Vital MX Pit Bits: X Games 14 Thursday

Click the following link for the latest news, along with a 31-photo gallery covering Thursday's action at X Games 14 in Los Angeles, CA

The action ramped up on Thursday at X Games 14, with practice for the Moto X Racing events (both for the guys and women), and finals for the always nail-biting Moto X Best Trick. There was also a new event, the Best Whip contest. What else? How about an attempted front flip? Nicky Hayden and Jeremy McGrath both making racing appearances here? Kyle Loza successfully defending his gold medal from last year? Josh Hansen returning to ride for the Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Honda team? You can check all that out, plus photos from the entire day by clicking into the photo gallery above.

Results

ESPN X Games 14 Moto X Best Trick
Staples Center in Los Angeles

Name / Hometown / Score

1. Kyle Loza / Trabuco Canyon, Calif. / 94.00

2. Jeremy Lusk / San Diego, Calif / 92.80

3. Todd Potter / Temecula, Calif. / 90.00

4. Blake Williams / Baxter, Victoria Australia / 88.00

5. Mat Rebeaud / Payerne, Switzerland / 87.60

6. Thomas Pages / Biarritz, France / 87.60

7. Nate Adams / Glendale, Ariz. / 86.40

8. Jim McNeil / Glendale, Ariz. / 81.60

9. Scott Murray / Helps, Mich. / 67.80

10. Jim DeChamp / Hardwood, Md. / 64.00

ESPN X Games 14 Moto X Best Whip
Staples Center in Los Angeles

1. Todd Potter

2. Ricky Carmichael

3. Myles Richmond