From the opening day, Sept. 1, until the dust settles on Sept. 9, more than 250 athletes from 17 different countries will compete in seven alternative sports, including aggressive in-line skating, skateboarding, freestyle motocross, street luge and wakeboarding. Organizers expect attendance will be as healthy as last year, when nearly 370,000 spectators took in the 2000 games. Travis Pastrana performs in the FMX finals yesterday. Eric Koston rode to a skateboard street world championship last year, putting the finishing touch on a year that included Gravity Games gold. All events are free and open to the public.
All times are subject to change.
They come for love of sport or speed or deft-defying moves that can't be easy explained. The fear of many a young male comes to life on a regular basis on the Aggressive Skating Association professional tour, as Brazilian Fabiola da Silva competes with the men, and often beats many of them. All events are free and open to the public. All times are subject to change. There are no sure things in life, even at the Gravity Games.