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2011 X Games 17 will be held July 28th- July 31st and will be covered all across the ESPN Networks, including online.

Yesterday, my colleague and friend wrote an X Games update regarding BMX legend Dennis McCoy.

His opinion sent shock waves throughout the BMX community, and many people chimed in via comments, his Twitter, email, carrier pigeon and a few may have sent a few shady envelopes to his house.

Okay, maybe some of that was a fabrication and a joke on my part, but the truth of the matter is that BMX supporters and fans of McCoy were absolutely livid at the thoughts on the 44-year-old rider.

Some are going to applaud McCoy for continuing to do what he loves. After all, who are we to say that he is too old compete? If he's healthy and still able to compete, shouldn't he be able to ride just like anyone else?

Not exactly. There comes a point in time when people need to move on with their lives. He doesn't exactly fit the X Games mold anymore and his unwillingness to retire makes his presence in the competition almost laughable.

He's doing what he loves, but he can't ride forever. With the youngsters surrounding him, McCoy looks out of sorts, even foolish in competition.

 

BMX fans have come out in droves to defend their beloved star, as they have every right to do.

But, let me just make the point that he himself has every right to his opinion. He is where he is at because he is very good at what he does, and what he does is give you his commentary on sports.

At the same time, could he perhaps be wrong in his opinion? Yes sir.

In fact, I completely 100 percent disagree with his opinions regarding Dennis McCoy.

McCoy is a living legend and is arguably the best we will ever see on the BMX circuit.

Apart from the actual competitions McCoy did so much for the sport of BMX! His love for the game, expertise and skill level single-handedly brought so many people into the fold of BMX fans, and I dare say that the current generation of riders are who they are because of the contributions McCoy made to BMX.

Now, let’s get back to the X Games.

Keep in mind that the X Games is not just your run of the mill completion at the local YMCA.

X Games 16 coverage brought in 35.4 million viewers in the U.S. alone, not counting the broadcast to 175 countries around the world. The X games features the very best of the best that professional action sports has to offer.

The very fact that McCoy is invited, accepted and still competes at a high level is enough to prove to me that he still has what it takes to continue being one of the best ever.

His opinion may be wrong in your opinion, and frankly it is wrong in mine, but keep in mind that he is completely entitled to it, just as you are.

He went on to write a follow up piece that those who were turned off by the original article might want to check out.

Now, to spare me the time and trouble please realize that I am not writing this to just “back up my boy” or be a “company man”, but more so just to point out the very simple fact that sports is an incredibly subjective topic, and we are all entitled to our opinions.

In fact, that is what makes sports so great, and that is why we all love them with the passion we do.

At the end of the day I know that he would gladly eat his words if Dennis McCoy ended up winning at the X Games, so will the courtesy be returned if he actually ends up being right?

Who knows, but once again that’s the beauty of sports.

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Pro BMX Rider Daniel Dhers has added to his impressive resume by winning gold medals at X Games 16 earlier this month. I had the chance to catch up with him and talk about his ambitions on and off the bike.

Bleacher Report: How has 2010 been going for you? Has it met your expectations?

Daniel Dhers: This year has been great. I've been riding a lot and putting in a lot of work. I won some competitions in 2007 and 2008, but didn't do so well last year. My goal is to always win every event I enter, in the back of my mind it's always about winning. The X Games this year were a really great experience. The preliminaries didn't go go well, but I just changed the way I did things, changed some tricks, and it definitely paid off.

BR: Who are your favorite BMX riders to watch?

DD: Dave Mirra. He does everything at a whole different speed. He brings something completely different to the sport. It'll be a long time before anyone can come close to his accomplishments.

BR: Who are some of the young up and comers that we should look for in the X Games scene?

DD: Andrew Brophy from Australia is a great skateboarder, and Pat Casey is a BMX rider with great style. He's only sixteen years old, and I already think he's going to cause me some headaches in the future. I don't really ever watch videos online of other riders performing tricks, but I watch his. He does great tricks, he has a completely different style. 

BR: What got you into BMX?

DD: Well I was born in Caracas (Venezuela) and lived there until I was 16. I was just a kid who loved riding my bike. I started doing my first tricks when I was 13, and ever since then I just fell in love with it. I rode as much as I could at home and the rest is history!

BR: Who were your favorite athletes growing up?

