LOS ANGELES (AP) – He pulled off a did-he-really-just-do-that double backflip on a motorcycle. He won the inaugural rally car race, holding his breath at the finish as a legendary driver rolled his car and kept going like it was a movie stunt. And, of course, he took another title in Moto X freestyle.

OK, so he couldn’t come through in SuperMoto. But hey, any way you look at it, Travis Pastrana was the star of this year’s X Games.

Pastrana capped a week like no other in the 12-year history of the X Games, twisting and flipping his 200-pound motorcycle to win Moto X Freestyle for the sixth time in the eight years of the event.

“I’d rather be lucky than good, and I had a lot of luck on my side with this event,” Pastrana said. “I messed up on the SuperMoto, but I’m glad I was able to come back and put on a good show in the freestyle.”

Pastrana had the signature moment of this year’s action sports extravaganza, landing an unprecedented double backflip in Moto X Best Trick Friday night, a trick that ranks up there with Tony Hawk’s 900 for best all-time at X. He followed that with an improbable win in rally car racing, putting in the fastest lap of the two-day race, then watching in disbelief as rally legend Colin McRae flipped his car and still nearly won the race.

Pastrana couldn’t keep up the perfect run in the SuperMoto race through the asphalt and dirt, crashing early and finishing ninth, a lap behind gold medalist Jeff Ward. But the 22-year-old from Annapolis, Md., made up for it in freestyle, pulling off a number of jaw-dropping tricks on the first of his two runs for 94.20 points.

Nearly three points ahead of silver medalist Adam Jones, Pastrana opted out of a victory lap after aggravating a previous knee injury in the staging area. Sure, a few fans were disappointed to not see an encore, but there wasn’t too much grumbling – everyone knew Pastrana deserved a break with the week he’s had.

“I got real lucky on the double flip, I got a gift in the last turn in rally car and I was very, very lucky with freestyle,” before Pastrana limping away to a waiting medical cart. “It’s been an incredible week.”

Danny Way made a little history of his own, landing not just one, but two backflips off the megaramp for his third straight gold in Skateboard Big Air. Kevin Robinson wasn’t bad, either, winning BMX Big Air after pulling off an unprecedented double flare – two flips and two twists – in Vert Best Trick.

Way had tried the backflip in Mexico City earlier this year, not really thinking he’d land it. But after a few tries in practice at the X Games, he started to realize the possibilities.

Way nailed the trick on his first run, then added a twist on the second run by grabbing the tip with both hands and putting his feet on the tail in what’s called a “rocket air.”

That was good enough for 95 points and another X Games gold.

“It was kind of a joke when I did it in Mexico City, but I tried it in practice and was like ‘Whoa, I could probably do this,”‘ said Way, who finished two points ahead of silver medalist Jake Brown. “With the little time we had with this ramp this week, it’s amazing what we were able to do out there.”

Of course, it’s not much of a surprise. Way is the skater who cleared the Great Wall of China and “bomb-dropped” a world-record 28 feet off the neon guitar sign in front of the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas earlier this year.

He may be one of the oldest skaters out there, but Way still finds a way to get the best of the young pups.

“There’s no question when other guys are pushing themselves, it pushes you too,” said Way, of San Diego. “When you’re raising the bar, everybody else wants to raise it with you. The amount of progression that’s happening with so many more guys doing it is happening at such a quick rate.”

Way left no doubt, but BMX Big Air had a bit of a scoring controversy in its X Games’ debut.

Robinson took the lead in the second of three runs with a backflip over the gap and a no-handed flare on the transition at the back of the ramp that earned him 95 points.

Chad Kagy, Robinson’s workout partner and one of his closest friends, followed with a double tail-whip (twirling the bike by the handlebars twice) backflip and another double tail-whip on the transition.

The crowd loved Kagy’s difficult move, but apparently the judges weren’t as impressed, giving him a 93.66 that left him shaking his head. Both riders fell on their final attempts, then headed up to the top of the ramp for a double jump together, showing there were no hard feelings.

“Chad’s run was amazing. He got a little underscored, but we’ve been here having a good time,” Robinson said after his sixth X Games medal. “We’re supporting each other, we go home, hang out with each other every day, so this doesn’t matter. It’s just another day at the park.”

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