For the first two sessions of the three session BMX Freestyle Street competition, it looked like last year’s silver medalist, Van Homan, might unseat X Games BMX Freestyle Street champion Garrett Reynolds. In the end, Reynolds—who dominated nearly every X Games Street competition last year, winning three gold medals and one silver in the four international X Games competitions held in 2008, along with his gold from X Games 14—proved to be unstoppable.

A flawless manual down the 12-stair handrail earned Homan a perfect score of 50 in an early run, which Reynolds answered in his trademark style, throwing two barspins into his 360 down the stair set, as well as his signature trick: a tucked no-hander to icepick (a grind on the back peg only). The trick tradeoff continued as the two came out of the first session tied for first, and rode out of the second session separated by only one point.
 
A foot injury sustained during practice on Tuesday slowed Homan down in the third session, which allowed Reynolds to pull himself into a commanding lead while X Games rookie Ty Morrow—who’d been trailing in a close third place position throughout the competition—came from behind to snag the silver. 
 
“I was so nervous to ride with these guys,” said Ty Morrow, an underground sensation from Florida who rarely enters competitions and has never competed in the X Games. “This was a great contest, though, and I’m so excited about the way it turned out.”
 
“I’m just psyched,” said Reynolds of his win. “It’s awesome to be on the podium with two incredible riders like Ty and Van. I had a great time.”

 
BMX Freestyle Street Final Results
 
Final Standings from the BMX Freestyle Street competition held at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, Calif. on July 31, 2009.
 
                
        Name/Rank            Hometown                    Score       
 1.    Garrett Reynolds     Toms River, N.J.             419.00
 2.    Ty Morrow              West Palm Beach, Fla.    412.00
 3.    Van Homan             Pennsville, N.J.             403.00
 4.    Nathan Williams      Nashville, Tenn.            395.00
 5.    Brian Kachinsky      Chicago, Ill.                  387.00
 6.    Corey Martinez       Decatur, Ala.                 379.00
 


Photos Laura Austin