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2006 LG Action Sports Championships
Fact Sheet
| EVENT OVERVIEW: | The LG Action Sports Championships is the
season-ending World Championships for Skateboarding, BMX, Inline Skating
and Freestyle Motocross (FMX). The event serves as the “Super Bowl”
for the booming world of action sports.
The athletes will qualify for this invitational event based on their worldwide results from the 2006 contest season. Only the top 50 pros from each sport globally will qualify for the event. Besides containing all of the top superstars in action sports, the
event also includes five top bands performing live, an interactive sponsors
expo, DJ’s, break-dancing, graffiti artists and mixers. |
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| DATES: | Oct. 27 - 29, 2006 | |
| LOCATION: | Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX | |
| DIRECTIONS: | Reunion Arena is uniquely located in vibrant downtown Dallas, next to the landmark Reunion Tower/Hyatt Regency Hotel. This high profile location is easily accessible from two major interstate highways (I30 and 35E). In addition, two major light rail stations service the arena providing unmatched convenience for attendees. Handicap access to Reunion Arena is located at Lot B just off of Sports Street. | |
| PRO COMPETITIONS: | BMX Championships (street course and half-pipe contests) Inline Skating Championships (street course and half-pipe) Skateboarding Championships (street course and half-pipe) Championships of Freestyle Motocross (held in Los Angeles) |
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| PARTICIPANTS: | The event features two hundred (200) of the
top professional and amateur athletes from skateboarding, BMX, inline
skating and Freestyle Motocross, including all the biggest names in those
sports. It is annually the best field of talent of any event in action
sports, and consists of athletes from 23 countries.
Following is a partial list of the top pros that have qualified to compete in this international field of talent: Dave Mirra (USA), Bucky Lasek (USA), Bob Burnquist (BRA), Ryan Nyquist (USA), Shaun White (USA), Jamie Bestwick (UK), Sandro Dias (BRA), Pierre-Luc Gagnon (CAN), Andy Macdonald (USA), Ryan Sheckler (USA), Mathias Ringstrom (SWE), Rune Glifberg (DEN), Simon Tabron (UK), Ryan Guettler (AUS), Kevin Robinson (USA), Chad Kagy (USA), Taig Khris (FRA), Fabiola da Silva (BRA), Eito Yasutoko (JAP), Takeshi Yasutoko (JAP), Shane Yost (TAS), Tobias Wicke (GER) |
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| MUSIC: | Live concerts from 5 major bands: The Deftones, will be launching their North American Tour at the event and playing on Oct 27. Unwritten Law and 1 more band TBA will play on Oct 28. Evans Blue and Shinedown will be playing on Oct 29. The Yard, featuring break-dancing, DJ’s, graffiti artists & more. |
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| SESSION TIMES: | Session times and events are:
Session 1: Friday, Oct 27 at 7:00 PM Session 2: Saturday, October 28 at 2:00 PM Session 3: Saturday, October 28 at 7:30 PM Session 4: Sunday, October 29 at 1:00 PM Session 5: Sunday, October 29 at 6:00 PM |
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| PRIZE MONEY: | $650,000 (the largest per sport prize money in history) | |
| TICKETS: | Tickets are only $15 and available at Ticketmaster.com and the American Airlines Center box office. There are five individually ticketed sessions. Each session will include two major World Championships competitions, freestyle motocross shows and a major concert. | |
| ACTIVITIES: | * Freestyle Motocross exhibitions |
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| TV PROGRAMMING: | The event features a minimum of sixteen (16)
hours of international television coverage and will be distributed on
a worldwide basis to more than 600 million homes in 180 countries. In
the USA, the event will have: * 2 hours of coverage in the US on CBS * 24 hours of coverage in the US on OLN |
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| MANAGEMENT: | The event is managed and operated by ASA Events, the largest action sports event and TV production company in the world. | |
