To avoid passing out from the force of seven times gravity, Foust's strategy was to "grunt, tighten your core and try to make your eyeballs and veins pop out. After the drivers shift from first gear to second gear, the hand control takes over and, Foust said, "It's a matter of following the black line and not passing out.
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Click on the icon for your Adblocker in your browser. A drop down menu will appear. All rights reserved. This year, X Games moves to Minneapolis for four days of the best action sports competition in the world, featuring skateboarding, BMX and motocross. And with a new year comes new gold medalists and athletes to watch, so XGames.
Get to know the stars of X Games Minneapolis before the show gets underway, and tune in live July Between getting the pro nod from Birdhouse Tony Hawk's board brand and releasing a full interview and video for Thrasher Magazine not to mention a cover , Armanto has moved into the forefront of a new women's movement in skateboarding that champions multidiscipline diversity.
Yes, she has vert skills, too. With flow, style and the ability to double air over Jason Jessee, Armanto is one to watch heading into X Games Minneapolis Park skating at X Games comes down to versatility. With a new course laid for each competition, skaters come in and are expected to spot the lines, create a run and lay down some hammers along the way. Forget all the medal counts and records he's setting -- just watch him float an air above the Skateboard Park course and know that you're watching one of the best in the world do his thing.
But just in case: Barros is the defending gold medalist in Skateboard Park. Two years ago, the world of BMX Vert was thrown for a competitive loop when vert ruler Jamie Bestwick's gold-medal streak was cut just short of 10 by Australian Vince Byron. Bestwick deferred the podium spot to Byron and accepted the silver medal.
He then traveled back to Woodward Camp and jumped straight back into training, unleashing the alley-oop tail whip in and winning back the gold medal. This year, Bestwick is back, and at age 45 he continues to challenge himself, from road-bike racing to new business ventures, with healthy amounts of air in between.
Although most skaters invited to compete at X Games compete in only one discipline, Curren Caples is one who could easily snatch invites to both Street and Park and walk away with dual gold medals on a good day.
It's this versatility that has catapulted Caples into the higher echelons of skateboarding, and he continues to excel on all obstacles thrown in front of him. This year, Caples is the defending silver medalist in Skateboard Park, with his eyes on dethroning fellow skater Pedro Barros. In January, Kenny Coolbeth Jr. This year at X, Moto X Flat Track opens up the event, and as we've seen in past years, it's anyone's game.
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