X Games 17 will also be televised in more than 192 countries and territories to more than 231 million homes.
X Games 17 will mark Masekela’s 10th year as host of the world’s premier action sports event; he has served as the annual host of the X Games and Winter X Games since X Games Seven. In addition to serving as host of X Games 17, Masekela’s responsibilities also include play-by-play for the Skateboard Vert, Park, Street and Big Air events, as well as reporting for SportsCenter.
A prominent collection of action sports legends will join Masekela on the air. Tony Hawk, Jeremy McGrath and Dennis McCoy return to the telecast this year. New additions to the team include Kevin Robinson, Toby Moody and Emile Bouret. Moody will serve as the play-by-play commentator for the Rally Car events while Hawk, McGrath, McCoy, Robinson and Bouret will be analysts for the Skateboard, Moto X, BMX Freestyle and Rally Car competitions.
Dennis McCoy is the only BMX rider to compete in every X Games since its inception in 1995. McCoy first started riding in 1980, and he won the overall flatland/ramp title every year from 1986 to 1995 during a span known as “the decade of domination.” McCoy has five X Games BMX medals to his count. One of the biggest influences in the sport of BMX, 2011 marks McCoy’s 26th season as a professional.
Kevin Robinson is one of the best known BMX Vert riders of all time. Famous for the highest air ever achieved on a quarter pipe (27 feet), he now joins the X Games team as a BMX analyst. Robinson has earned nine X Games medals, standing proudly on the X Games podium every year between 2003 and 2009. He is still the only rider to land the elusive double flair.
A complete roster of X Games 17 play-by-play hosts, analysts, reporters and commentators:
Hosts
? Sal Masekela
? Dana Jacobson
BMX
? Jim Coleman: Play-by-play
? Dennis McCoy: Analyst
? Kevin Robinson: Analyst