Learn more. X Games Aspen Schedule Announcement. X Games Aspen Returns Jan. X Games Aspen Is Back! Highlight Reel: X Games Aspen Best of Skateboarding: X Games Best of Moto X: X Games Highlight Reel: X Games Real Street Real BMX Real MTB Real Snow As the X Games moved indoors Friday, the massive MegaRamp took center stage, with towering beams peeking into the stadium's upper concourse and stretching longer than the football field it replaced.
Jacob Elkin, a year-old fan from East Bethel, was drawn immediately to the giant structure. A couple of hours before what they call the "Big Air" BMX final, Elkin positioned himself nearly eye level with the foot tall ramp. If the massive drop wasn't dramatic enough, a giant rotating "X" and neon lights let fans know where skateboarders and bikers would emerge atop the ramp.
The national anthem, played by trumpet, sounded over the loudspeakers just before the Big Air started with a short elevator trip bringing riders to the peak. Riders often closed their eyes at the top, either envisioning their run or praying. Clad in armor — knee, elbow and back pads along with a helmet — they descended up to 40 miles per hour and soared over a foot gap.
Those fortunate enough to land their first trick flew nearly as high as the second deck after hitting a hulking backstop. They're judged not only on the long gap jump, but what they do with the air off the ensuing quarterpipe. Satterfield crashed after trying a front flip tailwhip over the mega gap and came up holding his shoulder.
Fans applauded as Mykel Larrin got up after taking a hard fall onto his back when landing too far behind on his rear tire. Fellow rider Zack Warden was all smiles after wiping out on one of his runs, with only a little blood on his arm showing any vulnerability.
Foster and Byron traded the lead back and forth on their runs until Foster nailed a back flip with a triple tailwhip over the gap in his final — and winning — run.
Foster, a two-time bronze medalist in Big Air, claimed his first X Games gold medal, with Byron taking home silver. I have no words, man," Foster said. The structure features around sheets of plywood, and the construction took a year to complete. Burnquist's permanent world-renowned mega ramp comprises a tofoot meters gap jump, followed by a foot 9 meters quarter-pipe. It is an impressive, invitation-only, big air skateboarding construction that is continuously being improved and updated.
One of the latest add-ons is a hip ramp built at a degree angle to the mega ramp's quarter-pipe section. Burnquist has simple advice for anyone wishing to get airborne at the colossal structure: "don't go if you're not ready. What is a mega ramp? August 28, Skateboarding. A mega ramp is a large-scale version of a half-pipe or vert ramp used for big air skateboarding and BMX.
Then, you can have the gap jump or a vert quarter-pipe. The overall length of a mega ramp ranges from to feet 60 to meters. Way's beautifully performed mega ram airs can be seen in "The DC Video. In , eight-year-old skateboarding sensation Minna Stess dropped into the Woodward mega ramp. Riding a brakeless BMX bike, Hoffman was unable to correct his speed approaching the quarterpipe during the contest.
The resulting flyout catapulted Hoffman more than 20 feet in the air; he landed on the deck of the ramp. Somehow, he walked away with just a bruised tailbone. The ramp seemed to suit his style better than a normal-sized vert ramp, and throughout the years, he's produced some of the most stylish no-handed flairs in the foot range. He adjusted with ease Mirra's vert and park skills are untouched and finished with a silver medal in his inaugural outing.
Mat Hoffman was also on location to verify the world record. Hoffman, pictured here with the producers as well as BMX innovator Bob Haro far right was celebrated throughout the week for his achievements.
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