X Games - Thursday
Chris
- July 31 2009
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- 37 comments
Competition kicked off inside the Staples Center yesterday for X Games 15 with Best Whip and Step-Up. Todd Potter successfully defended his Best Whip crown, while Ricky Carmichael and Ronnie Renner tied for gold in Step-Up, though Carmichael wadded up in his final attempt to overtake Renner.
Potter’s victory in Best Whip came thanks to 42% of the texting vote (that’s right, the winner was decided by text message from viewers). James Stewart came in second with a distant 21%, while Carmichael rounded out the top three with 17% of the vote.
Name Hometown Vote %
1) Todd Potter Temecula, CA 42%
2) James Stewart Haines City, FL 21%
3) Ricky Carmichael Havana, FL 17%
4) Josh Grant Riverside, CA. 10%
5) Myles Richmond Cherry Valley, CA 6%
6) Ronnie Renner Tampa, FL 4%
In Step-Up action, Brian Deegan was the first to be eliminated at 26ft, but Kevin Windham soon caught the crossbar after 30ft. It finally came down to Renner and Carmichael, who kept the crowd on their feet with every attempt. They exchanged 33 and 34 ft relatively easy, but 35 ft was not in the cards for either one of them. In fact, Carmichael was ripped from his bike and slapped to the ground during his final attempt. Though it was a scary crash, the G.O.A.T. eventually got to his feet and made his way off the course.
Name Hometown Height
1) Ricky Carmichael Havana, FL 34.00 feet
2) Ronnie Renner Tampa, FL 34.00 feet
3) Matt Buyten Minden, NV 33.00 feet
4) Jeremy McGrath Encinitas, CA 32.00 feet
5) Kevin Windham Centreville, MS 30.00 feet
6) Brian Deegan Bellevue, NE 26.00 feet
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July 31st, 2009 at 6:12 pm
1ST X GAMES IS THE SHIZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 31st, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Stewart has got some style
July 31st, 2009 at 6:34 pm
josh grant the best whip though
July 31st, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Its always nice to be reminded that RC is still the man
July 31st, 2009 at 7:03 pm
That was so exciting. Glad RC was ok. You catch XGames 3D the movie premiere?
July 31st, 2009 at 11:15 pm
best whip was a popularity contest
July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm
no it wasnt todd potter won. steward and RC are way more popular
August 1st, 2009 at 12:44 am
stewart and rc should not have got 2nd and 3rd. They got it because of popularity. It should have been Potter, Richmond, Grant.
August 1st, 2009 at 3:23 am
Stewart can whip way better than that shit he did
August 1st, 2009 at 5:28 am
Hahahah you think Stewart is more popular than Potter and them at X games?? Theres no way, stupid kids at my high school know who Potter is! They have no idea who Stewart is and a vague idea of RC. Stewart and Grant whip the best, it shoulda been a tie for first between them. Then Richmond then Potter.
August 1st, 2009 at 8:02 am
how the hell did potter win the whip comp? stewart and ricky had way bigger whips
August 1st, 2009 at 10:27 am
btw, what ever happened to Renner? i didnt see any photos or videos of him in best whip. + he came in last, that doesnt sound like renner to me.
August 1st, 2009 at 1:03 pm
grant was definitely the best. by far. no questions asked. he even had one where he paused. so sick.. whoever disagrees should take a steel pole up the asshole
August 1st, 2009 at 5:44 pm
having a tie on the step-up was dumb… RC gave up, so Renner should of won gold not have a tie? or they should give Renner another hit for the 35'. i think RC quit to continue because he still has a carrier in NASCAR. "can anyone tell me that these X-Games judges suck"?
August 1st, 2009 at 7:51 pm
YOU are a moron… Renner missed almost every attempt he tried. He would have missed that one as well. You idiots need to wake up and realize its over, no amount of crying you do will give your precious Renner the sole gold… It was and will always remain a TIE!
