The Metal Mulisha took 2 out of 3 spots on the podium in X Games 17 Best Trick! As the General says, the real men are in the Best Trick event. Jacko Strong and Cam Sinclair are the men among men, and X Games Medalists!
Congrats to Jacko on stomping the front flip and bringing home the X Games Gold! Proud of you buddy!
Also congrats to Cam on the double flip nac…that’s right, Cam just brought double backflip combos to the table! You know your trick is crazy when you cant even do it in the new Mulisha video game haha!
Taka Higashino kinda got jipped. Not ’cause judging sucked, because I would score a front flip a couple double backflips at the top, too. But because he did one of the sickest, most technical tricks ever, and I’m not sure everyone appreciated how bad ass it really was because of all the hype around the other tricks. Taka pulled a 1 handed seat grab backflip…think about it. Good job Taka son!
Check out the X Games 17 Best Trick photo gallery for sequences of Jacko and Cam’s tricks, and of course the video is below. X Games 17 day 1 is over…1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze…not a bad start!
The General Brian Deegan had a solid showing in X Games Step Up this year. Deegan pulled off 3rd place and was going BIG! Another medal for the collection. Congrats Deegs! Todd Potter was also in Step Up, but he definitely had his mind on the next event, Best Whip. Check out the X Games 17 Step Up photo gallery for a ton of pics from X Games Step Up!
Scope this video update on Jackson Jacko Strong! Jacko gets set for X Games with a practice session into his foam pit at his compound in Australia. Jacko currently is at the Mulisha Compound and is looking solid! Check him out as he shoots for Best Trick Gold!
Following last year’s 10 team medals, the Metal Mulisha is once again bringing its full arsenal to Los Angeles for X Games 17, from July 28 -31. This year, all events will take place in and around place Staples Center, where Mulisha will look to increase its tally of more than 50 medals since 1999.
This year, Metal Mulisha will have seven athletes competing in six events, including Best Trick, Step Up, Best Whip, Rally and BMX. Among the top storylines as Mulisha prepares to continue its long run of success on action sports’ biggest stage:
“The General” Brian Deegan will look to improve on his silver medal in Super Rally with a brand-new custom Ford Fiesta, which features a black, red and white Metal Mulisha tiger shark design. The much anticipated Rally Racing events will take place in Lot 7, outside of Staples Center, on Saturday, July 30th and Sunday, July 31st. Earlier in the week, Deegan will also compete in Step up on Thursday, July 28th.
Todd Potter will have the busiest week of any Mulisha team rider, competing in Best Whip, where he aims to capture a fourth consecutive gold medal, Speed & Style for the first time in his career, and Step Up.
Looking to make a big impact on American audiences, Australia’s Jackson ‘Jacko’ Strong, has been preparing to land the first-ever front flip in competition during this year’s Best Trick event. In 2010, Mulisha rider and fellow Aussie Cam Sinclair won gold with a double backflip, an honor he’s looking to repeat in 2011. The Mulisha team will be missing another one of its family members during X17. Fan favorite and X Games 16 veteran Jeff ‘Ox’ Kargola passed away in April from injuries sustained while riding in Baja, Mexico. Ox will be honored with a tribute video prior to the Step Up competition on Thursday, July 28th. Metal Mulisha riders and fans will also be wearing memorial Ox tees, which are available at www.metalmulisha.com, benefitting the Jeff ‘Ox’ Kargola Fund.
Japanese rider and fan favorite Taka Higashino is riding for his home country this year, which experienced a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March. Taka has been active in recovery efforts for Japan relief, specifically with the local freestyle moto community. In April, Mulisha created a special Taka t-shirt to benefit the Banzai Fund and Red Cross.
X Games veteran Ronnie Faisst, bronze-medal winner in last year’s dramatic Speed & Style final, is looking to increase his medal count, shortly after breaking his femur on the Nuclear Cowboyz tour.
Brandon Dosch, gold medalist in BMX Dirt on the 2010 Dew Tour, will look to have the same success at BMX Park, which kicks off on Thursday, July 28th at the L.A. Live Event Deck.
Mulisha Nation fans can get up-close-and-personal with team riders, who will be signing autographs from Thursday through Sunday, both at the Ford Tent and X Fest in L.A. Live. The brand has also partnered with Ford for an ‘I Win! You Win! competition,‘ where a Mulisha gold medal will win one fan a Mulisha-wrapped Ford Fiesta.
Thursday, July 28
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. BMX Park Elimination
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Moto Step-Up Final
5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Moto X Best Whip
6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Moto X Best Trick
Friday, July 29
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Moto X Freestyle, Round 1
5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Moto X Freestyle Final // STAPLES Center
Saturday, July 30
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. BMX Park, Round 1// Event Deck, L.A. Live
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. BMX Park, Round 1// Event Deck, L.A. Live
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Rally Car Racing Final// Lot 7
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Moto X Speed and Style Final// STAPLES Center
Sunday, July 31
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. RallyCross Final // Lot 7
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. BMX Street, Round 1 and Final// Event Deck, L.A. Live
6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Moto X Enduro, Round 1 and Last Chance Qualifier// STAPLES Center
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Moto X Enduro, Final// STAPLES Center
Metal Mulisha autograph signings:
Thursday, July 28th: 11:00AM-12:00PM @ Ford Tent (L.A. Live)
Friday, July 29th: 1-2PM @ Ford Tent (L.A. Live)
Friday, July 29th: 3:15-3:45 @ X Fest
Saturday, July 30th: 1-2PM @ Ford Tent (L.A. Live)
This Saturday and Sunday Deegan will take on some of the best drivers in the world during X Games 17 Rally & Rallycross. Check out this short clip of Deegan tearing it up at a secret location, and getting behind the wheel in his Metal Mulisha Ford Fiesta Rally car! You can also take a look at some of the photos in our Rally Testing gallery.
This morning Deegan went out to the track and was testing out his Metal Mulisha Ford Fiesta Rally car for X Games 17. Check out Part I of this video update and come back tomorrow for another update of Deegan in action pushing his car to the limits.
Here is the lineup of riders invited to the 2011 X Games 17.Metal Mulisha is gunning for nothing but gold in every event! The X Games list was recently updated so here is the new official line up of riders for Metal Mulisha.
Make sure to root-on the crew and join the Mulisha Nation in Los Angeles July 28 – July 31st, 2011! You can check out the line up of riders below as it will constantly be updated and subject to change. For more information and ticket sales on this years X Games 17 visit ESPN.com.
X Games 17 is right around the corner and Rockstar Energy Drink along with Moto Fanatics team up with us to give away the ultimate X Games package!
You saw the contest on our Facebook page and Moto Fanatics page, and, yes, finally picked one lucky random winner! This year the winner was Brad from Glendale, Arizona. Brad won VIP tickets to X Games 17, flights paid, transportation, hotel, food, a tour of the M/M facility, a case of Rockstar Energy Drinks, and a Metal Mulisha clothing package! Oh yeah, and he also gets to bring three friends to join in on his VIP X Games party! Congrats Brad, and we can’t wait to see you at this year’s X Games 17!
Cameron Sinclair isn’t keeping his X Games Best Trick plans a secret. In 2010, Cam went big with a double backflip to win gold in his first X Games appearance, and he hopes to up the ante in 2011.
“My plan is to do a one-handed double backflip on the first jump to see what that score will be. If it’s not enough for gold, I’ll do a no-handed double backflip or possibly a one-handed to Nac-Nac double flip.” A double-backflip variation never has been landed before… ever.
