Winter X Games

Heath Frisby at Winter X Games 14 in Aspen, Co

1-22-09/WINTER X GAMES 13/SNOWBOARD BIG AIR Torstein Horgmo, of Norway, launches off a large kicker while competing in...

...he was awarded the Lusk Legacy Foundation Rider of the Year Award for it. Unfortunately, after X Games 15, Bilko has been under the knife more times than we can count on both hands...

Sheckler at last year's X Games, after hurting his back in the street contest

X Games XI

In 2005, Pastrana attemped a backflip barspin in Best Trick. It didn't pan out (thanks to mechanical issues), so he had to settle for silver in Best T...

X Games XIV

Pastrana's first gold in Rally came in 2006, but it was somewhat overshadowed by his double backflip in Best Trick that same year. Tanner Foust won in...

X Games XII

...headed dragon more. This jump will go down in history as one of the most electrifying X Games moments ever

...park management companies out there -- over the last several years they've built courses for the X Games, the US Open, and the Winter Dew Tour. They also have assembled a network of resorts...

X Games IX

While Ryan Sheckler was out winning Skate Street at age 13 (youngest X Games winner ever), Pastrana was reclaiming his gold medal and becoming the second rider to ever land...

X Games X

In 2004, Nate Adams become the first rider to ever beat Pastrana in Freestyle. Of course, Pastrana had sustained a concussion the day before. He still...

X Games VII

Pastrana scored Freestyle gold again in 2001, and he also took silver in Step-Up. He was at this point the only person to ever win the event. Most kid...

X Games VI

Here's 15-year-old Travis showing off his shiny new X Games gold medal. He won Freestyle on his first run, then jumped his bike off an auspiciously...

X Games 15

Pastrana was looking for another double backflip-esque moment when he went for this stunt -- nicknamed the "Toilet Paper Roll" -- but it wasn't meant ...

X Games 15

...they're strapped into the five-point seatbelts of their rally cars, it's a high-speed game of one-upmanship