FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 9 | Page 18

News

Headlines from around the
world of action-sports
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As the northern hemisphere heads into winter, the biggest motorsport
championships are reaching their climax. But even as the winners are
being crowned, we’ve got one eye on the build-up to next season - from
team moves to returning megastars. For the most up-to-date reports,
check out our blog at freestylextreme.com/blog

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AMES STEWART’S
16-MONTH ban from the FIM
has officially been served and
no. 7 is finally ready to race!
Ahead of the 2016 supercross
season, which will kick off in
January, Bubba has confirmed
he will be racing at the Red
Bull Straight Rhythm, the new
Aus-X Supercross in Sydney
and possibly the Monster Energy
Cup. The big questions are: will
Stewart be on top form right
off the bat after such a long
break? And will he have what it
takes to defeat the unstoppable
Ryan Dungey in the upcoming
supercross season?

© TRISTAN SHU

Bubba’s Back!

@therealjs7: “I’ve been waiting
for this day for a long time & I
had this big speech prepared
to post for everyone. But the
more & more I thought about it, I
realized that there is really only 2
things I wanted to say. So here it
is... I’m Back” T

X Games Returns to Europ e

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ebruary 2016 will see X Games return to
Europe! For the first time in the event’s
history, X Games will be invading the
Norwegian capital of Oslo. A new format
will be introduced for these games
that will see both summer and winter sports
appear at the same event. So far ESPN
have announced that snowboard/ski Big Air,
snowboard/ski Superpipe and skateboard
Street will all be going down in Oslo. Hopefully
this is a sign of more global X Games events
to come. T

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McFerran joins the family Unit

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NIT HAVE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED that they will
be reintroducing their pro athlete program. The first
athlete to be officially
welcomed into the
Unit Family is Aussie u From: Melbourne, Australia
FMX rider Emma McFerran. u Bike for 2016: KTM SX-F 350
u Best Trick: Backflip
Unit will be announcing
more news about other new u Appearances: Night of the
Jumps, Nitro Circus, Goodwood
family members soon.

Emma McFerran

FOS

“I’m pumped to announce
u Special skills: Tandem FMX
the new partnership with
Unit and am excited to work with the team,” said McFerran.
“It’s an exciting change for me and I’m really pleased with the
new look.” T