that worked out. I'm definitely bruised up, sore and I'm happy."
McCann took first from his fellow countryman, rookie Vince Byron who scored a 90.66 on his second run, but broke his handle bars and was unable to make his final two runs.
“I did a flip double tail whip over the 70-foot jump and a 520-tuck on the quarter(pipe)," said Byron about his final run. "I landed a bit low, but I still pulled it. Unfortunately I broke my bars and I wasn’t able to do any more runs. I am stoked I placed where I did on that one run, but props to Steve - he just killed it."
Gilroy California’s Chad Kagy took home the bronze with a best score of 89.33.
The Big Air competition features BMX athletes who have the option of dropping in from either a 60-foot or 80-foot high perch, which then launches them over their choice of a 50-foot or 70-foot gap and continues into a 27-foot quarterpipe. Each competitor takes four runs and are judged on a combination score of which trick they complete over the gap and any trick that they do off the quarterpipe before they land. The competition is not timed and is judged on style, creativity and amplitude.
BIG AIR results X-Games 2011:
1. Steve McCann 3 Melbourne, Australia 91.66
2. Vince Byron 1 Brisbane, Australia 90.66
3. Chad Kagy 2 Gilroy, Calif. 89.33
4. Anthony Napolitan 4 Youngstown, Ohio 86.66
5. Colton Satterfield 9 Salt Lake City, Utah 84.33
6. Jed Mildon 10 Taupo, New Zealand 73.00
7. Zack Warden 6 St. Louis, Mo. 53.00