DD: Before I got into riding and doing tricks, I did Karate and played baseball and basketball. But I loved to watch the Brazilian national soccer team. They are really the only athletes I remember paying attention to as a child. 

BR: What have been the highlights of your career so far? 

DD: In 2008 I won the Dew Tour and gold medals at the X Games, that was the best. 

BR: What is your favorite event to compete in? 

DD: Definitely BMX Park.

BR: What advice do you have for any young people who want to get into BMX riding?

DD: Do it because you love it. Most people have the goal of becoming a pro, but going professional isn't easy. Practice as much as you can, but make sure you're enjoying what you're doing.

BR: In the past 10 years, the popularity of extreme sports has soared in the US. Why do you think that is?

DD: I think the X Games has been a big part of our growing popularity. Not to mention, having stars like Tony Hawk and Dave Mirra in the sports, it makes it more entertaining. They even have their own video games, which says a lot. Having the X Games on ESPN has also been huge. I think that when people have seen the same sports for so long, seeing something new like BMX is pretty refreshing. 

BR: How can BMX become more popular outside the US?

DD: We've had some international events but it would be nice to get other countries involved more, maybe even hose the X Games somewhere else. I've heard that BMX is one of the fastest growing sports among people aged 10-19, and that makes sense because people enjoy it and kids like to participate. If we got BMX in the Olympics that would make a huge difference. Just look at what it's done for snowboarding and some of the other sports. 

BR: What is something unusual about you that most people might not know?

DD: I'm trilingual, I speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese. I also can solve a rubik's cube really fast (laughs), and I can play Guitar Hero on expert!

BR: Who do owe the most thanks to for your success?

DD: First my parents. They always supported me even though they wanted me to do other things. They let me get away with doing things my own way and it worked out. Also, Woodward Camps. I got to live there for a few years and without them I never would have gotten this far. I got to ride for hours every day and it helped a lot. I can't think of a better place in the world to learn how to ride. 

BR: Lastly, let's talk about your partnership with CooperVision, and the role that they are playing in youth sports. 

DD: They are trying to get more kids wearing contact lenses who are playing sports. It's made a big difference for me, because my whole family wears glasses and I never really wanted to wear them while riding. I was riding at dusk one evening in 2007 and I realized I couldn't see the rails very well in the low light. Ever since I wore contacts, it's made riding easier. So getting kids to wear contacts is a great idea to me, and I wanted to help out. CooperVision is also giving away $2500 in sports equipment to certain teams who go to MyContactSports.com. I'm all for it, it's been great

Cooper Vision's program is called Gear Up Grants, which awards $2,500 in sports equipment to deserving community athletes and teams so they have what's necessary to be at the top of their game. 

Teens can visit http://www.mycontactsports.com to apply for a grant between now and Sept. 30, 2010. 

The sixteenth installment of the X Games has kicked off in sunny Southern California, and already there has been plenty of action after only one day of competition. 

Starting up at 10:15 am PST this morning, the BMX Freestyle Park event saw 27-year old American Gary Young finish at the top of the group with a score of 82, which also included the day's highest scoring run of 46. Young has never won gold at the X Games, so being in the driver's seat after the preliminaries is sure to provide added pressure for him.

The top 10 competitors advance in this event, with the group being rounded out Rob Darden and Scotty Cranmer, who both finished with 67. 

In the Moto X Freestyle event, the highly decorated veteran Travis Pastrana once again took gold, the 10th of his X Games career. Levi Sherwood and Nate Adams won silver and bronze, respectively. 

The third event of the day at the Event Deck LA Live was the Men's Skateboard Street. Twenty-year old Ryan Sheckler finished the day at the top of the table with 95 points, followed by Chaz Ortiz and Rodolfo Ramos, who received scores of 93 and 90. 

At 3:30 PM, the action moved indoors at the LA Coliseum, where Mike Schultz's time of 5:56 earned him the top spot in the Moto X Adaptive event. Todd Thompson and Beau Meier finished second and third. 

In the Moto X Super X contest, Josh Grant won gold, followed by Justin Brayton winning silver, and the bronze going to Josh Hansen.

On the women's side of the event, Ashley Fiolek was the gold medalist with a time of 6:37, and she was followed by Tarah Gieger and Sarah Price. 

Wrapping up the day's action in Los Angeles was the Skateboard Big Air competition, where Jake Brown edged out veteran Bob Burnquist for the gold medal with a score of 93.66 to Burnquist's 93 even. Rob Lorifice won bronze with a score of 87.66. 

