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2006 Asian X Games, Sunway Lagoon, Kuala Lumpur

Alright, here they are- as promissed, pictures of the 2006 X Games Asia. I'll explain as I go along. Feast your eyes, poeple!

First off, the Moto X. These were by far the most intense stunts I've ever seen! Five professional stunt bikers were brought in from Australia to perform these never-to-be-tried-at-home (duh!) stunts. Gosh, they were brilliantly dangerous. Very nicely coreographed. (All pictures courtesy of ESPN. *These were the extras I didn't get to use in my article*)

No, the camera wasn't turned upside down when this picture was shot, neither did the photographer take the picture as per normal and flipped it. It's a backflip.


I'm not sure what this is, but I think it's something like a "superman". I believe the picture is self-explanatory.

This here is a "nothing"- the rider releases both hands and feet from the bike, completely seperating himself from the bike, in mid air mind you!


I think he was trying to do waht they call a double can-can where the rider moves one leg to the other side of the bike and then brings up the other leg to meet it, elevating off the seat.

Speed Climbing and Skateboarding


On the left is the final face off for the men's speed climbing. Competition was neck to neck between these two. Big drama, I tell you! Below is Sandro Dias in action- close up. Will explain more about him in the later pictures (Pictures Credit: ESPN)








In-Line agressinve Skating (Vert)




The first two pictures above are of Eito Yasutoko- only one of the two best in-line skaters in Japan and maybe even in the world! Gosh, that guy is really amazing! He even performed a new trick that he's been working on and apparently, Malaysia was the first place he gave it a go. He calls it "the twister".

The left picture is of Ayumi Kawasaki- the only girl in this particullar competition. And she won fourth place! She was real good too. And lastly, this is Eito's brother, Takeshi Yasutoko- the second fella of the two best in-line skaters. Needless to say, they both bagged the gold and silver medals respectively. Personally, I like his style better and he seems a little more approachable...

(Pictures Credit: ESPN)