Aggressive inline skating was dropped from the ESPN X-Games in 2005, although it is still included in the Asian X Games, LG Action Sports Events, Montpellier Fise, and many other significant competitions, some of which are affiliated with WRS and others that are not. The reason given by ESPN for dropping the event was that most people who watched the X Games wanted to see real skateboard tricks, not in-line skates tricks. However, this excuse does not hold water since there were many other inline skating events at the time (such as Atomic Hoops) that did not receive this rating. In fact, the very first inline skating competition at the X Games was even called "Aggressive Inline Skating". It took place in 2001 at Santa Cruz with an estimated crowd of 3,000 people. Mark Landowski was the best male performer out of eight total competitors, while Alissa Chin won female division. "Aggressive" was removed from the name only after it generated negative feedback from the inline skating community. Even so, it can be argued that ESPN made the right call by removing an event that they knew would not draw much attention to itself. After its debut at the X Games, "Atomic Hoops" went on to become one of the most popular events at the annual action sports festival, attracting crowds up to 10,000 people.