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Steve McCann pulled off a repeat performance in the X Games BMX Big Air to come from behind and snag his second gold Sunday night. The Melbourne, Australia native sat in second behind Zack Warden when he pulled off a Double Front Flip followed by a 16-foot Double Whip on his last run, scoring 92.33. “I don’t want to say I enjoy waiting till the last minute, but it definitely makes for a good show,” said a beaming McCann. “It’s huge, you come to X Games and you lay it all on the line every time and you put in all the best and here I am having a lot of fun.” Zack Warden was edged out of first to earn his first X Games silver with a score of 92.00.
X Games BMX veteran Kevin Robinson came out firing in the first run of the night, notching a score of 91.00 after sticking a No-handed Back Flip to a No-handed Flair that reached a height of 17-feet-2 inches. “I feel very good as I’ve been battling a shoulder injury for almost two years,” said Robinson.
Final standings from the BMX Freestyle Big Air Final competition held on Chick Hearn Court in Los Angeles, Calif. on July 1, 2012.BMX Big Air Finals:
1. Steve McCann 3 Melbourne, Australia 92.33
2. Zack Warden 8 St. Louis, Mo. 92.00
3. Kevin Robinson 5 East Providence, R.I. 91.00
4. Chad Kagy 2 Gilroy, Calif. 90.66
Elite Men 1 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, CHULA VISTA, CA
2 MIKE DAY, GT/RED BULL, VALENCIA, CA
3 BARRY NOBLES, DK BICYCLES, WETUMPKA, AL
4 THOMAS ZULA, DK BICYCLES/KENDA, HUBER HEIGHTS, OH
5 KHALEN YOUNG, HARO, MURRIETA, CA
6 DONNY ROBINSON, HYPER BICYCLES, NAPA, CA
7 KORY COOK, SPEEDCO BICYCLES, TUSTIN, CA
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