X Games Austin 2014 was an action sporting event that took place over June 5–8, 2014, at the

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. Another Venue used for the event was the Austin 360 Amphitheater. While the

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in past years was typically held in California, this was the first full X Games event to be held in the state of

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; in 2003, a special " Global Championships" event was held in

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. The games were originally announced to be held on May 15–18, but were slipped to the next month, the reason given by

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was for a more favorable broadcast window. X Games Austin gained a 4-day attendance of 160,000 and an all-time total of 5,069,115. It was also announced on the ESPN broadcast that next year's X Games will again be hosted in Austin, Texas and that a new event, Moto X Flat Track will make its debut.

Results

Moto X

Skateboarding

BMX

Rallying & Off-Road Truck

MLG X Games Invitational ''COD: Ghosts''

This X Games also awarded medals for

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for the first time in a ''Call of Duty: Ghosts'' tournament co-organized by

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. Eight teams participated – the top three finishers from the 2014 ''COD'' Championship and the remaining five ''COD'' Pro Points top scorers.MLG X Games Invitational 2014
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Medal table

Highlights

BMXer Jamie Bestwick won his ninth consecutive gold medal in BMX Vert event. At 14 years of age, Skateboarder Tom Schaar becomes the youngest to win the Skateboarding Big Air event, pulling off a

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at the top of the massive ramp. Skaterboarder Nyjah Huston ties the highest score ever in the Skateboarding Street event in X Games history.

References

External links

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