June 2005: ESPN X Games Announces the First Wave of Invited Athletes to X Games

Jun 08, 2005

Written by Bart de Jong

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ESPN's X Games announces the first wave of athletes who have been invited to compete at X Games 11, to be held in Los Angeles August 4-7, 2005. The event will air live on ESPN, ABC and ESPN Deportes. X Games 11 will primarily have a finals-only format consisting of the 10 best action sports athletes per sport discipline. All athletes receiving invitations to compete at X Games are chosen by a sport-specific selection committee. Criteria and timing of invitations varies by sport and discipline, as it is based on the state and event schedules of that particular sport. The only exception is each gold medalist from X Games 10 (2004) receives an automatic invitation to compete.

Information on each committee and its sport's invitation process can be found on each X Games sport organizer website (links listed below). The second wave of invitations is scheduled to be announced in mid-June. The list of athletes is subject to change. BMX FREESTYLE (Hoffman Sports Association, www.hsacentral.com)

Dirt Corey Bohan, Brisbane, Australia Chris Doyle, Pittsburgh, Pa. Ryan Guettler, Beenleigh, Australia Park Dave Mirra, Greenville, N.C. Ryan Nyquist, Greenville, N.C. Morgan Wade, Tyler, Texas Vert Jamie Bestwick, State College, Pa. Dave Mirra, Greenville, N.C. Kevin Robinson, State College, Pa.