X Games VIII was an American sporting event that was held in

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in August 2002.

Description

The eighth

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were held in

from August 15 to 19, 2002. The events included Moto X (Big Air, Step Up and Freestyle),

Skateboarding Skateboarding is an extreme sport, action sport that involves riding and Skateboarding trick, performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry Profession, job, and a method of tr ...

(Park, Vert Best Trick, Vert Doubles, Vert, Street and Street Best Trick),

BMX BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation. History BMX began during the ea ...

(Park, Flatland, Vert, Dirt and Downhill),

Wakeboarding Wakeboarding is a water sport in which the rider, standing on a wakeboard (a board with foot bindings), is towed behind a motorboat across its wake and especially up off the crest in order to perform aerial maneuvers. A hallmark of wakeboarding ...

(Men and Women), Aggressive Inline (Men's Vert, Men's Park and Women's Park) and

Speed Climbing Speed climbing is a climbing discipline in which speed is the ultimate goal. Speed climbing is done on rocks, walls and poles and is only recommended for highly skilled and experienced climbers. Competition speed climbing, which takes place on a ...

(Men and Women).

Results

Moto X - Big Air

Moto X - Step Up

Moto X - Freestyle

Skateboarding - Park

Skateboarding - Vert Best Trick

Skateboarding - Vert Doubles

Skateboarding - Vert

Skateboarding - Street

Skateboarding - Street Best Trick

BMX - Park

BMX - Flatland

BMX - Vert

BMX - Dirt

BMX - Downhill

Wakeboarding - Men

Wakeboarding - Women

Aggressive Inline - Men's Vert

Aggressive Inline - Men's Park

Aggressive Inline - Women's Park

Speed Climbing - Men

Speed Climbing - Women

References

X Games VIII Website at EXPN.com
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