The first wave of X Games Austin 2016 invited athletes includes:
- Morgan Wade (Tyler, Texas) – A seven-time X Games medalist, Wade won gold in Big Air Doubles and silver in BMX Big Air at X Games Austin 2015. Wade also owns the X Games record for highest air on the quarterpipe at 23 feet three inches.
- Kyle Baldock (Gold Coast, Australia) – The first BMX rider to win two gold in the same X Games event since 2006, Baldock is also the only athlete to win BMX Dirt since the event returned to the X Games lineup. A four-time X Games medalist, all of Baldock’s medals are gold.
- Garrett Reynolds (Toms River, New Jersey) – An eight-time X Games medalist, Reynolds has won seven of the eight BMX Street competitions at X Games. The defending gold medalist, Reynolds is also responsible for some of the most progressive video parts in BMX.
General admission tickets start at $29 with VIP, one-day and three-day experiences, and music options offered. All tickets will also include access to festival villages, offering entertainment and interactive activities for the whole family, including skate and BMX interactive parks, athlete autograph sessions, sports games, gaming, music, food and retail offerings and more. Tickets for X Games Austin are available for purchase at xgames.com.
ESPN and ABC will televise a combined 20 hours of live X Games Austin competition, which will also be accessible via WatchESPN and WatchABC to viewers who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider. Additional coverage of sports and music will be carried on ESPN3 as well as the latest coverage across ESPN digital platforms, including XGames.com, the X Games app, and X Games pages across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and more. Following X Games Austin, ABC will deliver four hours of anthology programming on Saturday, June 11.
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