E
VERY YEAR WE CAN’T
wait for the X Games.
Why? Because it’s
the event where we
get to see the latest
progression in action
sports and where
athletes showcase their new,
unseen PlayStation-style tricks
after months of hard work. With the
cancellation of the Freestyle Moto X
contest, the biggest hype this year
had to be for the new Quarter Pipe
Best Trick discipline. The decision
to introduce the quarter pipe is
symptomatic of the direction FMX is
taking, and as such didn’t come as
a huge surprise to most, as so much
of the sport’s innovation is currently
being done using the quarter pipe. It
also seems to be a s