X Games 15 - BMX Vert Final Results & Highlights

FatTony

August 01 2009
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Everyone knew Jamie Bestwick was very capable of taking another gold medal in vert today and he proved everyone right by throwing down the best runs of the day, scoring 49s out of 50. In the final round he got in two solid runs (both 49s), then crashed on this third run. Lucky for him he had already won by that point. His runs were high and smooth with 540 and flair variations that no one else in the world can replicate. In the words of Simon Tabron, they “were all competing for second place.”

Simon Tabron spun a 900 with only one hand and one foot on after pulling a straight 900 smoother than glass. He also did 540 variations and rode with a very smooth, brakeless style.

Chad Kagy didn’t ride as well as we all know he can and had a few crashes, but a flair whip straight into an opposite flair whip helped him secure the third podium spot. He also did a barspin to tailwhip, huge superman seatgrab Indian airs, and 540 variations. Chad also tried two double flairs. He didn’t land them, but at least he stayed healthy…those things look really dangerous.

Jimmy Walker did 540 inverts, 540 seatgrabs, flairs, and a ton of other tricks. But the huge tricks of the top few guys were just too much for Jimmy to keep up.

Dennis McCoy pulled a 900 at the first X Games 15 years ago and pulled one this year at the age of 42. He also did huge 540s, a 540 barspin, flairs, and super high tabletops.

Tim Wood threw a 900 in his first run of the day and landed a few other 900s throughout the contest.

Coco Zurita has the style of a trails rider and did a flair to late x-up, double whips, and super stylish toboggans, tables, and turndowns.

Kevin Robinson won a gold medal last night in Big Air but crashed a few times today keeping him out of the top five in vert. He did his signature no-handed flairs, and tried a 540 tailwhip.

Jay Eggleston consistently goes higher than almost anyone and does lots of variations like no-footer one-handers, turndown to x-up, and so on. He also has super high 540s.

X Games 15 - BMX Vert Final Results
1. Jamie Bestwick - 98
2. Simon Tabron - 88
3. Chad Kagy - 84
4. Jimmy Walker - 79
5. Dennis McCoy - 70
6. Coco Zurita
7. Tim Wood
8. Jay Eggleston
9. Kevin Robinson
10. Zack Warden

Jamie Bestwick downside-whipping his way into the top spot on the podium for the third year in a row. Photo by Fat. (Podium isn’t happening until after skateboarding is finished.)

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9 Comments For This Post

Dan Says:
August 1st, 2009 at 10:15 pm

Woooooooooooo Bestwick! He’s just way too good…

sean Says:
August 2nd, 2009 at 5:30 am

so pumped 2 see dmc bust out a huge 900 so sick

Wiktor Says:
August 2nd, 2009 at 6:26 am

jamies helmet LOL!

Rich Says:
August 2nd, 2009 at 9:07 am

DMC is such a bad sport, he wasted 30 seconds near the end, which stopped Kagy from fitting in a final run..
On top of that he never should have made it into the final infront of Tim Wood, since DMCs final run in the heats was awarded 47 out of 50, when the only tricks in it were pretty much a 900 to flat, a 540, a flair, and a barspin to barspin back, along with setup airs..

chinok Says:
August 2nd, 2009 at 11:16 am

hey how old are you ????? you must be very young.. because dmc is a pioner in the sport.. and just watch him ride at 42 years old… and be hable to do things you never are going to do is priceless. The comp doesnt matter in his case.. i was so glad to see him ride… Props to DMC.

Gabe Says:
August 2nd, 2009 at 8:35 pm

The comp DOES matter Chinok - esp to the other riders - yes DMC might have pulled out the run of his life but it wasnt a 47 - to compare his run to Jamie Bestwicks is LAUGHABLE!!! (Bestwick scored a 47 in the heats as well) Rich is right - DMC is a bad sport - staying on the ramp like that was rude and completely out of line - if you want to see a good sport look to Simon Tabron - it was actually Tim Wood who lost out on that last run as Simon gave him his last run because Tim crashed out on one of his first tricks in his 3rd run and shifted his butt straight off the ramp - pity DMC didnt give him the chance that he deserved! Sure props to DMC for riding - but he didnt deserve to be in the final - you can see that by the finals footage if you watched it fully….

tailwoka Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:49 pm

mmm for me the xgames does not matter for a comp, i have watched from the very 1 one, and in the old days this shit was more like family comp, from the vert doubles to the flatland…. the way this shity contest have become is very discusting … and this is the cause of a very bad form of thinking of the bmx riders, who all they care is about winning and showing to the world they can flip or wip a bike… mmeeeen the fact of watch dmc for me is priceless, more than a tim wood run , or a 99 score of bestwick, or a back to back 900 from tabron. In that case you have the dew tour for a robotic run.