"Last night I wasn't going to ride because I didn't even practice yesterday," Mirra said of his recovery from Thursday night's crash in his first run of Vert finals. "But I said to myself that there are a lot of cool and great fans here. And I did it all for the fans." 
Eighteen-year-old Scotty Cranmer (Jackson, N.J.) earned his first-ever X Games medal with a run that included a Front Flip Turndown. "The course was awesome," said Cranmer. "I had all the basics and so much more and I'm so excited to win my first X Games medal. I've been watching this since I was a kid. It's absolutely crazy." Ryan Nyquist (Greenville, N.C.) earned his 12th career X Games medal on his second run with a score of 88.66 to capture the bronze medal. He hit a 720 off the Step Up and a Backside Backflip of the Step Up. 
"I tried to go into my second run with more speed and more energy," Nyquist said after a fall on the first run but him way behind. "Toward the end of the (second) run I didn't know what happened. My legs were like Jello." Final Results from Home Depot Center on August 6, 2005 1. Dave Mirra, Greenville, N.C. - 89.33 2. Scotty Cranmer, Jackson, N.J. - 89.00 3. Ryan Nyquist, Greenville, N.C. - 88.66 4. Ryan Guettler, Beenleigh, Australia - 88.33 5. Steve Mcann, Melbourne, Australia - 88.00 6. Josh Harrington, Greenville, N.C. - 86.00 7. Morgan Wade, Tyler, Texas - 85.66 8. Allan Cooke, Greenville, N.C. - 84.33 9. Corey Martinez, Decatur, Ala. - 83.66 10. Gary Young, San Diego, Calif. - 82.66 PR and photos by ESPN / Shazamm
August 2005: Mirra Returns With A Vengeance at X-Games. Wins park. (8-8-2005)
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Mirra Returns With A Vengeance; Shakes of opening-night slam for Gold in Park LOS ANGELES - If there were any after effects from Dave Mirra's opening-night slam at X Games 11, they weren't evident in Saturday afternoon's BMX Freestyle Park finals. The Miracle Boy has only left the X Games without a gold medal around his neck twice in his previous 10 appearances. Make that twice in 11 appearances after he delivered a knockout punch to his competition on his first run with a score of 89.33 that was highlighted by a Backflip Tailwhip over the spine and a Double Tailwhip and claimed his 14th career gold - 19th medal overall.
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