Saturday picks up the pace as X Games Salt Lake City rages on. Riders and skaters from more than a dozen countries are set to compete across eight events. Once centered in American subcultures, these sports are now proving grounds for international competition. Tricks and techniques move across borders, and progression accelerates.
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Two crowd-favorite events headline the day: BMX Dirt Best Trick and Moto X Best Whip. One relies on precision, while the other thrives on instinct.
How to watch X Games Salt Lake City: Day 2
- Venue: Utah State Fairpark and Event Center — Salt Lake City
- Date: Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC (1 p.m. to 6 p.m.), ESPN2 (9 p.m. to midnight)
- Watching in person? Get tickets on StubHub.
Viewing guide
| Event | Time (ET) | Stream |
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Men’s BMX Park |
12:30 p.m. |
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Men’s Skateboard Park |
1:45 p.m. |
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Women’s Skateboard Vert |
3:15 p.m. |
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Men’s Skateboard Street |
4:30 p.m. |
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Women’s Skateboard Street |
6 p.m. |
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BMX Dirt Best Trick |
7:15 p.m. |
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Women’s Skateboard |
8:30 p.m. |
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Moto X Best Trick |
9:45 p.m. |
An all-day digital livestream of Saturday’s events can be found on the Roku Sports Channel.
In BMX Dirt Best Trick, riders like Ryan Williams and Andy Buckworth aim for something groundbreaking. Each run is a gamble — a limited window to land a trick no one has nailed before. It’s a risk versus reward scenario on a live stage.
Moto X Best Whip strips things down further. Riders launch, snap or whip their bikes sideways midair and hold the pose longer than seems possible. There are no timers or point systems in place. Just amplitude, control and crowd response.
Elsewhere, Nyjah Huston enters Men’s Skateboard Street with a chance to tie X Games gold medal record-holder Garrett Reynolds at 16. Chloe Covell leads a rapidly rising Women’s Skateboard Street field, while Arisa Trew looks to maintain her dominance in Women’s Skateboard Vert.
Saturday is not a buildup to the finale. It is the turning point.
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(Photo of Nyjah Huston: Odd Andersen / Getty Images)