Jackson Strong talks about X Games 17

August, 22, 2011
Aug 22
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By Cliff Talley


Jackson Strong landed the first front flip in competition to win his first X Games gold medal last month in Los Angeles. Not one to rest on his past accomplishments, he's scheming for next month's X-Fighters final, shaking the rust off his freestyle runs, and preparing to add more gold to his new collection.

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