Tag: ‘X Games’

X Games 10 Surf Results

X Games 10 Surf Results

A coastal rivalry came to a head on Huntington Beach Friday, and once again the East Coast surf team beat the West in the X Games X surf event. The West was favored, particularly by the nearly 30,000 fans packing the sand, but the East surfers caught the best waves early in The Game and [...]


X Games IX

X Games IX

East Takes Surf Gold- On Saturday August 9th, the scene was set on the south side of Huntington Beach Pier. The beach was alive and packed by 8:00 a.m. with fans rocking face paint, carrying signs and shouting cheers for their favorite team and jeers for the competition. Both teams showed up early for practice. [...]


X Marks Spot for Surfers

X Marks Spot for Surfers

By Dan Arritt, Los Angeles Times Surfing reached new elevations Saturday in Huntington Beach. A remote-controlled, cable-suspended camera hovered above the surf line at the inaugural X Games competition. The Goodyear blimp tried to capture the scene as well. Surfers were introduced with the same zeal as musicians at a rock concert, a scoreboard was [...]