Philadelphia, Penn. – Danny Harf repeats as gold medal champion before a crowd of 6,100 on Philadelphia's Schuylkill River. Darin Shapiro, earned the silver medal with Shaun Murray taking home the bronze.

Harf, of Orlando, Fla., started with a huge Whirlybird and followed with the KGB, off-axis 540 and a Ya-Ya. He went on to complete a 720 and toeside 900 double-up. Harf was excited and thrilled to win his second-ever X Games medal, both of which are gold.

"I've watched the X Games since they started," said Harf. "I've watched X all along and I never imagined being up here. Philly has been great to me, I love it here."

Coming in just two points behind Danny with a score of 68.00 was Shapiro, of Orlando, Fla. He started his run with a Batwing to blind landing and followed it up with a huge Vulcan with an off-axis 540 and much more. Shapiro captured the X Games silver in Philadelphia both years.

"Danny always seems to pull it out at X Games," said Shapiro. "I'm glad that I didn't have any falls."

Bronze medallist, Murray landed a 720 with a 540 off the kicker and had a solid run. Murray said he wanted to put together a hard run, then he pushed himself a little too hard and came out with a fall. Despite his fall, Murray finished with a 63.33 final score.

The X Games showcases 300 of the world's best action sports athletes competing in a variety of sports events for medals and more than $1 million in total prize money. In its first year as X Games host, Philadelphia drew 235,000 spectators during X Games VII, August 17-22, 2001.

ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC Sports will combine to televise more than 20 original hours of X Games VIII coverage starting August 17, while ESPN International will distribute the Games worldwide. In addition, EXPN.com, the year-round home for action sports and culture, will offer extensive event coverage, including streaming video from the X Games.