X-Games Staple Goes Olympic
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All Things Considered, April 2, 2008 · BMX cycling comes hurtling into the Olympic summer games in Beijing as a brand new event. Organizers hope it will attract interest from younger fans, the same way snowboarding did for the winter games.
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