Matt Buyten smashes X Games Step Up record

15 years ago

Defending champion Matt Buyten shattered an 11-year-old record in Moto X Step Up on Thursday, claiming the first gold medal of X Games 17 by clearing a bar set 37 feet off the dirt at Staples Center. It was the fourth gold medal in Step Up for Buyten, who eclipsed Tommy Clowers’ record of 35 feet set at the event’s debut in 2000.



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