The latest outline of the various international cities and sporting disciplines for the global expansion of the ESPN X Games has been revealed, indicating where new and old sports favorites will come to life around the world in 2013.
The expanded X Games will feature 6 host cities, 7 sports, and 26 disciplines in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil; Barcelona, Spain; Munich, Germany; Aspen, Colo.; Los Angeles, Calif.; and Tignes, France. There will also be the addition of Mountain Bike Slopestyle, Women’s Skateboard Park, and the return of BMX Freestyle Dirt.
With the disciplines set, event planning and course designs underway, this expansion will be the first of its kind for the franchise in terms of size, scope and scale – setting a global stage to spotlight the world’s best action sports athletes in BMX, Skateboard, Moto X, Rally Car, Ski, Snowboard and Snowmobile – while also highlighting new and unique lifestyle, cultural and digital elements around the world.
“ESPN is giving athletes a tremendous opportunity to succeed and gain more exposure in their respective sports,” said action sports icon and 17-time X Games medalist Travis Pastrana. “It is awesome to see X Games not only take these sports to more cities globally, but I love seeing new sports added and the return of past, popular events.”
Here’s the full list of X Games sports disciplines for 2013:
Aspen, CO, January 24-27: Ski Big Air, Slopestyle (M&W), Superpipe (M&W); Snowboard Big Air, Slopestyle (M&W), Street, Superpipe (M&W); Snowmobile Best Trick, Freestyle, SnowCross, SnowCross Adaptive, Speed & Style.
Tignes, France, March 20-22: Ski Slopestyle (M&W), Superpipe (M&W); Snowboard Slopestyle (M&W); Superpipe (M&W); Snowmobile Freestyle (Demo).
Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, April 18-21: BMX Freestyle Big Air, Dirt, Park, Vert; Skateboard Big Air, Park (Men’s), Street (M&W), Vert; MotoX Best Trick, Best Whip, Enduro X (M&W), Freestyle, Speed & Style, Step Up; Rally Car Rally Cross.
Barcelona, Spain May 16-19: BMX Freestyle Big Air, Park, Street, Vert; Skateboard Big Air, Park (M&W), Street (Men’s), Vert; MotoX Best Trick, Best Whip, Enduro X (M&W), Freestyle, Step Up; Rally Car RallyCross.
Munich, Germany, June 27-30: BMX Freestyle Big Air and Park; Skateboard Big Air, Park, Street, Vert—unfortunately no women’s events; MotoX Best Trick, Best Whip, Enduro X (M&W), Freestyle, Step Up; Mountain Bike Slopestyle.
Los Angeles, CA August 1-4: BMX Freestyle Big Air, Park, Street, Vert; Skateboard Big Air, Park (Men’s), Street (M&W), Vert; MotoX Best Trick, Best Whip, Enduro (M&W), Racing (Women’s), Step Up; Rally Car RallyCross.
Interesting to note also is that the Los Angeles and Aspen events may not be in the same location moving forward after 2013.
