In 2013 X Games are adding four more events to the tour and Australia is one of 21 nations that have met ESPN’s initial qualification guidelines. The other applicants include Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. 18 of the countries will be attending a two day workshop on the future of the tour and the bid guidelines, then they have until January 8th to complete their bids. I’m going to try and chase down more info on whos working on the Australian bid but in the mean time, you can check the full release over here.