip on a bicycle.
  • Blake Williams becomes the first non-American rider to win Moto X Freestyle gold.
  • Jamie Bestwick wins his third consecutive gold in BMX Vert.
  • Pierre-Luc Gagnon wins his second consecutive gold in Skateboard Vert.
  • Travis Pastrana crashes in the final round of Rally Car Racing, while neck-and-neck with Kenny Bräck who then could go on to win the gold.[23]

References
  1. Moto X Best Whip Results
  2. Moto X Step Up Results
  3. Moto X Super X Adaptive Results
  4. Moto X Best Trick Results
  5. Moto X SuperMoto Results
  6. Moto X Super X Results
  7. Women's Moto X Super X Results
  8. Moto X Freestyle Results
  9. Women's Skateboard Vert Results
  10. Women's Skateboard Street Results
  11. Skateboard Big Air Results
  12. Skateboard Vert Am Results
  13. Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam Results
  14. Skateboard Street Results
  15. Skateboard Vert Results
  16. Skateboard Park Results
  17. Skateboard Park Legends Results
  18. BMX Freestyle Street Results
  19. BMX Freestyle Big Air Results
  20. BMX Freestyle Park Results
  21. BMX Freestyle Vert Results
  22. Rally Car Racing Results
  23. X Games 15 rally final Travis Pastrana vs Kenny Brack. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
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