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Colton Satterfield made BMX history tonight by landing the first double flair on the mega ramp earning him the gold medal in BMX Big Air at X Games Austin 2015. With the win coming on his 3rd and final run, the gold is the second-straight in the event for the Monster Energy rider. One of the most popular and certainly most dangerous events at X Games, BMX Big Air sees riders hitting the massive ramp first brought to X Games in 2004 (2006 for BMX). Riders drop in on a 90-foot roll-in, clear 50-70-foot gap, then hit a massive 27-foot quarterpipe. Over the last few years riders have been pushing the limits of BMX thanks to the extra speed and airtime the ramp offers—with a stacked field of talented riders (each with their own unique tricks), tonight’s podium was anyone’s for the taking.
As the reigning Big Air gold medalist, Satterfield was the last to drop in. With the rest of the field pulling their own innovative and crazy runs, the pressure was extremely high, especially after he sketched out and failed to land his first two runs.
Saturday results European Champs round 6 Denmark. Kimmann this time and Hernandez once again.
Elite Men:
1. Niek Kimman
2. Yoshitaku Nagasako
3. Joris Harmsen
4. Jordy Van Der Heijden
5. Raymon Van Der Biezen
6. Daniel Franks
7. Renaud Blanc
8. Corey Frieswyk
Elite Women:
1. Stefany Hernandez
2. Simone Christensen
Elite Men:
1. Twan Van Gendt
2. Joris Harmsen
3. Rihards Veide
4. Niklas Lausten
5. Jordy Van Der Heijden
6. Martijn Jaspers
7. Tory Nyhaug
8. Niek Kimman
Elite Women:
1. Stefany Hernandez
Monster Energy congratulates Kyle Baldock on his clutch gold today in BMX Dirt at X Games Austin 2015. The final was stacked with stiff competition and windy, difficult conditions, but Baldock came through on his third and final run to take the win, his third-straight gold in the event. In the BMX Dirt finals the riders hit a unique and technical course, with their best of three scores counting. A big step down off an 18’ roll-in started off the course, then the riders faced six features, with a roller in the middle to divide the course in two sections.
BMX BIG AIR results. X Games 2015. Austin, Texas.
1 Colton Satterfield 75.66 76.66 90.33 90.33
2 Morgan Wade 89.66 76.00 87.00 89.66
3 Mykel Larrin 72.66 88.00 76.66 88.00
4 James Foster 76.00 87.33 76.00 87.33
5 Vince Byron 87.00 72.33 72.33 87.00
6 Steve McCann 85.00 72.66 86.00 86.00
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