Gravity Games

The Gravity Games was a multi-sport competition originating in Providence, Rhode Island that was broken down into Winter (only held in 2000) and Summer (held from 1999 to 2006) adaptations. The competition featured a variety of extreme sports such as aggressive inline skating, skateboarding, freestyle motocross, BMX freestyle and snowboarding.

The Gravity Games were jointly owned through a strategic partnership between Primedia, Octagon and NBC Sports. ^[1]

The summer Gravity Games were last held in Perth in Australia in December 2006.

Only one game based on the license, Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt was released in North America on June 28, 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and on September 4, 2002 for the Xbox and was developed and published by Midway.

Locations

Summer

• 1999 – Providence, Rhode Island
• 2000 – Providence, Rhode Island
• 2001 – Providence, Rhode Island
• 2002 – Cleveland, Ohio
• 2003 – Cleveland, Ohio
• 2004 – Cleveland, Ohio
• 2005 – Woodward & Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 2006 – Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Winter

• 2000 – Mammoth Mountain, California

Events

Summer

Skateboarding

• Vert
• Street
• Downhill

BMX

• Vert
• Street
• Dirt

Freestyle Moto-X

Street Luge

Surfing

Wakeboarding

Winter

Snowboarding

• Park
• Mountain
• Superpipe
• Big Air
• Boarder X

Snowmobile

• Racing
• Freestyle

Skiing

• Superpipe
• Park
• Skier X
• Big Air
• Mountain

History

1999 Gravity Games I (Providence, Rhode Island)

• Jamie Bestwick took the gold medal in BMX Vert. In the same event, after Simon Tabron crashed during his run, he went back on his bike and landed a 900 (skateboarding).
• Biker Sherlock took the silver in Downhill Skateboarding while Lee Dansie claimed the gold.
• In Freestyle Motocross, Travis Pastrana takes home the gold. During his two runs, Pastrana landed tricks such as a Cliffhanger, a Lazy Boy and a Rodeo Air.
• Dave Mirra won the gold medal in BMX Street.

2000 Gravity Games II (Providence, Rhode Island)

• Carey Hart crashed while attempting to land the first backflip on a dirt bike but did not sustain any injuries.
• Brian Deegan won the gold medal in Freestyle Motocross.

2000 Winter Gravity Games I (Mammoth Mountain, California)

• Despite a heavy snowfall, the gold medal in Snowboarding Superpipe went to Ross Powers. Mammoth Mountain native Tommy Czeschin took the silver. In Women’s Superpipe, Shannon Dunn won the gold.
• Shaun Palmer took home the gold medal in Boarder X. Later he switched to skis and won gold in Skier X.

2001 Gravity Games III (Providence, Rhode Island)

• This was the last year of Gravity Games competition in Rhode Island.
• Travis Pastrana returns to the Gravity Games and won his third gold medal in Freestyle Motocross.

2002 Gravity Games IV (Cleveland, Ohio)

• In Freestyle Motocross, both Travis Pastrana and Mike Metzger pulled off backflips during their runs.

2003 Gravity Games V (Cleveland, Ohio)

• Nate Adams won the gold medal in freestyle motocross. In the same event, Travis Pastrana crashed while attempting to do a Seatgrab Backflip.

2004 Gravity Games VI (Cleveland, Ohio)

• The 2004 Gravity Games were broadcast on NBCSN then known as Outdoor Life Network.

2005 Gravity Games VII (Woodward & Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

• Ryan Guettler won BMX Dirt with one of the highest scores ever in dirt, a 97.00. Luke Parslow came in second, and Joey Marks came in third.
• In BMX Vert, Kevin Robinson (BMX rider) tried to land a double flair but bailed upon landing. He would successfully land the trick one year later at X Games XII in Los Angeles.

See also

• Sports portal

• Dew Tour
• X Games

References

1. "Half-dozen sponsors falling for NBC's Gravity Games all over again - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global". Archived from the original on 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

External links

• Gravity Games website