What Are The X Games? X Games is the name of an event involving multiple competitions in what are often called extreme sports or action sports—things like skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross, among many others.
What does X Games stand for? X Games is the name of an event involving multiple competitions in what are often called extreme sports or action sports—things like skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross, among many others.
What are the X Games held? The two years following that, the Games were held in Mount Snow, Vermont. Since 2002, the Winter X Games have been held at Aspen’s Buttermilk Mountain and will continue to be until 2024, according to ESPN.
Why are they called the X Games? According to an article from National Geographic, the games get their name from several influences. At the inauguration of the event, the target market for attendees were in Generation X, and most of the athletes competing were Gen Xers too. Of course, X also is short for “extreme” which the games certainly are.
How many X Games are there?
The X Games consists of two versions: a summer competition and a winter competition. The first summer games were held in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island, in 1995.