The excitement of X Games 16 continues tomorrow at 1:45 PM ET/10:45 AM PT with the Skateboard Park event. 

Check back with Bleacher Report throughout the weekend for all the latest news on X Games 16. 

Day three of X-Games 15 was a hectic one. Over six hours of coverage took place and I tried to keep with both ESPN and ABC while having one heck of a busy day myself.

BMX and Skateboard superparks went down, as well as Moto X freestyle and the highly anticipated skateboard and BMX vert finals.

So many memories resurfaced from my head yesterday. Those vert finals gave produced some of the greatest match ups in Matt Hoffman and Dave Mirra, Bucky Lasek vs. Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist vs. Tony Hawk, and so on.

So many epic moves were achieved in this competition. The moments were all bittersweet as last year's Moto X freestyle gold medalist Jeremy Lust passed away following a fatal fall during a competition.

There was a short dedication video to the late Moto X star and the entire competition was dedicated to him. His wife and father were in attendance to honor their son and husband and lend support to the exciting and sometimes fatal Moto X freestyle.

It was four men, three runs, best two runs are counted, and only one gold medalist.

Chris Adams vs Blake "My 360 Indian air didn't win gold" Williams was the match up that caught my eye. I knew one of these two men were going to win and I was correct. It went down to the wire on the final runs.

Adams had a bad run he hoped to replace, but only received a 36 when he needed above a 40 for the gold.

Blake Williams got his redemption last night. He was robbed of the gold medal in Moto X's best trick as the judges gave the honor to Kyle Loza and his electric doom...again.

Blake was clearly determined and would not be denied as he once again pulled off his Indian air without the no hand landing. He followed up with another great run, which was enough for a comeback and steal the gold.

I caught glimpses of the superparks and the BMX one was great. There were double tailwhips, front flips, and even 720s.

The show stealer came around at the BMX vert final, the same event where Dave Mirra won gold after sustaining a concussion in BMX superpark.

Jamie Bestwick was the man to beat last night and he came to town without holding anything back. Every competitor gets three runs with a possible max score of 50 in each run, Bestwick tallied up two scores of 49.

Chad Kagy was on his tail trying to catch him and seemed to have caught his break when Bestwick went down during his final run. His bike was clipped on the top of the ramp and he fell down into the halfpipe with his shoulder taking the massive impact.

After a couple of minutes he was helped to the back and was done for the afternoon. Kagy approached his last run needing practically a perfect run to defeat Bestwick for the gold and failed.

It was similar to Mirra's miracle win, but Bestwick not returning was a difference. Just when you thought the competition couldn't get anymore fierce it did. Pierre Luc Gagnon, Buckey Lasek, and Andy Macdonald all threw down in a memorable skate vert final.

Ten years ago, Tony Hawk pulled off the first 900 ever and won the gold in his event, it's a feat that will probably never be forgotten. The only thing that was missing from the final was Bob Burnquist, who was eliminated in the qualifying rounds.

Macdonald clearly wasn't the favorite as everyone including Tony Hawk believed that the vert gold would go to Bucky Lasek or PLG. For a moment, it appeared as if everyone was going to eat their own words after Macdonald put down multiple solid runs, one with a 540 and he sat in the lead.

PLG's frustration had finally reached its climax after bailing on two runs. He turned it up and so did Lasek, Andy Macdonald was suddenly fighting for a bronze medal.

After some great melons, 540s, handplants, and varial leins, both Lasek and Gagnon were tied at 91 a piece going into their final runs.

Macdonald dished out on last great run that had many wondering if he was going to sneak his way back into gold medal contention. Unfortunately, he he finished with an 88 overall and the bronze medal.

PLG's last run pushed his overall score up by two to final score of 93 and all eyes were on Lasek, it was all or nothing. He ripped the halfpipe, but sealed his fate after attempting what looked like some sort of 540 varial lein and fell to the defending champion PLG.

Gagnon celebrated another well-deserved gold medal.

I gave major props to Andy Macdonald, the guy is a warrior. Out of everyone at X-Games 15 he probably had the most hectic schedule. He took part in Big air skateboard, Big air rail jam, skateboard vert, and skateboard superpark while celebrating his 36th birthday.

He was able to bring him silver and bronze medals though he was very close to tasting gold a couple of times. He took home the silver in skateboard superpark today, only being outshined by defending champion Rune Glifberg.

