Here's a large gallery of photos from the moto events at the Staples Center last Friday and Sunday by Steve Cox.
![For Friday and Sunday's moto events, they moved to the Staples Center.]()
For Friday and Sunday's moto events, they moved to the Staples Center. Cox ![Here's the floor layout for Friday night, which featured Best Whip and Best Trick, but the lead-in was Step-Up.]()
Here's the floor layout for Friday night, which featured Best Whip and Best Trick, but the lead-in was Step-Up. Cox ![Beau Bamburg throwing down in Best Whip.]()
Beau Bamburg throwing down in Best Whip. Cox ![Matt Buyten climbed back to the top of Step-Up.]()
Matt Buyten climbed back to the top of Step-Up. Cox ![Josh Grant didn't get much credit for his whips.]()
Josh Grant didn't get much credit for his whips. Cox ![And neither did Josh Hansen.]()
And neither did Josh Hansen. Cox ![Takayuki Higashino threw down this double-grab flip in Best Trick, but it only landed him third place.]()
Takayuki Higashino threw down this double-grab flip in Best Trick, but it only landed him third place. Cox ![Robbie Maddison started his silver-medal body varial like this...]()
Robbie Maddison started his silver-medal body varial like this... Cox ![...and ended it with a side-saddle landing. To see the whole trick...]()
...and ended it with a side-saddle landing. To see the whole trick... Cox ![...look at it here. This was only good for second.]()
...look at it here. This was only good for second. Cox ![Ox Kargola had the height in Step-Up, but kept crashing on the landings.]()
Ox Kargola had the height in Step-Up, but kept crashing on the landings. Cox ![Jarryd McNeil killed it in Best Whip, but he finished second in his first trip to X.]()
Jarryd McNeil killed it in Best Whip, but he finished second in his first trip to X. Cox ![Todd Potter repeated as the winner in Best Whip.]()
Todd Potter repeated as the winner in Best Whip. Cox ![Potter did pretty well in Step-Up, too, but didn't make it to the top of that heap.]()
Potter did pretty well in Step-Up, too, but didn't make it to the top of that heap. Cox ![Ronnie Renner had the height, too, but kept catching his front wheel on the bar in Step-Up. Renner was second.]()
Ronnie Renner had the height, too, but kept catching his front wheel on the bar in Step-Up. Renner was second. Cox ![Earlier in the contest, Renner was clearing the bar by a lot.]()
Earlier in the contest, Renner was clearing the bar by a lot. Cox ![Paris Rosen again attempted the front flip, but this time it was more like a really, really bad endo.]()
Paris Rosen again attempted the front flip, but this time it was more like a really, really bad endo. Cox ![Levi Sherwood threw this down in Best Trick.]()
Levi Sherwood threw this down in Best Trick. Cox ![Another Sherwood trick.]()
Another Sherwood trick. Cox ![Cameron Sinclair won the Best Trick contest with this double backflip.]()
Cameron Sinclair won the Best Trick contest with this double backflip. Cox ![Here's a more busy sequence of it.]()
Here's a more busy sequence of it. Cox ![What do Jason Lawrence and Mike Metzger have in common?]()
What do Jason Lawrence and Mike Metzger have in common? Cox ![Another view of Staples during X.]()
Another view of Staples during X. Cox ![Here's a pieced-together panorama of the X Games area by Staples.]()
Here's a pieced-together panorama of the X Games area by Staples. Cox ![And another in the other direction.]()
And another in the other direction. Cox ![Sunday's floor layout was put together specifically for Speed & Style.]()
Sunday's floor layout was put together specifically for Speed & Style. Cox ![Myles Richmond's massive whips (he's moving right to left in this sequence of photos, which are ordered left to right) were very popular at Speed & Style, but he didn't make the main show.]()
Myles Richmond's massive whips (he's moving right to left in this sequence of photos, which are ordered left to right) were very popular at Speed & Style, but he didn't make the main show. Cox ![Travis Pastrana was the man to beat in Speed & Style from the start. Here, he leads Mike Metzger.]()
Travis Pastrana was the man to beat in Speed & Style from the start. Here, he leads Mike Metzger. Cox ![Early in their match race, Metzger pressures Pastrana.]()
Early in their match race, Metzger pressures Pastrana. Cox ![After winning the gold over Nate Adams (right), Pastrana (left) and Adams took flight for synchronized nac-nac backflips.]()
After winning the gold over Nate Adams (right), Pastrana (left) and Adams took flight for synchronized nac-nac backflips. Cox ![Adams grabbed the silver.]()
Adams grabbed the silver. Cox ![Metzger was popular.]()
Metzger was popular. Cox ![Kevin Johnson, the 2008 gold medalist in Speed & Style, was eliminated early, but beyond this Cliff Hanger, he also had the backflip in his bag this year.]()
Kevin Johnson, the 2008 gold medalist in Speed & Style, was eliminated early, but beyond this Cliff Hanger, he also had the backflip in his bag this year. Cox ![Nate Adams leads Jeremy]()
Nate Adams leads Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg in their qualifier. Cox ![The bronze-medal race was one of the best of the night, with Ronnie Faisst leading Jeremy Stenberg until...]()
The bronze-medal race was one of the best of the night, with Ronnie Faisst leading Jeremy Stenberg until... Cox ![...Stenberg fell. He was slow to get up, but he did get up, and only a lap later, Faisst stalled his bike, giving Stenberg the lead back.]()
...Stenberg fell. He was slow to get up, but he did get up, and only a lap later, Faisst stalled his bike, giving Stenberg the lead back. Cox ![Stenberg got the bronze.]()
Stenberg got the bronze. Cox ![Stenberg points at the X Games logo in the ceiling.]()
Stenberg points at the X Games logo in the ceiling. Cox ![The first race for Stenberg pitted him against Mulisha buddy Brian Deegan (outside). Stenberg won.]()
The first race for Stenberg pitted him against Mulisha buddy Brian Deegan (outside). Stenberg won. Cox ![Ronnie Renner didn't make the final field in Speed & Style either, but his tricks were massive - just not flips.]()
Ronnie Renner didn't make the final field in Speed & Style either, but his tricks were massive - just not flips. Cox ![Adams throws a 360 for fun.]()
Adams throws a 360 for fun. Cox
