X Games 2021 Day One News and Results – ESPN Press Room

After a 2020 without summer X Games competition, X Games returned to action sports’ birthplace of Southern California in 2021 to host the world’s best BMX, Skateboard and Moto X athletes with a new twist. The week began at Pat Casey’s house in Riverside, California where riders competed in BMX Dirt, Dirt Best Trick, Park and Dave Mirra’s Park Best Trick. The event is closed to the public with no spectators in attendance throughout the week.

Dreamyard’s Dirt course was rebuilt for X Games 2021, with his 13 feature course transformed into a technical seven-feature jump line. Though the changes could have potentially taken away the home field advantage, Pat Casey linked together technical tricks, including a 360 downside tailwhip, truckdriver, downside tailwhip and Cash Roll. In first place after his first run, Casey held on to win his first X Games gold medal and first Dirt medal. Rookie Bryce Tryon made the most of his X Games debut, winning silver with consistency and variety in his second run just one day before his 21st birthday. Ben Wallace earned his third X Games medal, bringing home bronze, his first X Games medal since 2016. 

In BMX Dirt Best Trick, Australian-turned-SoCal local Andy Buckworth landed a double backflip, followed by a double backflip no-hander off the second-to-last jump to earn his first X Games gold medal. It was Buckworth’s second X Games medal, and first since 2009. 

After a break in the afternoon, Kevin Peraza added a third gold medal to his collection in Wendy’s BMX Park – his third in the discipline. Kevin combined huge tricks like the 360 double downside whip, with technical prowess that included a 180 to half cab tailwhip and nose wheelie to 360. Peraza just missed the podium earlier in the day in BMX Dirt and will compete once more on Friday in BMX Street – his first time competing in the discipline at X Games. Pat Casey added his second medal of the day with silver and Canadian Mike Varga took his second ever X Games medal with bronze.

Varga followed up quickly with his second medal of the day and second consecutive golden pedal in Dave Mirra’s BMX Park Best Trick, throwing a 1260 – the first time the trick has ever been thrown in competition

Action continues tomorrow with Moto X at the Slayground, with Moto X Freestyle, Moto X Best Whip, Moto X 110’s, Monster Energy Moto X QuarterPipe High Air and Monster Energy Moto X Best Trick. For the full X Games 2021 competition schedule and more information, please visit www.XGames.com. 

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Results BMX Dirt 1. Pat Casey (USA) 2. Bryce Tryon (USA) 3. Ben Wallace (GBR) 4. Kevin Peraza (MEX) 5. Jake Leiva (USA) 6. Jaie Toohey (AUS) 7. Andy Buckworth (AUS) 8. Colton Walker (USA) 9. James Foster (USA) Gold – Pat Casey Silver – Bryce Tryon Bronze – Ben Wallace BMX Dirt Best Trick Gold – Andy Buckworth (AUS) Wendy’s BMX Park 1. Kevin Peraza (MEX) 2. Pat Casey (USA) 3. Mike Varga (CAN) 4. Marin Rantes (CRO) 5. Dennis Enarson (USA) 6. Ben Wallace (GBR) 7. Daniel Sandoval (USA) 8. Jeremy Malott (USA) 9. Larry Edgar (USA) Gold – Kevin Peraza Silver – Pat Casey Bronze – Mike Varga Dave Mirra BMX Park Best Trick Gold – Mike Varga (CAN)

Full Post-Competition Interviews with Medalists The password for each interview is Xg4mes21! BMX Dirt & BMX Dirt Best Trick Pat Casey, Bryce Tryon, Ben Wallace, Andy Buckworth Wendy’s BMX Park & Dave Mirra’s BMX Park Best Trick Kevin Peraza, Pat Casey, Mike Varga Video News Release  During X Games 2021, ESPN will make available a daily Video News Release with the following video content: Competition footage (Gold, Silver, Bronze runs), Breaking News and Features. The VNR is posted approximately 2 hours after the conclusion of the final competition each day and is for EDITORIAL/NEWS USE ONLY. Footage is NOT for commercial use. To access the content, visit the link (no password required): https://bit.ly/XGames2021VNR  Highlights of an event can only be displayed during the first week (1) after conclusion of the applicable event – no “in-progress” highlights or archiving of material is permitted. On-air X Games, ESPN and ABC graphics included in the highlights cannot be blocked or covered. No audio material, including voices of on-air talent, may be used. Footage may not be used for any commercial or retail purposes whatsoever, and may only be used for promotional purposes upon written permission of the athlete(s) depicted in such image(s), absent a licensing agreement with ESPN to the contrary. Any potential usage of highlights not complying with these guidelines must be approved in writing in advance by ESPN.

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