Final standings from the BMX Freestyle Vert event held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Calif. on June 30, 2012. BMX Vert final results X-Games 2012:
1. Jamie Bestwick 1 State College, Pa. 86.00
2. Vince Byron 2 Brisbane, Australia 72.00
3. Simon Tabron 7 Carlsbad, Calif. 72.00
4. Steve McCann 5 Melbourne, Australia 70.00
5. Austin Coleman 3 Los Angeles, Calif. 64.00
6. Chad Kagy 4 Gilroy, Calif. 63.00
The BMX Freestyle Vert Heats were held immediately before Final competition. The top two scores from each heat and the next two highest scores from either heat not already qualified advance to the Final.
Heat 1
1. Steve McCann 5 Melbourne, Australia 73.00
2. Chad Kagy 4 Gilroy, Calif. 67.00
3. Coco Zurita 10 Santiago, Chile 65.00
4. Mykel Larrin 11 Racine, Wis. 63.00
5. Zack Warden 9 St. Louis, Mo. 60.00
Heat 2
1. Simon Tabron 7 Carlsbad, Calif. 80.00
2. Jamie Bestwick 1 State College, Pa. 74.00
3. Vince Byron 2 Brisbane, Australia 72.00
4. Austin Coleman 3 Los Angeles, Calif. 69.00
5. Dennis McCoy 6 Kansas City, Mo. 61.00
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