Stenberg wins Moto X Best Whip

Saturday 30 June: When the riders came out you knew Stenberg was the favourite from the capacity crowd's reaction. Add to that, same as last year, it was a Text-To-Vote competition so the betting odds had to be in his favour.

There was a 62 minute delay starting but lucky for us we could watch the skateboarding on the big screens and see Bob Burnquist win the Big Air comp for the fourth time. There was no announcement as to why but I was told the Women's Softball had been delayed so the X Games had to wait!!

The 10-minute jam format discipline is 100 percent fan judged, and their best attempt is voted in via test message.

Not to take it away from him but Potter, Laninovich and McNeil were just as good. My vote went to Laninovich.

But it was California's Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg who threw it sideways with style to reclaim the X Games gold for the second year in Moto X Best Whip at the STAPLES Center.

"I'm not going to lie, it feels pretty awesome. I'm pumped to come back and get my second gold medal and win this. It's something I've been wanting to do for a long time," Stenberg said.

The win marked Stenberg's ninth X Games medal in his 13th year of competing at the event.

Jarryd McNeil threw his bike with some solid extension to take the X Games silver, his third medal in the best whip competition after a bronze in 2011 and silver in 2010.

Todd Potter, who has taken home three X Games golds in Moto X Best Whip, took home the bronze.

In Moto X Best Whip, riders showcase their ability to throw a 350-pound machine sideways and bring it back with style in a

	Name	Bib #	Hometown	Votes %
1.	Jeremy Stenberg	912	Winchester, Calif.	32
2.	Jarryd McNeil	909	Yarrawonga, Australia	19
3.	Todd Potter	911	Temecula, Calif.	17
4.	Edgar Torronteras	927	Barcelona, Spain	14
5.	Josh Hansen	907	Murrieta, Calif.	13
6.	Billy Laninovich	908	Ramona, Calif.	6

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