Freestyle Motocross at the X Games and Global Events (1995-2015)

1. ESPN launches the Extreme Games

   Jun 24, 1995Labels: ESPN, Extreme Games

   • X Games
   • X Games History

2. X Games brand and audience begin to consolidate

   Jun 24, 1996Labels: X Games, ESPN

   • X Games
   • X Games History

3. Moto X Freestyle debuts at X Games

   Jun 30, 1999Labels: Moto X, Travis Pastrana

   • SFGate Results
   • X Games

4. Pastrana wins 2000 Moto X Freestyle

   Aug 19, 2000Labels: Travis Pastrana, X Games

   • Cycle News
   • X Games

5. Red Bull X-Fighters begins in Valencia

   Jan 1, 2001Labels: Red Bull, Valencia

   • Red Bull
   • X Fighters Wiki

6. Mike Metzger wins X Games Freestyle in Philadelphia

   Aug 19, 2002Labels: Mike Metzger, X Games

   • MXA
   • X Games

7. Brian Deegan wins Best Trick with the “Mulisha Twist”

   Aug 16, 2003Labels: Brian Deegan, Mulisha Twist

   • Motorcycle com
   • X Games

8. Caleb Wyatt wins Winter X Games Moto X

   Jan 26, 2004Labels: Caleb Wyatt, Winter X

   • Aspen Times
   • AP via SunJournal

9. Chuck Carothers lands first Moto X body varial

   Aug 1, 2004Labels: Chuck Carothers, X Games

   • ESPN
   • X Games

10. Pastrana lands competition double backflip at X Games

    Aug 4, 2006Labels: Travis Pastrana, Double Backflip

    • Racer X
    • X Games XII

11. Jeremy Lusk dies after crash at X-Knights

    Feb 10, 2009Labels: Jeremy Lusk, X-Knights Costa

    • Tico Times
    • UPI

12. Jackson Strong lands first Best Trick frontflip

    Jul 29, 2011Labels: Jackson Strong, Frontflip

    • Racer X

13. ESPN announces global expansion of X Games

    Dec 10, 2012Labels: ESPN, Global Expansion

    • X Games Foz

14. X Games Foz do Iguaçu launches global event era

    Apr 18, 2013Labels: X Games, Brazil

    • ESPN PressRoom
    • X Games Foz

15. X Games reaches a “global events” steady state

    Jun 1, 2013Labels: X Games, Global Events

    • X Games Foz
    • X Games