August 1st, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Potter won because he backflipped, and did non-whip tricks. They left it in the hands of texters. Who do you think they are gonna pick? The guy doing "cool" tricks, or the guys who are actually following the rules of the competition?
Give it up to Potter, he played into the competition. He knew what was gonna get him votes and it wasn't gonna be whips. What a joke. Get judges or don't have the competition at all.
August 2nd, 2009 at 4:04 am
i am a big rc fan but i dont think the desision should be by texting there should be judges
August 2nd, 2009 at 4:15 am
How did stewart not win that man was OFF the bike and all the way underneath it
August 2nd, 2009 at 5:00 pm
you sir have a small willy
August 2nd, 2009 at 5:36 pm
He was suckin it in best whip. Probably too focused on step up
August 2nd, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Do you go to the Douche High School? Stewart is waaaaaay more popular.
August 2nd, 2009 at 5:39 pm
People voted. It wasnt judged so you suck
August 3rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Yes Renner missed almost every attempt he made… That's why he took gold right? They go by who misses the most attempts is that it? You sir are the moron!
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
thank you stewart owned that whip contest potter didnt really whip it he just turned the bike side ways when stewart does it he really gets the roll through his body and puts the back of the bike straight up and in front of him stewart definatly has the best whip
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 pm
how gay is loza doin same old crap from last year and gettin gold……………one trick wonder
August 5th, 2009 at 4:15 am
RC shouldnt have got the gold for step up either, homeboy crashed and renner could have kept trying.
August 6th, 2009 at 10:30 am
i agree 100 percent with him x games is about free style motocross not actual motocross and the average person on the street thinks everyone that rides a dirt bike does back flips like potter and every other fmx rider and whips are like cars everyone has there own taste and liking! and carmichaels whip was up there cause idk how many of you actually can throw a whip on a dirt bike but throwing your rear tire over your head is ridiculously hard and he is facing the ground while rear tire is straight up in the air thats mad skills
August 6th, 2009 at 10:36 am
its just the x games lets calm down and so what your favorite rider did not win i hope you don't lose to much sleep over this deal! and they both misssed the 35 so they tied seems fair to me
August 6th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
YOUR ALL ANNOYING LIKE JESUS. GO THROW YOUR OWN WHIPS. ARE YOU REALLY GONNA CRY CUZ YOUR FAVORITE PERSON DIDNT WIN? STOP WORRYIN ABOUT THEM AND GO LEARN TO THROW YOUR OWN WHIPS IF YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT A PERFECT WHIP IS….POTTER SCHOOLED EVERY ONE OF THEM. HE IS JUST WAY BETTER ON A MOTORCYCLE. YOU EVER SEEN CARMICHAEL OR STEWART RIDE UP THE FACE OF A JUMP AND ROLL BACK DOWN AND FAKIE OUT WITH OUT PUTTIN A FOOT DOWN….NO! POTTER USE TO RIDE PRO BMX. HE KNOWS HOW TO GET SICK WITH IT…JAMES AND RICKY ARE THE "FASTEST RIDERS" NOT THE MOST TALENTED…THINK ABOUT THAT ONE ONLINE CRY BABIES…
August 7th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
RC should have ballsed up and did it again, it would have been awsome especially if he made it (which he would have from seeing all his others) and won the gold outright.
August 8th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
I am a person who watched the x games no favs, I thought Todd Potters whips were way better than any of the other riders thats why I texted in for him. If I thought anybody else did better I would have texted for them. Lets give credit to us texters its not popularity or rc, or js would have won its the best whip contest lets not get confused. todd deserved it.
August 15th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
I give them all credit for sure but….Just put any of the guys on an out door MX track, and you will see who gets the checkered flag first….R.C. nuf said !!!
August 15th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
All these riders did an excellent job but face it, your all sayin playin favs. rc, bubba are way more pop than todd. todd did the best