X Games VIII was an American sporting event that was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in August 2002.
Description The eighth X Games were held in Philadelphia from August 15 to 19, 2002. The events included Moto X (Big Air, Step Up and Freestyle), Skateboarding (Park, Vert Best Trick, Vert Doubles, Vert, Street and Street Best Trick), BMX (Park, Flatland, Vert, Dirt and Downhill), Wakeboarding (Men and Women), Aggressive Inline (Men's Vert, Men's Park and Women's Park) and Speed Climbing (Men and Women).
Results
Moto X - Big Air PlaceAthleteScore GoldMike Metzger95.00 SilverCarey Hart94.67 BronzeBrian Deegan90.334Dayne Kinnaird90.335Nate Adams90.336Dan Pastor90.337Ronnie Faisst89.338Ronnie Renner89.339Trevor Vines89.3310Mike Jones87.6711Doug Parsons12Drake McElroy87.0013Clifford Adoptante86.6714Tommy Clowers86.3315Kris Rourke16Benoit Milot17Jeff Kargola
Moto X - Step Up PlaceAthleteHeight GoldTommy Clowers34'0" SilverMike Metzger33'0" BronzeBrian Deegan33'0"4Jeremy Stenberg32'0"5Ronnie Renner32'0"6Kris Rourke31'0"7Drake McElroy29'0"8Justin Homan29'0"9Jeff Tilton29'0"10Jeremy Carter29'0"11Ronnie Faisst29'0"
Moto X - Freestyle PlaceAthleteScore GoldMike Metzger98.00 SilverKenny Bartram91.67 BronzeDrake McElroy91.334Ronnie Renner91.335Tommy Clowers89.336Clifford Adoptante88.677Dayne Kinnaird87.338Nate Adams86.33
Skateboarding - Park PlaceAthleteScore GoldRodil de Araujo Jr.93.00 SilverWagner Ramos92.00 BronzeEric Koston90.754Grady White89.005Chad Bartie87.756Austen Seaholm87.507Dayne Brummet84.258Rick McCrank83.509Frank Hirata83.2510Wolnei dos Santos82.0011Kerry Getz78.7512Caine Gayle77.5013Mark Alexander77.2514Darren Kaehne72.7515Rodolfo Ramos72.5016Pat Chanita72.5017Andy MacDonald72.2518Omar Hassan71.2519Carlos de Andrade69.5020Kyle Berard57.25
Skateboarding - Vert Best Trick PlaceAthleteTrick GoldPierre-Luc GagnonHeelflip 540 McTwist SilverSandro DiasBackside 540 Christ Air to Body Jar BronzeTony HawkFrontside Fakie to Fakie 540 (360 Varial 540 after time)4Bob BurnquistBluntslide to fakie on bench (Cab Kickflip after time)5Matt DoveAttempted Ollie Big Spin 540
Skateboarding - Vert Doubles PlaceAthleteScore GoldTony Hawk/Andy MacDonald95.50 SilverBob Burnquist/Bucky Lasek93.50 BronzeMike Crum/Rune Glifberg82.254Hendrix/Alexander80.505Fritsch/Furlong78.256Dias/Mateus7Dufour/Ringstrom8Gagnon/Brown9Gentry/Mayer10Ueda/Hassan11Millar/Horrwarth
Skateboarding - Vert PlaceAthleteScore GoldPierre-Luc Gagnon96.75 SilverBob Burnquist90.00 BronzeRune Glifberg89.504Bucky Lasek88.505Chris Gentry88.256Mathias Ringstrom88.007Andy MacDonald87.508Anthony Furlong85.009Jake Brown84.7510Juergen Horrwarth75.50
Skateboarding - Street PlaceAthleteScore GoldRodil de Araujo Jr.89.6 SilverWagner Ramos83.6 BronzeKyle Berard834Chris Senn825Mark Alexander826Ricky Oyola807Caine Gayle77.68Kerry Getz77.39Josh Kalis70
