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FACTS

Originator of the X Games, Ron Semiao, director of programming, ESPN2.

Handrails are included on the street course.

X Games Sports that have appeared in Olympic opening/closing ceremonies: skysurfing, 1994 Winter Olympic opening ceremonies and aggressive in-line skating, bicycle stunt and skateboarding, 1996 Summer Olympic closing ceremonies.

11'9'' -- Height of the vert ramp.

13 -- Athletes under the age of eighteen.

21 -- Number of languages in which the X Games is televised.

46 -- Total judges used in the X Games to determine the most extreme athletes.

149 -- Number of countries in which the X Games is televised.

311 -- Miles in the X Venture race.

360 -- Degrees which the bicycle stunt riders flip on the half-pipe.

2160 -- Feet of tow rope used for the wakeboarding and barefoot jumping competitions.

7235 -- Haybales used to line the street course.

10 million -- Number of people in the US who skateboard.

26 - Number of cameras used by ESPN to capture the bicycle stunts.

 

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