This year's X-Games was an interesting one indeed as almost every single defending champion successfully defended their gold with two 3-peats (Moto X best trick- Klye Loza, BMX vert- Jamie Bestwick).

Even in the midst of highway robbery, redemption was manifested through stunning victories and suprising victories. Nyjah Houston, the 14-year-old skateboard street pro, took his first medal in skateboard street, winning a silver medal.

Paul Rodriguez vs. Ryan Sheckler was looking to be epic until Sheckler injured himself and lost his gold to P-Rod. Rally racing closed the four day event from the Home Depot center.

Rally favorite Dave Mirra was eliminated in the qualifying rounds in an upset against the rookie Brian Deegan, who made it all the way to the final and faced off against Travis Pastrana.

Pastrana appeared to have Deegan beat until he hit two walls followed by car problems resulting in another upset. The rookie was stoked as he captured gold in his first X-Games and defeated two action sports legends to do so.

The sun is once again setting in California over the Staples and Home Depot centers where the last four days were taken to the extreme and we'll have new memories to converse about until X-Games, summer's biggest fiesta rolls around again next year.

Al's X-Games 15 Most Notable Achievements/Moments

• Jake Brown nearly lands 900 and finally defeats Bob Burnquist after losing to him the previous two years to earn first X-Games gold medal (Big air skateboard)
• Anthony Napolitan pulls off the first BMX double front flip across 70-foot gap (Big air BMX)
• Kevin Robinson makes epic comeback run to win gold medal with a bacl flip and huge 20-foot no handed flair (Big air BMX)
• Danny Way wins gold medal despite sprained ankle, torn ligaments and possible torn ACL with a switch 50-50 grind (Big air rail jam)
• Travis Pastrana attempts 720 corkscrew (Moto X best trick)
• Kyle Loza defends gold and pulls of a 3-peat (Moto X best trick) 
• Blake Williams successfully executes a 360 Indian air with no hand landing (Moto X best trick)
• Jamie Bestwick nearly earns two perfect scores with a pair of 49 points (50 is perfect) and successfully defends gold and achieves a 3-peat (BMX vert)
• Rune Glifberg successfully defends gold (Skateboard superpark)
• Blake Williams wins gold medal after a huge 360 Indian air and comeback run (Moto X Freestyle)
• Paul Rodriquez lands hardflip down flight of stairs, fights off Nyjah Huston, and dethrones Ryan Sheckler to win gold medal (Skate street)
• 14 year old Nyjah Huston wins first X-Games medal (silver) (Skate street)
• PLG survives and successfully defends gold medal after defeating Andy McDonald, Bob Burnquist, and Bucky Lasek by two points. (Skateboard vert)
• Rookie Brian Deggan defeats Moto X legend Travis Pastrana and BMX legend Dave Mirra in two huge upsets to win gold medal (Rally racing)
• After 15 years and many jaw dropping moments, my all time X-Games moment is still Tony Hawk's 900 in 1999.

Day two of the 15th anniversary of the X-Games had to follow up a remarkable day one. Big air skateboard was taken to new heights as 720's were attempted over 70 foot gaps and the magnificent but highly tricky 900 was also attempted on the mega ramp.

Bob Burnquist had everything to lose as the two-time defending champ looking for an epic three-peat, which only big air pioneer and legend Danny Way has accomplished (2004-2006). Way was scheduled to compete, but he injured himself while practicing for the new contest, big air rail jam.

He clipped his knee and had to pop it back in.

Way stated he was icing it and tending to it diligently hoping to make the big air rail jam on day two. Jake Brown has competed in over 10 straight X-Games and had yet to earn a gold medal.

Brown had a dark cloud over him as he had lost to Bob Burnquist two years in a row (2007-2008), one of which included probably the nastiest fall in X-Games history and produced a SportsCenter center classic highlight that is still shown two years later.

Brown put it all on the line. He attempted to pull off the 900, the move made famous by Tony Hawk in 1999 at the X-Games. A handful have pulled off the 900 after Hawk did, but none have ever even thought of trying to nail the bad boy on the mega ramp.

Despite having the scariest fall in his life Brown went for it twice, but failed both times. He and Burnquist were tied for last place coming into the fifth and final run. Brown captured the gold after Burnquist fell trying to cross the gap with a japan air with a sort of judo twist to it.

