X Games 12

Gold medal winner Travis Pastrana shows off his winning moves in the Moto X Freestyle final.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Third place finisher Mike Mason shows the Superman seat grab in the Moto X Freestyle final.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

The soccer field at Home Depot Center in Carson was turned into a Moto X/BMX course for the X Games.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Kevin Robinson’s no-handed backflip was good enough for first place in the BMX Freestyle Big Air final at the Home Depot Center in Carson.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Allan Cooke finished in third place in the BMX Freestyle Big Air final.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Kevin Robinson hits the quarter ramp in the BMX Freestyle Big Air final.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Second place finisher Chad Kagy, left, and first place finisher Kevin Robinson high-five following a tandem turn on the big air ramp at the conclusion of the BMX Freestyle Big Air final.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Chad Kagy rejoices after nailing a jump in the BMX Freestyle Big Air final. The crowd booed the judges’ score thinking it should have been higher. He finished in second place.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Danny Way was the gold medal winner in the Skateboard Big Air final.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

August 6, 2007: Bucky Lasek throws out a frontside, tailflip at the top of the quarter pipe in the Skateboard Big Air final at the Home Depot Center in Carson. Lasek finished the event in fourth place.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Jake Brown bails on one of his runs in the Skateboard Big Air final. Brown managed to finish in second place.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Danny Way cheers after nailing a jump in the Skateboard Big Air final. Way finished the final in first place.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Competitors take off at the start of the Moto X Super Moto final during the X Games at the Home Depot Center in Carson.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Competitors hit the rhythm section in the Moto X Super Moto final.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Jeff Ward took home the gold barely edging out Mark Burkhart in the Moto X Super Moto final.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Jeremy McGrath hits the dirt after washing out his front tire following the rhythm section of the Moto X Super Moto final.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)