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Andy McDonald takes a final practice run on the
megaramp. The X Games have arrived! The first competition was the Skateboard Big Air Elimination round, with six riders competing to join the pre-qualified Big Air medalists from X Games 15. Only the top 3 of 6 advanced to the next round, with Andy Mac falling just two points short of moving on.

From The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Calif. on July 28, 2010.

Name Hometown Score

1. Edgard Pereira Sao Bernardo Do Campo, Brazil 88.00

2. Pedro Barros Florianopolis, Brazil 87.33

3. Adam Taylor Cocoa Beach, Fla. 85.00

4. Andy Macdonald San Diego, Calif. 83.00

5. Elliot Sloan New York City, N.Y. 78.66

6. Lincoln Ueda Sao Paulo, Brazil 77.66