Way missed his event and many were doubtful he would even be ready to compete in day two's Big air rail jam. The man who was on crutches would not be denied and geared up and showed up for the new event. The rail jam is the same as the skateboard big air, except the addition of a curved rail over the gap.

The skater's score isn't focused on the tricks pulled across the gap and on the mega ramp, but it's solely based on the tricks done on and across the rail. It was highly dangerous as one's testicles were a mistake away from being lost.

Danny Way clearly wasn't 100 percent, but that didn't stop him from chasing the gold. Way has had 13 surgeries, and eight of them were on his knee. Way looked ready to call it night after numerous bails, holding his knee after every fall. With the odds against him, Danny found a way and won the gold at the first big air rail jam with a switch 50-50 grind across the curved red rail.

Andy McDonald failed to win a medal on his 36th birthday. Maybe Brown and Way's determination was too much to be denied the gold medals. Way is a true warrior in my books.

There were talks of torn ligaments, torn ACL, broken ankles amongst other injuries and the man Danny Way did it.

The Moto X best trick was another anticipated event with a stacked core of competitors including the returning Travis Pastrana and the two-time champ going for the three-peat, Klye Loza. New trick rumors surrounded this event, especially Pastrana's 720 Corkscrew.

I know he loves what he does and he loves his mother, but why does he put her through these heart-stopping moments with these stunts?

Pastrana's double back flip was only three years old and he was at it again. Speaking of double back flip, Scott Murray also returned to Moto X best trick this year to do the double back flip! Again!

Please note the sarcasm there.

The Moto X best trick was always something to look forward to, but many weren't satisfied with this year's best trick. Loza retains the gold and earned the three-peat with the same move he won with last year, the electric doom.

I was very confused with the judge scoring all night, most notably in the BMX big air competition. Anthony Napolitan pulled off a double front flip for the first time ever in BMX big air across the 70-foot gap. He did it again the following run. Kevin Robinson won the gold for the event with a big no-handed back flip followed by a big no handed flair on the mega ramp.

K-Rob earned that medal, but how didn't...why didn't Napolitan get a medal? He finished in fifth place, and I was stunned. In the Moto X best trick, the same thing happened again. The event went from promising to bizarre.

Pastrana had everyone praying for his well-being when he went for another dangerous stunt. He was fully prepared for the 720 corkscrew to say the least. Pastrana hired an Olympic gymnastic to help train him to better use his body muscles as he was going to properly use multiple muscles and strength to pull off a 720 on a motorbike.

Everyone awaited history, but number 199 failed.

It was a difficult trick, and would have been fantastic to have seen it nailed. Pastrana opted to not take his second run. Just like Napolitan, we witnessed another highway robbery.

Blake Williams pulled off a sight to see. He performed a 360 Indian air with a cliffhanger and followed up with a no handed landing, and didn't win the gold.

WHAT?!

Then there was a guy who wasted both of his runs not doing any trick at all on both of them. I don't know if he got cold feet, but it's the X-Games, not some local town competition, go hard or go home. I wouldn't be surprised if SportsCenter rips this guy.

Lastly, there's Scott Murray. Three years were wasted on this guy, someone out there could have been the next big Moto X star. Three years in a row, he failed to do the double backflip, a move that Pastrana pulled off three years ago and now does for warm ups.

This reminds me of the NBA All star dunk contest that Nate Robinson won after he tried the same dunk about thirty times. Murray just can't do the back flip and needs to be replaced with a better biker, plain and simple.

Murray shook his head after wasting six runs in three years. Loza might have had a new trick, bu his wrist was bugging him, so he played it safe. We're only half way there, days three and four remain in X-Games 15.

Asia served as the proving ground for an epic battle in skateboarding both in street and vert between Americans and Brazilians. Shanghai, China hosted this year's X-Games Asia about a week ago. American skateboarder and fan favorite Andy McDonald gave a solid effort, but it only earned him 10th place in skateboard street.

Fabios Santos came close, but earned second place to America's Austin Seaholm. The battle also spilled across on skateboard vert where Andy McDonald brought the competition.

McDonald skated his way to a gold medal and first place in skate vert. McDonald dominates and used his last run as a victory run. He performed a rocket backflip amongst other stellar moves. McDonald won the gold in Asia, but can he do it in Los Angeles this summer. Below is McDonald's victory run after Adam Taylor fails.

