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Kevin Robinson spent most of the BMX Freestyle Big Air competition looking like he’d be on the outside looking in as the BMX Freestyle Big Air medals were presented at STAPLES Center. His fourth and final run - featuring a no-handed flip over the ramp and a no-handed flare off the quarter pipe - leapfrogged him from fourth place into the winner’s circle. It’s the fourth gold medal and fourteenth X Games appearance of Robinson’s career, but success still isn’t considered a given in this relatively new event. “We’re just scratching the surface of this ramp. There’s a lot to come,” said the Rhode Island native. “I’ve learned when you never take anything for granted, life will surprise you.”
Robinson also praised Anthony Napolitan, whose fifth place finish was offset by a successful completion of the first-ever double front flip in Games history. “Anthony is like a little brother to me,” added Robinson. “I’m so proud of him for doing that.”
Before a raucous SoCal crowd, Ryan Guettler (Queensland, Australia), stood atop the podium in the Action Sports Arena at the Orange County Super Fair as the winner of ASA Entertainment’s 2009 Big Air BMX Triples presented by BFD.com (ASA BMX Triples). It’s the second ASA BMX Triples title Guettler has won this year on the ASA Action Sports World Tour, having placed first at the Minneapolis, Minn. tour stop in April. Guettler’s the only man to hold two ASA BMX Triples titles and he certainly hopes it won’t be his last. 
The X Games 15 BMX Freestyle Park Finals came down to a battle for first, between last year’s silver medalist Diogo Canina and four-time BMX park medalist Scotty Cranmer. Diogo Canina came out of the first round hot, pulling no handed flips and 360 flips in huge, near flawless runs that put him over 10 points ahead on the scoreboard in his heat. Scotty Cranmer and last year’s gold medal winner, Daniel Dhers, spent the second heat essentially tied in the standings, until Cranmer’s final run bumped him up into first position going into the finals.
Cranmer, 2006 gold medalist who earned silver in 2007 and 2005, and Canina spent the finals trading places on the scoreboard. Canina charged the course and looked to be the winner, but Cranmer pulled a double tailwhip backflip up the step up on his final run, with only seconds left in the competition, putting him one point ahead of Canina, into the gold medal position.
On August 1st, DC hosted an exclusive event at The Standard, Downtown LA as part of the The Gold Standard 2009. Invited guests enjoyed music by DJ Tina T, including DC athletes and industry VIPs. As part of The DC Gold Standard 2009 experience, guests were treated to a nightly VIP turndown service, as well as a gifting suite including items courtesy of Monster Energy, DiRT 2, New Era, Incase, Spy Optic, Asahi, Skull Candy, Epicuren Discovery, 3D Artist Management, and Mos Def. 
Jamie Bestwick’s first two runs in the final were so flawless they earned him 49 out of a perfect 50 possible points. He went down in his third run—hanging up on the coping of his re-entry into the vert ramp after a lofty 540 tailwhip—walked off the ramp uninjured, but didn’t return to the competition. Fortunately, since the top two best runs in the jam session were what counted, his were enough to earn the 2006 and 2007 BMX Vert gold medal winner his third gold in a row. “I saw the way Jamie rode, and I hate to say it, 
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