The aggressive inline skating contests at the X Games feature the world's best professional skaters competing in street and vert contests. Athletes qualify to compete at the X Games according to their rankings on the ASA Professional Circuit. Questions about the aggressive inline competition should be directed to the ASA.

The 1996 X Games were held in Newport, Rhode Island during the last week of June. In 1997, the X Games moved to San Diego, California and returned to San Diego in 1998. The 1999 X Games were held the last week of June, 1999 in San Francisco, CA. This year's X Games return to San Francisco August 17-22.

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Qualified athletes for 2000 X Games

Men's Criteria:

1. Top 4 1999 X Games
2. Top 3 previously unqualified from 1999 ASA World Championships
3. Top 2 previously unqualified from 1999 ASA world Rankings
4. Winner 1999 ASA European Amateur Championships
5. Top 2 1999 Asian X Trials
6. Top 1 previously unqualified from each of the following ASA Pro Tour events:
   (Rome, St. Petersburg, Ontario, Hermosa Beach, Nashville, Milwaukee)
7. Top 1 previously unqualified rookie based on the 2000 ASA rankings after Milwaukee
8. One wildcard
9. Remaining spots filled by previously unqualified skaters based on ASA rankings after Milwaukee

#	Street	Reason		Vert	Reason
1	Nicky Adams	1		Eito Yasutoko	1
2	Blake Dennis	1		Cesar Mora	1
3	Aaron Feinberg	1		Matt Salerno	1
4	Matt Salerno	1		Matt Lindenmuth	1
5	Shane Saviers	2		Sam Fogarty	2
6	Jaren Grob	2		Mike Budnik	2
7	Shawn Robertson	2		Takeshi Yasutoko	2
8	Nick Riggle	3		Shane Yost	3
9	Jake Elliott	3		Michael Bennett**	**
10	Samo Bajek	4		Nel Martin	4
11	Chiaki Ito	5		Taig Khris	6
12	Jirasak Tassorn	5		Javier Bujanda	6
13	Clifford Viljoen	6		Sven Boekhorst	6
14	Sven Boekhorst	6		Tobias Bucher	6
15	Mike Budnik***	***		Marco Santi	6
16	Louie Zamora	6		Paul Malina	6
17	Santiago Aspurua	6		Carl Hills	7
18	Eric Schrijn	6		Manuel Billiris	8
19	Shayne Skower	7		Marc Englehart	9
20	Sam Fogarty	8		Jaren Grob	9

** Michael Bennet replaces Eitan Kramer who qualified by reason 3.
*** Mike Budnik replaces Jeremy Pennachini who qualifed by reason 6.

1. Top 1 1999 X Games
2. Top 1 previously unqualified from 1999 ASA World Championships
3. Top 1 previously unqualified skater based on ASA rankings after Milwaukee
4. Three wildcards

#	Street	Reason		Vert	Reason
1	Sayaka Yabe	1		Ayumi Kawasaki	1
2	Katie Brown	2		Fabiola da Silva	2
3	Fabiola da Silva	3		Katie Brown	3
4	Kelly Matthews	4		Kerstin von Rautenfeld	4
5	Martina Svobodova	4		Merce Borrull	4
6	Deborah West	4		Claudia Traschell	4