ESPN X GAMES ANNOUNCES THE SECOND WAVE OF INVITED ATHLETES TO X GAMES 12

Jul 11, 2006

Written by Bart de Jong

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July 10, 2006 LOS ANGELES - ESPN's X Games announces the second wave of athletes who have been invited to compete at X Games 12, to be held in Los Angeles August 3-6, 2006. All athletes receiving invitations to compete at X Games 12 are chosen by a sport-specific selection committee. Criteria and timing of invitations varies by sport and discipline, as it is based on the state and event schedules of that particular sport. The only exception is each gold medalist from X Games 11 (2005) receives an automatic invitation to compete. The third wave of invitations is scheduled to be announced in late July. The list of athletes is subject to change.

Dirt
Mike Aitken* Murray, Utah
Corey Bohan Brisbane, Australia

Chris Doyle* Pittsburgh, Pa.
Cory Nastazio Huntington Beach, Calif.
Ryan Nyquist* Greenville, N.C.

Luke Parslow* Melbourne, Australia
Cameron White Canberra, Australia

Park
Scotty Cranmer* Jackson, N.J.
Ryan Guettler* Brisbane, Australia
Josh Harrington Greenville, N.C.
Dave Mirra Greenville, N.C.
Ryan Nyquist Greenville, N.C.
Morgan Wade* Tyler, Texas
Gary Young* San Diego, Calif.

Vert
Jamie Bestwick Darbyshire, England
Chad Kagy State College, Pa.
Dave Mirra Greenville, N.C.
John Parker* State College, Pa.
Kevin Robinson* State College, Pa.
Simon Tabron* Newquay, England
Jimmy Walker* Gilberts, Ill.

Vert Best Trick
Jamie Bestwick Darbyshire, England
Chad Kagy* State College, Pa.
Dave Mirra* Greenville, N.C.
John Parker* State College, Pa.
Kevin Robinson* State College, Pa.
Simon Tabron* Newquay, England

Big Air
Allan Cooke Greenville, N.C.
Chad Kagy State College, Pa.
Dave Mirra Greenville, N.C.
Ryan Nyquist* Greenville, N.C.
Kevin Robinson State College, Pa.

*PLEASE NOTE: The newly announced athletes in this second wave are denoted with an asterisk

(Hoffman Sports Association, www.hsacentral.com)