ESPN Announces X Games 14 Competition Schedule

Four-Day, World-Class Action Sports Event Returns to STAPLES Center and The Home Depot Center; Surfing Hosted by Puerto Escondido, Mexico   

ESPN X Games is returning for a sixth year in Los Angeles and welcomes a new event – BMX Freestyle Street – as well as the return of Men’s and Women’s Surfing. X Games 14 will take place July 31 – August 3 at The Home Depot Center and STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, and surfing will be in Puerto Escondido, Mexico for a fourth year from July 7 – 11.  Fourteen hours of live X Games programming on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC – all showcased in high definition – will be aired July 31 – August 3, as well as on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, SportsCenter and ESPN2’s X Center.

X Games 14, the premier action sports event in the world, will feature athletes from across the globe competing for medals and prize money in the following sports: BMX Freestyle, Moto X, Skateboard, Surfing and Rally Car Racing. Tickets for X Games 14 will be available for purchase June 19 at ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations and the box offices at STAPLES Center and The Home Depot Center.

Making its debut at X Games 14, BMX Freestyle Street will feature 12 world-class athletes, and the competition will follow the same course as X Games mainstay Skateboard Street. Showcased on the roof of the LA Live parking structure, the concept contains simple, raw street features such as stairs, concrete rails and ledges, and air features such as loading docks and/or street style gaps. The BMX Freestyle Street Final will stream live on EXPN.com, with the third session of the finals airing live on ESPN’s X Center Thursday, July 31 at 8 p.m. ET.

Returning to Puerto Escondido, , X Games Surfing will take the stage July 7-11 at the famous “Mexican Pipeline” at Zicatela Beach. The GameTM format will be used as in past years, as the men and women competitions battle for gold in the “USA vs. the World.”  Puerto Escondido locals will also join forces for a win from their respective teams, the “Tiburones vs. the Malaguas.” All competitions will stream live with real-time scoring and chat on www.EXPN.com

The following is the competition schedule for X Games 14:

All times listed are Pacific Time (PT)

Thursday, July 31

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.           Rally Car Racing Tarmac Practice                      The Home Depot Center

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.         Skateboard Street Men’s and Women’s Practice   STAPLES Center

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.        Moto X Freestyle Practice                                     The Home Depot Center

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.        Skateboard Am Vert Practice                                The Home Depot Center

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.   Skateboard Big Air Practice                               STAPLES Center

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.        Skateboard Big Air Elimination                     STAPLES Center*

12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.        Skateboard Street Men’s Practice                      STAPLES Center

12 p.m. – 2 p.m.             BMX Freestyle SuperPark Practice                     The Home Depot Center

12 p.m. – 2 p.m.            Skateboard Vert Women’s Practice                    The Home Depot Center

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.              Moto X Speed & Style Practice                            The Home Depot Center

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.             BMX Freestyle Big Air Practice                           STAPLES Center

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.   Skateboard Street Men’s Elimination               STAPLES Center

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.              Skateboard Vert Men’s Practice                           The Home Depot Center

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.              Skateboard SuperPark Practice                        The Home Depot Center

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.     Moto X Racing Women’s Practice                       The Home Depot Center

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.              Moto X Best Trick Practice                                 STAPLES Center

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.     BMX Freestyle Street Practice                               STAPLES Center

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.     Moto X Racing Men’s Practice                            The Home Depot Center

Friday, August 1

10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.    BMX Freestyle Vert Practice                             The Home Depot Center

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.    Rally Car Tarmac Practice                                   The Home Depot Center

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.            Skateboard Street High School Final                  STAPLES Center

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.   Moto X Speed & Style Elimination             The Home Depot Center           

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.      BMX Freestyle SuperPark Practice                  The Home Depot Center

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.           Skateboard Vert Men’s Practice                       The Home Depot Center

12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.     Skateboard Street Shop Final                            STAPLES Center

12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.    BMX Freestyle SuperPark Elimination      The Home Depot Center

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.           Skateboard Street Women’s Practice               STAPLES Center

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.          Moto X Freestyle Practice                                 The Home Depot Center

2 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.      Skateboard Street Women’s FINAL               STAPLES Center

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.           Moto X Freestyle Elimination                         The Home Depot Center

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m     Skateboard SuperPark Adaptive Practice        The Home Depot Center

2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.         Skateboard Street Men’s Practice                  STAPLES Center

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.     Skateboard SuperPark Adaptive Jam               The Home Depot Center

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.           Moto X Step Up Practice                                    STAPLES Center

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.            Skateboard Vert Am Practice                            The Home Depot Center

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.   Moto X Racing Adaptive Practice                   The Home Depot Center

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.   Moto X Racing Adaptive Final*                   The Home Depot Center

4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.        Skateboard Street Men’s FINAL                     STAPLES Center

Saturday, August 2

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.            Skateboard Vert Women’s Practice                The Home Depot Center

10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.        Moto X Racing Men’s Practice                      The Home Depot Center

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.        Skateboard SuperPark Men’s Practice         The Home Depot Center

11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.      Moto X Racing Women’s Practice                  The Home Depot Center

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.      Skateboard Vert Women’s Final                 The Home Depot Center

12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.      Moto X Racing Women’s & Men’s Final      The Home Depot Center

12 p.m. – 1 p.m.           BMX Freestyle SuperPark Practice                 The Home Depot Center

12 p.m. – 2 p.m.          Skateboard Vert Men’s Practice                    The Home Depot Center

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.           BMX Freestyle SuperPark Final                  The Home Depot Center

2 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.         Skateboard SuperPark Practice                     The Home Depot Center

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.         Moto X Speed & Style Final                           The Home Depot Center

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.         BMX Freestyle Vert Practice                            The Home Depot Center

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.        Moto X Speed & Style Final                         The Home Depot Center

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.  Skateboard SuperPark Men’s Elimination    The Home Depot Center

4 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.    Moto X SuperMoto FINAL                              The Home Depot Center

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.  BMX Freestyle Vert Final                           The Home Depot Center

5:45 – 6:30 p.m.         Skateboard Vert Men’s Final                       The Home Depot Center

6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.     Moto X Freestyle Qtrs, Semis & Final           The Home Depot Center

Sunday, August 3

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.         Skateboard Am Vert Practice                         The Home Depot Center

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.      Skateboard Vert Am Final                             The Home Depot Center

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Skateboard SuperPark Practice                          The Home Depot Center

12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.   Rally Car Racing Elimination                       The Home Depot Center

12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.    Skateboard SuperPark Final                         The Home Depot Center

12 p.m. – 2 p.m.        Skateboard Legends of Vert Practice                The Home Depot Center

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Skateboard SuperPark Final                       The Home Depot Center

1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.       Rally Car Racing Super Special Final       The Home Depot Center

2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.       Skateboard Legends of Vert Jam*              The Home Depot Center

*Asterisked events are not medaled competitions; they are exhibition events.

Bold denotes events that are Live.

This schedule is subject to change. Please visit www.espneventmedia.com for the most updated schedule.

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