May 13, 2007
ESPN X Games Announces Competition Schedule
LOS ANGELES - X Games 13 announces the live competition schedule going into the thirteenth annual event. Last month, ESPN announced the additions of Women's Surfing, BMX Freestyle Big Air and Moto X Racing -the most recent addition which will bring names like Ricky Carmichael and Chad Reed. While the two venues, STAPLES Center and The Home Depot Center, will continue to be the venues for X Games 13, there will be some changes to the locations of the events. Big Air, which has been traditionally held outside at both the STAPLES Center and The Home Depot Center, will now return to the STAPLES Center in an unprecedented indoor competition for Skateboard and BMX Freestyle Big Air. The vert ramp will be moved to The Home Depot Center for the Skateboard and BMX competitions. Fourteen hours of live programming on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will be offered as well as X Games 13 coverage on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, SportsCenter and ESPN2's X Center.
The annual X Games is the premier action sports event in the world and showcases more than 150 of the world's top athletes competing in BMX Freestyle, Moto X, Skateboard and Surfing. Last year, more than 138,000 fans attended the competition at The Home Depot Center and STAPLES Center, an increase of nearly 13 percent over X Games 11 in 2005 while another 35.6 million fans tuned in on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. The event is scheduled for August 2-5, 2007 with the surfing competition to be held July 3-6, 2007 in Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
Tickets for X Games 13 will be available for purchase June 14 at all Ticketmaster locations and the box offices at STAPLES Center and The Home Depot Center.
COMPETITION SCHEDULE BY DAY
NOTE: All times listed are Pacific Time (PT).
* - Denotes the listed event or practice is closed to the public
EVENT SCHEDULE | ||||
Thursday, August 2 | ||||
11:30am - 1:00pm | Skateboard Big Air Selection Session | STAPLES Center* | ||
12:00pm - 2:00pm | Skateboard Street Men's Selection Session | The Home Depot Center | ||
5:00pm - 7:00pm | Skateboard Big Air FINAL | STAPLES Center | ||
7:00pm - 8:00pm | Moto X Best Trick FINAL | STAPLES Center | ||
Friday, August 3 | ||||
10:00am - 11:00am | Moto X SuperMoto Seeding | The Home Depot Center | ||
11:00am - 12:00pm | Skateboard Street Women's FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
11:30am - 1:00pm | BMX Freestyle Big Air Selection Session | STAPLES Center* | ||
12:30pm - 2:30pm | Skateboard Street Men's FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
3:00pm - 4:00pm | Skateboard Vert Women's FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
4:00pm - 5:00pm | Skateboard Vert Amateurs FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
5:00pm - 7:00pm | BMX Freestyle Big Air FINAL | STAPLES Center | ||
7:00pm - 8:00pm | Moto X Step Up FINAL | STAPLES Center | ||
Saturday, August 4 | ||||
11:45am - 1:15pm | BMX Freestyle Park FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
1:45pm - 3:00pm | Moto X SuperMoto FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
3:30pm - 5:00pm | Moto X Freestyle Elimination | The Home Depot Center | ||
4:30pm - 5:45pm | BMX Freestyle Vert FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
5:45pm - 6:45pm | Moto X Racing Round 1 | The Home Depot Center | ||
5:45pm - 6:45pm | Moto X Racing Round 1 | The Home Depot Center | ||
Moto X Racing Round 2 | The Home Depot Center | |||
Moto X Racing FINAL | The Home Depot Center | |||
7:00pm - 8:00pm | Moto X Freestyle FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
Sunday, August 5 | ||||
12:00pm - 1:30pm | Skateboard Men's Vert FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
2:00pm - 3:00pm | Rally Car Racing Super Special | The Home Depot Center |
This schedule is subject to change. Media please visit www.espneventmedia.com for the most updated schedule and www.expn.com for fans.
ESPN, ABC AND ESPN INTERNATIONAL TO TELEVISE EVENT LIVE
Last year, 35.6 million people tuned into X Games 12 and on-line fans flocked to X Games video, with more than three million views of videos on ESPN Motion, ESPN.com's integrated video platform, and ESPN360. In addition, EXPN.com X Games 12 drove a 104 percent increase in total page views and a 61 percent increase in total visits over X Games 11, making it the most-trafficked X Games ever. X Games 12 was also ESPN's highest-rated X Games ever among young men in the 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 age groups. Overall, X Games 12 averaged a 0.9 rating on ESPN, equal to X Games 11 and X Games 10, with a five percent increase in average overall households (816,640). On ABC, ratings were up among young men in key 12-17 and 18-34 age groups (30 percent and four percent, respectively, vs. X Games 11). Portions of the X Games were also televised on ESPN International to more than 78 countries and territories in the Pacific Rim, Middle East, Africa, Orbit and Israel.
ABOUT ESPN's X GAMES FRANCHISE
ESPN, The Worldwide Leader in Action Sports, first developed its X Games franchise in 1995. Part of ESPN Original Entertainment, X Games, Winter X Games and All Access are just some of the original action sports programming currently shown on ESPN and ESPN2. In addition to the two U.S.-based events, ESPN has held X Games competitions and demonstration events around the world including Dubai, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Malaysia and Spain. The global franchise has also expanded its reach to EXPN.com, the definitive site for action sports fans, and to consumer products such as X Games bikes, protective gear, skateboards and DVDs.
