2005 X Games – Men’s Street

2005 X Games – Men’s Street Coverage.

The men’s street contest went down today. The place was packed. The course was designed by Team Pain and offered lots of variety. The contest was held in three different areas. boxes and ledges , stairs , and a launch ramp. In addition each skater got to run the entire course. When the dust settled Paul Rodriguez came out on top. He was smooth and consistent.

Second went to Greg Lutzka. He seemed right at home on the stairs.

A close third went to Chris Cole .
Second went to Greg Lutzka. He seemed right at home on the stairs.

Ryan Sheckler , was leading after the first event and was skating strong but went down hard on the stairs and he left the course for some medical treatment . He returned later and still managed a fourth place showing. All the skaters were charging hard. Here’s the top three.

Paul’s got the gold.