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X-Games Invited Athletes for Women's Street - Minneapolis.

all info via X-Games        Photo of Leticia Bufoni

X Games Minneapolis 2019 Reveals First Wave of Invited Athletes

Returning to U.S. Bank Stadium for the third year, X Games Minneapolis will host the world’s top action sports athletes August 1 – 4. With world-class action sports athletes from all over the globe, this first wave of female invites is highlighted by  X Games Norway gold medalists Leticia Bufoni and Pamela Rosa.

Leticia Bufoni (Sao Paulo, Brazil) – Four-time Women’s Skateboard Street gold medalist Leticia Bufoni most recently earned her tenth overall medal with a silver at X Games Sydney. After earning six straight medals from 2010-2014, Bufoni returned to the top of the podium at X Games Norway 2018, winning her first gold since 2013. Bufoni now is the most-medaled woman in X Games Skateboard history.

** Please not that the list of names we posted on 4/15 via the X-Games PR link we receved, was from a previous years list  - GN4LW and X-Games apologize for any confusion.


X-Games Invited Women's Street Athletes Are:  (List subject to change)

Margielyn Didal
Lacey Baker
Julia Brueckler
Letecia Bufoni
Mariah Duran
Nnaka Fujisawa
Candy Jacobs
Aori Nishimura
Pamela Rosa
Alexis Sablone
Jen Soto

Tickets for X Games Minneapolis 2019 offer fans the unique opportunity to experience top-level action-sports competition by day and world-class musical offerings by night, all within the comfortable and convenient hub of U.S. Bank Stadium and GEICO Music Stage at The Armory. This year’s action sports will include Skateboard, BMX and Moto X disciplines; music will include performances by The Blind Shake, Chevy Metal, Diplo, Incubus, P.O.S, SWMRS and Wu-Tang Clan. 

General admission tickets start at $20, with XIP, one-day and three-day experiences, and music options offered. In addition, X Games will offer a special children’s ticket price in 2019, making the event even more family friendly. All tickets will include access to X Fest, where fans can enjoy sponsor activations, athlete autograph sessions and more. Additionally, ESPN has teamed up with Anthony Travel to offer one-stop shopping for ticket and lodging packages at www.xgamestravel.com.


As part of the Road to X Games content series, X Games will also host top athletes in a Boise Park Qualifier event on Saturday, June 29, as they compete to secure their invitation to X Games Minneapolis. Streamed live from Rhodes Skatepark in Boise, Idaho, the Boise Park Qualifier will feature three disciplines – Men’s Skateboard Park, Women’s Skateboard Park and BMX Park. The top six athletes in each discipline will also receive invites to Minneapolis.