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LOS ANGELES - X Games 13 announces the live competition schedule going into the thirteenth annual event. Last month, ESPN announced the additions of Women's Surfing, BMX Freestyle Big Air and Moto X Racing -the most recent addition which will bring names like Ricky Carmichael and Chad Reed. While the two venues, STAPLES Center and The Home Depot Center, will continue to be the venues for X Games 13, there will be some changes to the locations of the events. Big Air, which has been traditionally held outside at both the STAPLES Center and The Home Depot Center, will now return to the STAPLES Center in an unprecedented indoor competition for Skateboard and BMX Freestyle Big Air. The vert ramp will be moved to The Home Depot Center for the Skateboard and BMX competitions. Fourteen hours of live programming on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will be offered as well as X Games 13 coverage on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, SportsCenter and ESPN2's X Center.
The annual X Games is the premier action sports event in the world and showcases more than 150 of the world's top athletes competing in BMX Freestyle, Moto X, Skateboard and Surfing. Last year, more than 138,000 fans attended the competition at The Home Depot Center and STAPLES Center, an increase of nearly 13 percent over X Games 11 in 2005 while another 35.6 million fans tuned in on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. The event is scheduled for August 2-5, 2007 with the surfing competition to be held July 3-6, 2007 in Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
Tickets for X Games 13 will be available for purchase June 14 at all Ticketmaster locations and the box offices at STAPLES Center and The Home Depot Center.
COMPETITION SCHEDULE BY DAY
NOTE: All times listed are Pacific Time (PT).
* - Denotes the listed event or practice is closed to the public
EVENT SCHEDULE | ||||
Thursday, August 2 | ||||
11:30am - 1:00pm | Skateboard Big Air Selection Session | STAPLES Center* | ||
12:00pm - 2:00pm | Skateboard Street Men's Selection Session | The Home Depot Center | ||
5:00pm - 7:00pm | Skateboard Big Air FINAL | STAPLES Center | ||
7:00pm - 8:00pm | Moto X Best Trick FINAL | STAPLES Center | ||
Friday, August 3 | ||||
10:00am - 11:00am | Moto X SuperMoto Seeding | The Home Depot Center | ||
11:00am - 12:00pm | Skateboard Street Women's FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
11:30am - 1:00pm | BMX Freestyle Big Air Selection Session | STAPLES Center* | ||
12:30pm - 2:30pm | Skateboard Street Men's FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
3:00pm - 4:00pm | Skateboard Vert Women's FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
4:00pm - 5:00pm | Skateboard Vert Amateurs FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
5:00pm - 7:00pm | BMX Freestyle Big Air FINAL | STAPLES Center | ||
7:00pm - 8:00pm | Moto X Step Up FINAL | STAPLES Center | ||
Saturday, August 4 | ||||
11:45am - 1:15pm | BMX Freestyle Park FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
1:45pm - 3:00pm | Moto X SuperMoto FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
3:30pm - 5:00pm | Moto X Freestyle Elimination | The Home Depot Center | ||
4:30pm - 5:45pm | BMX Freestyle Vert FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
5:45pm - 6:45pm | Moto X Racing Round 1 | The Home Depot Center | ||
5:45pm - 6:45pm | Moto X Racing Round 1 | The Home Depot Center | ||
Moto X Racing Round 2 | The Home Depot Center | |||
Moto X Racing FINAL | The Home Depot Center | |||
7:00pm - 8:00pm | Moto X Freestyle FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
Sunday, August 5 | ||||
12:00pm - 1:30pm | Skateboard Men's Vert FINAL | The Home Depot Center | ||
2:00pm - 3:00pm | Rally Car Racing Super Special | The Home Depot Center |
This schedule is subject to change. Media please visit www.espneventmedia.com for the most updated schedule and www.expn.com for fans.
ESPN, ABC AND ESPN INTERNATIONAL TO TELEVISE EVENT LIVE
Last year, 35.6 million people tuned into X Games 12 and on-line fans flocked to X Games video, with more than three million views of videos on ESPN Motion, ESPN.com's integrated video platform, and ESPN360. In addition, EXPN.com X Games 12 drove a 104 percent increase in total page views and a 61 percent increase in total visits over X Games 11, making it the most-trafficked X Games ever. X Games 12 was also ESPN's highest-rated X Games ever among young men in the 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 age groups. Overall, X Games 12 averaged a 0.9 rating on ESPN, equal to X Games 11 and X Games 10, with a five percent increase in average overall households (816,640). On ABC, ratings were up among young men in key 12-17 and 18-34 age groups (30 percent and four percent, respectively, vs. X Games 11). Portions of the X Games were also televised on ESPN International to more than 78 countries and territories in the Pacific Rim, Middle East, Africa, Orbit and Israel.
ABOUT ESPN's X GAMES FRANCHISE
ESPN, The Worldwide Leader in Action Sports, first developed its X Games franchise in 1995. Part of ESPN Original Entertainment, X Games, Winter X Games and All Access are just some of the original action sports programming currently shown on ESPN and ESPN2. In addition to the two U.S.-based events, ESPN has held X Games competitions and demonstration events around the world including Dubai, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Malaysia and Spain. The global franchise has also expanded its reach to EXPN.com, the definitive site for action sports fans, and to consumer products such as X Games bikes, protective gear, skateboards and DVDs.
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