X Games Barcelona 2013: Dates, Event Schedule and Top Competitors

Donald Wood — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:15:00 -0400

The excitement around X Games Barcelona 2013 is through the roof, and the anticipation of what wild stunts and new tricks these competitors have up their sleeves has action sports fans across the world ready for the non-stop action.

Some of the top names in the sports world will be competing in these events, and with some of the more intriguing events you’ll find anywhere on earth, the action of the X Games is something fans have to see to believe.

Without further adieu, let’s get down to X Games business!

Where: Barcelona, Spain

When: May 16-19

Watch: ESPN and ESPN 2

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Full X Games Barcelona Schedule

Thursday, May 16
5:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. ET ESPN3	SLS Select Series
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET ESPN3	Men's Skateboard Park Elimination
12 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET ESPN, WatchESPN	Men's Skateboard Vert Final Real Women Video Awards Men's Skateboard Park Highlights
7 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET ESPN, WatchESPN	Men's Skateboard Park Elimination Men's Skateboard Vert Final

Friday, May 17
8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET ESPN3	Street League Skateboarding Elimination
12 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET ESPN, WatchESPN	BMX Vert Final Street League Skateboarding Elimination Moto X Speed & Style Final
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET ESPN3	Skateboard Big Air Final
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET ESPN2	Skateboard Big Air Final Best of Friday

Saturday, May 18
6 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET ESPN3	Women's Skateboard Park Final BMX Park Final
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET ESPN, WatchESPN	Street League Skateboarding Final Men's & Women's Enduro X Final Moto X Freestyle Final
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET XGames.com	X Games MUSIC Presents: Nach
4 p.m - 6 p.m. ET ABC	BMX Park Final Women's Skateboard Park Final
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET XGames.com	X Games MUSIC Presents: 50 Cent
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. ET XGames.com	X Games MUSIC Presents: Zedd (First three songs only)
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET ESPN2	Best of Saturday

Sunday, May 19
6 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET ESPN3	BMX Street Final Men's Skateboard Park Final
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET ESPN, WatchESPN	Ford Rallycross Final BMX Street Final Moto X Best Whip Final Moto X Step Up Final GoPro BMX Big Air Final Men's Skateboard Park Final

Sunday, May 26
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET ABC	Best of X Games Barcelona

Schedule courtesy of XGames.com.

Top Competitors

Jamie Bestwick

If you don’t know about 41-year-old Jamie Bestwick and what he is trying to accomplish in Barcelona, you need to get with the times.

The English star is the seven-time defending BMX Vert champion and looking for a huge No. 8.

Bestwick dominated the field at X Games Brazil—second-place finisher Coco Zurita finished nine points behind the leader—and will look to continue his success and once again assert himself as one of the best BMX champions in history.

Travis Pastrana

After watching professional racer Scott Speed walk into the RallyCross competition in Brazil and walk away with the gold medal, Travis Pastrana will look to climb back to the top of the mountain by winning gold in Barcelona.

Not only will Speed and Pastrana be going head-to-head, the addition of bona fide stars like Tanner Foust and Ken Block makes this one of the most decorated fields in the history of the event.

Pastrana has become a mainstream icon for action sports, and after seeming to dominate every sport he has ever tried, the X Games veteran will look to add the 2013 RallyCross title to his vast collection of championship hardware.

Zack Warden

As exciting as X Games Barcelona is shaping up to be, the anticipation surrounding the GoPro BMX Big Air Final—the event that closes out the games this year—and defending champion Zack Warden is what most fans are talking about.

Not only is the BMX Big Air Final always one of the most exciting events of the weekend, Warden is the defending champion from America looking to win another gold medal on foreign soil.

Warden has the chance to win another title despite having a field as tough as he’s ever faced—including gold medalists Steve McCann and Chad Kagy—but three-time Big Air gold champion Kevin Robinson has been ruled out (h/t ESPN).

The stage has been set for Warden to steal the show.

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