The atmosphere was electric and some excitement was left from the 2008 Olympics in China. It was a great weekend for action sports. BMX and Inline skating also featured huge showdowns.

The BMX events were pretty solid despite BMX legend Dave Mirra, but it's not all about the man they dubbed miracle boy right? Spain's Sergio Layos rode his bike all the way to second place with a final score of 92, just falling a couple of points short of USA's Garrett Reynolds, who won first place and the gold medal with a 94.33 on BMX street.

Reynolds will be riding on his momentum to the X-Games 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The question is will he compete in BMX Superpark? The story was different in BMX vert, USAs highest final ranking was fourth place, in which Austin Coleman finished.

Austrailia's Tim Wood took home the honors this year with a total score of 93.33 with Simon Tabron behind him with 91.67. Victory runs weren't too rare as Takeshi Yasutoko took home the gold in Inline skating vert. His victory run can also be seen below. Epic battles have already taken place. With the Asia X-Games done and over with many questions remain.

Will there be an X-Games Mexico despite the Swine Flu?

Can the X-Games Asia winners build on their momentum in X-Games 2009?

Will those who fell short look for redemption?

Summer isn't officially here yet and action sports are already raising the bar. Speaking of bars, look out for Danny Way and the Big Air competition at X-Games 2009 as well as Moto X step up.

Writers Needed For Extreme Sports Community

Ladies and gentlemen, sportwriters of all ages, B/R is a place we love to spread our ideas, share our opinions and manifest our passion through writing and leaving comments. There are many communities from the NFL, NBA, MLB, Tennis, F1, NHL, NASCAR, and the Wrestling community, my main community.

I venture off into other communities as I'm fond of many sports. I know writers out there have written for other communities as well. One day, I published an article for the X-Games and noticed that there wasn't an Extreme Sports community.

I must have not been cognizant, but now I am. I've taken this to the B/R big guys and they've made a proposition for me and hopefully the community. If at least five guys agree to join the community, we can get it going and the Extreme Sports community will join B/R's other communities. We all have a good sense of what Extreme Sports are, but just in case, I'll touch the surface.

Skateboarding

Tony Hawk is one of the most legendary men of the sport and is hands down the Michael Jordan of skateboarding. Since his 90's era, skateboarding has come back to life from the days of Tony Alva.

A slew of young men aspire to rule the sport and they have their own World Series, Wimbledon, Daytona 500, NBA Finals, Masters, Wrestlemania, and it's called the X-Games. The Games are covered by ESPN and the boys come out to play.

Tony Hawk Lands The First Ever 900

BMX

Everyone knows cycling right? We know Lance Armstrong, but what about Extreme cycling? Have you ever seen a man rotate his bike five times in the air without neither hand on the bike handle?

I have and it's called the No-hand 900. It's been done by BMX legend Matt Hoffman. Dave Mirra was another star in BMX and the moves these guys pull off will blow away minds.

No-Handed BMX 900

Moto X

We've seen dirt bikes right? Have you guys ever seen men go across entire arenas doing death-defying stunts on motorbikes? These men are true dare devils as their lives are on the lives.

When you ask if they do it for the fans or themselves, some respond with they do it for themselves. Travis Pastrana is a legend in Moto X. He was the first man to successfully land a double backflip on a motorbike. The move is known too.

Double Backflip

Snowboarding/Skiing

When summer ends and snowstorms come out, do you think Extreme sports are done for the year? Heavens no! The winter X-Games come into play. Skiing and Snowboarding are taken to the next level. Shaun White is a extreme sport prospect. He skateboards and snowboards.

In some eyes, he's the next Hawk. This would be equivalent to LeBron James or Adrian Peterson, or the young and upcoming Tampa Bay Rays MLB team. With all the snow and no wheels you would think that people wouldn't be going to the extreme right? Wrong. Shaun White has rotated further than the 900 and landed the 1080. But have you seen 1260? How many spins is that? Watch and find out.

Shaun White Lands 1260

There's also surfing amongst other extreme sporting. These sports defy gravity. These sports cover land, air, and sea. It isn't about what you can do, but doing what you can't do. I am very optimistic about this new community, but it'll only happen with the help of writers who want to contribute to the Extreme Sports community.

ESPN, NBC and ABC are three big broadcasting networks cover extreme sporting throughout the year and the things we'll see are phenomenal. I'll leave a preview of 2009's X-Games. You can view it here. Comments at the bottom any anyone is welcome to join the community.