Skateboarding - Street Best Trick PlaceAthlete GoldRodil de Araujo Jr. SilverWagner Ramos BronzeDayne Brummet4Kyle Berard5Chris Senn6Josh Kalis7Caine Gayle8Ricky Oyola9Kerry Getz
BMX - Park PlaceAthleteScore GoldRyan Nyquist93.40 SilverAlistair Whitton91.80 BronzeChad Kagy91.804Dave Mirra90.805Gary Young88.606Jay Miron88.207Brian Foster88.008Josh Harrington87.609Colin Mackay87.0010Bruce Crisman85.80
BMX - Flatland PlaceAthleteScore GoldMartti Kuoppa95.00 SilverMichael Steingraeber93.40 BronzePhil Dolan93.004Trevor Meyer92.005Nathan Penonzek91.606Stephen Cerra88.407Alex Jumelin85.808Matt Wilhelm85.209Jorge Gomez83.6010Effraim Catlow83.20
BMX - Vert PlaceAthleteScore GoldDave Mirra94.40 SilverMat Hoffman91.40 BronzeSimon Tabron90.804Kevin Robinson89.605Jay Miron89.406John Parker88.007Jimmy Walker86.808Chad Kagy86.009Dennis McCoy84.4010Bob Kohl83.20
BMX - Dirt PlaceAthleteScore GoldAllan Cooke90.47 SilverRyan Nyquist89.53 BronzeChris Doyle89.474T.J. Lavin88.675Colin Mackay88.136Brian Foster87.937Scott Wirch85.538Kris Bennett84.209Paul Kitner83.6010Mark Kehl82.93
BMX - Downhill PlaceAthleteScore GoldRobbie Miranda47.359 SilverKyle Bennett47.749 BronzeRobert de Wilde48.0034Wade Boots49.3285Matt Pohlkamp49.8576Jamie Staff50.6637Bubba Harris57.7058Randy Stumpfhauser60.6439Justin Loffredo10Brian Schmith
Wakeboarding - Men PlaceAthleteScore GoldDanny Harf70.00 SilverDarin Shapiro68.00 BronzeShaun Murray63.334Chad Sharpe60.565Erik Ruck59.006Brett Eisenhauer51.447Parks Bonifay77.68Trevor Hansen49.679Shane Bonifay10Andrew Adkison
Wakeboarding - Women PlaceAthleteScore GoldEmily Copeland68.00 SilverDallas Friday65.56 BronzeLeslie Kent60.114Melissa Marquardt55.115Maeghan Major51.786Buster Lutgert50.337Megan McNeil32.568Tara Hamilton20.89
Aggressive Inline - Men's Vert PlaceAthleteScore GoldTakeshi Yasutoko97.00 SilverEito Yasutoko93.75 BronzeMarc Englehart89.754Rui Kitamura85.755Beni Huber82.506Mike Budnik80.757Nel Martin78.008Shane Yost76.759Matt Lindenmuth55.7510Taig Khris
Aggressive Inline - Men's Park PlaceAthleteScore GoldJaren Grob94.00 SilverBruno Löwe93.00 BronzeBlake Dennis84.754Carlos Pianowski83.005Ian Brown (Inline skater)80.756Louie Zamora77.507Mike Budnik76.508Jason Stinsmen69.759Aaron Feinberg68.7510Stephane Alfano61.50
Aggressive Inline - Women's Park PlaceAthleteScore GoldMartina Svobodova56.75 SilverJenna Downing47.75 BronzeFallon Hefferman44.754Angela Araujo41.75
Speed Climbing - Men PlaceAthlete GoldMaxim Stenkovoy SilverAlexandre Pechekhonov BronzeSerguei Sinitsyn4Tomasz Oleksy5Nur Rosyid6Marco Jubes7Hans Florine8Aaron Shamy
Speed Climbing - Women PlaceAthlete GoldTori Allen SilverOlga Zakharova BronzeEtti Hendrawati4Elena Repko5Evi Neliwati6Maia Piratinskaia7Daniela Vargas8Zosia Podgorbounskih
References X Games VIII Website at EXPN.com