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From: Shredstix.com August 02, 2009 |
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“I saw the way Jamie rode, and I hate to say it, I knew we were competing for second place,” said silver medalist Simon Tabron. “He put down possibly the two best runs I’ve ever seen him do. And really from that point unless Moses appeared next to the ramp and parted the Red Sea or some other kind of crazy miracle, we were competing for second place tonight.”
Tabron, who was the first person to land back-to-back 900s in competition in 2007s X Games, also took home his seventh X Games BMX Vert medal tonight. He didn’t try the back-to-back, but threw a one-foot, one-handed 900 into his run, which had never been done in competition. The groundbreaking move was enough to get him into second place.
Chad Kagy, who took home silver in the BMX Big Air on Friday night, wowed the crowd with moves like a flat spin 540 tailwhip to opposite tailwhip flare. His bronze in tonight’s competition brings his total X Games medal tally to 11.
BMX Freestyle Vert Final Results
Final results from the BMX Freestyle Vert competition held at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, Calif. on August 1, 2009.
Name/Rank Hometown
1. Jamie Bestwick State College, Pa.
2. Simon Tabron Liverpool, Britain
3. Chad Kagy Gilroy, Calif.
4. Jimmy Walker Ocala, Fla.
5. Dennis McCoy Kansas City, Mo.
6. Coco Zurita Santiago, Chile
7. Tim Wood Brisbane, Australia
8. Jay Eggleston Denver, Colo.
9. Kevin Robinson East Providence, R.I.
10. Zack Warden St. Louis, Mo.
Photos jsullivan
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