X Games

Toomas Heikkinen celebrates after winning the X Games RallyCross SuperCar Final at Irwindale Event Center on Sunday.  (Christina House / For The Times)

Tanner Foust, left, Toomas Heikkinen, center, and Sverre Isachsen celebrate after finishing second, first and third, respectively, in the X Games RallyCross SuperCar Finals at Irwindale Event Center on Sunday.  (Christina House / For The Times)

X-Games legend Bucky Lasek competes in Skateboard Vert at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Andy Macdonald does a mid-air trick during the Skateboard Vert Final at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Rony Gomes gets some air during the Skateboard Vert Final at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Pierre-Luc Gagnon falls while competing in the Skateboard Vert Final at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

X Games veteran Bucky Lasek soars in the air during the Skateboard Vert competition at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

X Games veteran Andy Macdonald competes in the Skateboard Vert Final at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Bucky Lasek competes in Skateboard Vert at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Tom Schaar, 13, competes in Skateboard Vert at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Alex James competes in the Skateboard Vert Final at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Dennis Enarson flies into the air during a practice session for the X Games BMX Street Final at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Chad Kerley shows off his skills en route to winning gold in the X Games BMX Street competition at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Chad Kerley, center, celebrates on the podium next to Garrett Reynolds, left, and Jeremiah Smith after winning the X Games BMX Street competition Saturday at L.A. Live.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Garrett Reynolds soars high over a jump during the BMX Street Final at L.A. Live on Saturday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Andy Buckworth starts down the MegaRamp during the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Zack Warden flies through the air during the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Kevin Robinson performs a trick during the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Morgan Wade performs a trick during the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Kevin Robinson soars upside down over the MegaRamp during the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Andy Buckworth falls off his bike during the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Kevin Robinson takes a knee after finishing sixth in his final X Games performance at the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Steve McCann flips his bike around as he soars over the MegaRamp during the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Morgan Wade soars in the air with the Goodyear blimp behind him during Friday’s BMX Big Air Final at the Irwindale Event Center.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Chad Kagy crashes on the MegaRamp during the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Douglas Leite soars off the MegaRamp during the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Steve McCann soars off the MegaRamp during a practice session for the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Morgan Wade celebrates after wining gold in the BMX Big Air Final at Irwindale Event Center on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Ryan Sheckler competes in the Street League Skateboarding preliminaries at L.A. Live on Friday.  (Harry How / Getty Images)

Ryan Sheckler takes part in the Street League Skateboarding preliminaries at L.A. Live on Friday.  (Harry How / Getty Images)

Marcelo Bastos of San Paulo, Brazil, skates down the vert ramp during practice for the X Games at the Staples Center on July 31, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. This years events take place Aug. 1-4 and include street skateboarding, BMX, skateboard vert, and Moto X racing, among others.  (Susannah Kay / Los Angeles Times)

Marcelo Bastos of San Paulo, Brazil, skates off of the vert ramp during practice for the X Games at the Staples Center on Wednesday in Los Angeles.  (Susannah Kay / Los Angeles Times)

Paul-Luc Ronchetti of Great Britain, does a trick off of the vert ramp during practice for the X Games at the Staples Center on Wednesday in Los Angeles.  (Susannah Kay / Los Angeles Times)

Professional skateboarder Pierre Luc Gagnon, left, playfully reaches out for a competitor’s skateboard during a practice session for the skateboard vert competition at the X Games at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

A video camera gets a close-up view of professional skateboarder Jono Schwan up in the air while completing a successful run in the America’s Navy Skateboard Big Air practice for the upcoming competition in the X-games at Irwindale Speedway Event Center in Irwindale  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Professional skateboarder Jono Schwan loses his board while practicing in the America’s Navy Skateboard Big Air category for the upcoming competition in the X-games at Irwindale Speedway Event Center in Irwindale  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Professional BMX bike rider Vince Byron jokes around about the heat while riding with an umbrella during practice in the GoPro BMX Big Air category for the upcoming competition in the X-Games at Irwindale Speedway Event Center in Irwindale  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

A professional BMX bike rider seems to ride down a bit of mesh during practice in the GoPro BMX Big Air category for the upcoming competition in the X-Games at Irwindale Speedway Event Center in Irwindale  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

BMX athletes Steve McCann, left, and Chad Kagy catch some air against a backdrop of a cement plant during practice in the GoPro BMX Big Air category for the upcoming competition in the X Games at Irwindale Speedway Event Center in Irwindale.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

BMX athlete Steve McCann flies with arms outstretched during practice in the GoPro BMX Big Air category for the upcoming competition in the X Games at Irwindale Speedway Event Center in Irwindale.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

BMX athlete Chad Kagy seems to fly over piles of gravel during practice in the GoPro BMX Big Air category for the upcoming competition in the X Games at Irwindale Speedway Event Center in Irwindale.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

BMX athletes Steve McCann seems to head up a pole vertically, but in actuality, caught some air during practice in the GoPro BMX Big Air category for the upcoming competition in the X Games at Irwindale Speedway Event Center in Irwindale.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)