get left behind," Kagy said. X Games 14 is Kagy's 10th X Games appearance.
Following close behind in third place was Australia's pride and joy, Steve McCann. McCann didn't start competing in Vert until 2007 but has quickly become a rising threat.
"It's my first Vert medal ever. What could be better than doing it at the X Games?" McCann said. McCann landed an outstanding bar-spin tail whip as well as an alley-oop tail whip to secure the bronze.
British Sensation Jamie Bestwick Bests Himself in BMX Freestyle Vert Final Bestwick Comes Back From a Fall to Win Gold Medal
Aug 03, 2008
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The jam-packed crowd at the X Games Vert ramp watched Bestwick come back to win the BMX Freestyle Vert final for the second consecutive year after taking a fall. "I didn't think I had done enough to win," Bestwick said about his comeback. "I was relentless out there." Bestwick's persistence created a crowd uproar. "I felt good and was able to string together some great tricks," the Brit phenom stated. Some of Bestwick's intense combinations included an alley-oop downside, huge flairs and whips, and a series of impressive 540s.
Chad Kagy proved that last night's win in BMX Freestyle Big Air was no mistake as he brought his technical tricks to the Vert ramp today. Kagy executed a difficult flair double whip, the first he's stuck all year, to help land him in the second place position.
"You know you gotta step it up every year at the X Games or else you
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