Monster Energy congratulates its athletes on an amazing weekend at X Games Austin 2014. The world-class team took a total of eight medals across skateboarding, BMX, and moto disciplines. Visit monsterenergy.com for exclusive content on all the team’s successes. The four-day event at X Games Austin 2014, the first-ever X Games in the Texan state capitol after being in LA since 2003, drew massive crowds at 160,000 spectators. For the opening night on Thursday, June 5, a crowd of 12,000 fans watched the BMX Vert and Skateboard Vert events at the outdoor venue in downtown Austin. Overall, the weekend in Austin sets an important X Games milestone: all-time X Games attendance has now surpassed five million, with the grand total for the 41st X Games at 5,069,115 spectators.
Highlights include: In BMX Vert Monster Energy congratulates team rider
Jamie Bestwick for doing the unthinkable: winning his ninth gold medal in a row. Since 2007, no other rider has stood atop the vert podium