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

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Summer

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Winter

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Events

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Summer

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Skateboarding
  • Vert
  • Street
  • Downhill
BMX
  • Vert
  • Street
  • Dirt
Freestyle Moto-X
Street Luge
Surfing
Wakeboarding

Winter

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Snowboarding
  • Park
  • Mountain
  • Superpipe
  • Big Air
  • Boarder X
Snowmobile
  • Racing
  • Freestyle
Skiing
  • Superpipe
  • Park
  • Skier X
  • Big Air
  • Mountain

History

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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)
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)

See also

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References

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  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.
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