X Games

X Games is an action-sports competition organized by ESPN, featuring events such as skateboarding, BMX, and skiing. Its summer and winter editions showcase athletes competing in judged disciplines and timed races.

X Games Aspen: An annual winter action-sports competition held in Aspen, Colorado, as part of the X Games. Its snow and ice events anchor the winter edition.
Judged sport: A sport in which officials score performances against defined criteria rather than relying only on elapsed time or distance. Judging determines results in many X Games disciplines.
Extreme Games: The original name for ESPN’s inaugural action-sports competition, held in Rhode Island in 1995. This first event established the competition later renamed X Games.
Olympic skateboarding: Skateboarding competitions held as part of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 2020. Its Olympic debut followed years of growing mainstream visibility in events including X Games.
X Games California: A summer edition of X Games held in Ventura, California, beginning in 2023. Its coastal venue illustrates the summer event’s changing locations.
Slopestyle: A judged competition format in which athletes perform tricks along a course containing jumps and obstacles. The format links terrain features with scored trick performance.
ESPN: An American sports media company that operates television networks and digital platforms. ESPN created and continues to organize X Games.
Olympic snowboarding: Snowboard competitions held as part of the Winter Olympic Games since 1998. Its Olympic recognition parallels the rise of televised winter action-sports contests.
X Games Chiba: An international summer X Games event held in Chiba, Japan. It demonstrates the competition’s expansion beyond North America.
Half-pipe: A U-shaped ramp used for action-sports events in which athletes perform tricks while traversing its walls. Half-pipe contests are among the event’s best-known formats.

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