<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 25th anniversary content will kick off today with a celebration and countdown of the top 25 X Games moments on @XGames social media handles. The World of X Games episode on June 20 will follow with a full 25th anniversary show featuring exclusive interviews with action sports legends like <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/tony-hawk" target="_blank">Tony Hawk</a></strong> and Travis Pastrana, throwback footage and more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On June 24, <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Associations/espn-x-games" target="_blank">ESPN</a></strong> will officially celebrate 25 years of the X Games with a dedicated programming block on ESPN2. The X Games Vault programming will include the ’95 Rhode Island anthology, Tony Hawk’s 900 episode and a one-hour show featuring the Most Dominant to compete at X Games. X Games’ YouTube channel will also host a legends of X Games panel with iconic names reminiscing about the best stories in X Games history.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Throughout the month of June, fans and athletes can join in the celebration by sharing their favorite X Games memories, photos and clips on social media using #XGames25.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Launching in 1995 as an experiment, X Games is now the premiere action sports event in the world. Broadcast live to fans around the world, X Games is now delivered to more than 158M households and 192 countries and territories. X Games has become a year-round hub for action sports content with multiple events hosted around the globe each year, more than 100 hours of World of X Games content on ABC and ESPN networks, 10M+ fans across @XGames social media, five Real Series video part competitions and loads of original digital content.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Moments in X Games History:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Video: <strong><a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUcsZiLbJRNadTeGF65UTAXn3JDe0AGQx6ooIbLPzmo26VG0H5JqHw1xN7FIF8ufYZ60eXoukoxu7Qi-2BlIXCis16QnXdxCqQ6-2FEF76fw7qJhF2Gf4UQo6JnA9HkeF5VVDmobacf4El8EtV69k8XO1yDhYtqp5bPJoY2FwPXL-2F4Is-2F00P4Q-2BetJy-2BMkY7SkhyelJDzP60-2Ff8ol9uquy6wWMGCQNTDLP0bZkbanajLEIYbmtaS2xrPfE-2FyL1v5qlGT-2B5-2BnsELJR8wQ0w6MzpQS3g2oor-2BThlSkLg5qBYu9R4VJ7lSccWYxMl58GSq0wxFIEl-2B2oZ61SDcGYacWmPwwvd6en5UnwnjTI8SEZquWTGXBwMs1BFNInusYFBSSngH0xLEaPLDM6KtLRUI7FIIPoTW7ueUTE6PWhI8I0a39MAiYhw6dQ_WZ9-2BAC4kQh9vMWDy012WYm-2BvcU-2BYJt7vIeXG3iQJh4nhf-2FYrmrWE6Rk0b-2BHOTqiHdFXxX3PVyu5wYLSmfsDN7v-2FlRXIwRrh7GEJ9T-2BnOESLyWVDfgPT4H16szFQ-2FSwpHlR8EitYQzUlYXy0P-2BR4u9MLOCwBEhIUdg8pDTMXcBQQIFMCmazkkjc-2BU-2FYHxIbPgbjNliWwfEwmIv3BgiBuo2zkod6X-2FDkprQBaVCe-2BD4D8ZTPy6GtoKfS35IdrEOa3Zf6epVJZlMn1zHji1jEXz8i3vS3nZnGLBaNAygWwShwHyrCbZZx4oKOU3joE0PVOQ6pLlxcEaIFS9J2MbzGnW90n6oEy-2BTsARz4uSq8ehZH8-3D" target="_blank">Extreme Games 1995</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Video: <strong><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/29oa7kxvqdtbegi/AAAO1xqreQqXbZq4lkxqavn2a?dl=0" target="_blank">X Games Minneapolis 2019</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Photos: <strong><a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=TeZUXWpUv-2B6TCY38pVLo9pLTkH9iv6uLGLLijTf95MhAkZt5OlInxL4MJneK5l0dR9dP_WZ9-2BAC4kQh9vMWDy012WYm-2BvcU-2BYJt7vIeXG3iQJh4nhf-2FYrmrWE6Rk0b-2BHOTqiHdFXxX3PVyu5wYLSmfsDN7v-2FlRXIwRrh7GEJ9T-2BnOESLyWVDfgPT4H16szFQ-2FSwpHlR8EitYQzUlYXy0P-2BR4u9MLOCwBEhIUdg8pDTMXcBQQIFMCmazkkjc-2BU-2FYHxIbPgtTGInApsI81-2FtkiimjVR2fCRbJkHo4s93M82fd8WZJWX3Ybdn6VxHCVgvFD6d60D9-2B1LXgzbrvjm67EnJ7xJbYyLTFgebcR29zAeXQKJ-2BUBkR-2BZQi2XAX-2Be8UN-2FFrArAI1ByuiTF1VdRRZHFOpq79u9SF4uzQzWkb3XWoYIGuZU-3D" target="_blank">ESPNImages.com</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>X Games Fun Facts</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>First Hosts</strong>: Suzy Kolber & Chris Fowler</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>First Gold Medal</strong>: Justin Seers, Barefoot Jumping</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Athletes you Might Recognize from ‘95</strong>: <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/bob-burnquist" target="_blank">Bob Burnquis</a></strong>t, Danny Way, Kevin Robinson, Dennis McCoy, Fabiola da Silva, Mat Hoffman, Dave Mirra, <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/tony-hawk" target="_blank">Tony Hawk</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/steve-caballero" target="_blank">Steve Caballero</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Most Medaled Athlete</strong>: Bob Burnquist, 30</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Athlete Numbers</strong>: 1995 Extreme Games invited 373 athletes competing in 30 disciplines; X Games Minneapolis invited 163 in 19 disciplines; 4,124 total athletes have competed at all X Games events globally since 1995</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Disciplines</strong>: Only five disciplines contested in ’95 remain – BMX Vert, BMX Dirt, Skateboard Park, Skateboard Street Best Trick and Skateboard Vert</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span>Source: ESPN, Grace Coryell, June 1, 2020</span></div>