X Games moves skateboard vert qualifier to Wednesday night

The X Games will start a day earlier than scheduled.

July 18, 2018 at 10:16PM
Andy Macdonald competed in the skateboard vert contest during last year's XGames.
Andy Macdonald competed in the skateboard vert contest during last year's XGames. (Brian Stensaas — STAR TRIBUNE/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

With heavy rains expected to come down on Thursday, the X Games announced that its opening competition will move to tonight.

The Skateboard Vert qualifier was scheduled for Thursday. Instead it happens at 8 p.m. tonight at U.S. Bank Stadium. It is closed to the public.

The remaining Thursday events will run as scheduled — Skateboard vert final at 9 p.m., followed by the BMX Vert final at 10:15 p.m. Both will be televised on ESPN.

Thursday's competitions are free.

The X Games run through Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

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