Fun facts about tonight's finals

Here are some of the tid bits provided by the kind people at the WWL:

Skateboard big air:
-- The big air ramp is suspended from the Staples Center ceiling with a roll-in of 80 feet.
-- This is the first time an X Games big air event will be held indoors.
-- The ramp took five days, 60,000 nails, 15,000 screws and 33 people to build.
-- The ramp includes 60,000 pounds of metal (or so they claim).
- -The lower drop-in is 50 feet high and the higher one is 62 feet above the surface.
-- The gap is 70 feet 2 inches from the first launch and 50 feet 9 inches from the second one.
-- The quarterpipe is 27 feet 3 inches tall.
-- From the drop-in to coping with the quarterpipe, the athletes will travel 293 feet.

Moto X best trick:
-- They are using 600 cubic yards of dirt.
-- It took 55 loads in dump truck to transport the dirt into the arena.

-- Ken Fowler

PS -- The "WWL" refers to the self-proclaimed "worldwide leader" in sports, the Almighty ESPN.

Quick update from Staples

The Skateboard big air final has been pushed back to 5:30 (Pacific). Moto X best trick is still set for 7 p.m. Here's the unofficial lineup, in order, for the big air final:

Start position. Name, Hometown, State/Country, Equipment
1. Rob Lorifice, Encinitas, CA, Blind
2. Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Carlsbad, CA, Darkstar
3. Buster Halterman, Wellsville, PA, Timeline
4. Bucky Lasek, Baltimore, MD, Element
5. Jake Brown, Sydney, Australia, Blind
6. Bob Burnquist, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Flip

And here's the Moto X best trick lineup:
1. Todd Potter, Temecula, CA, Honda
2. Kyle Loza, Trabuco Canyon, CA, Yamaha
3. Brian Deegan, Temecula, CA, unlisted
4. Remi Bizouard, Bergerac, France, Yamaha
5. Jim McNeil, Phoenix, AZ, Suzuki
6. Jeremy Lusk, San Diego, CA,  Yamaha
7. Jeremy Stenberg, Winchester, CA, Yamaha
8. Scott Murray, Helps, MI, Honda
9. Nate Adams, Glendale, AZ, Yamaha
10. Mathieu Rebeaud, Payerne, Switzerland

(Keep in mind the international athletes have last licks to begin.)

-- Ken Fowler