X Games: Photos from around the web

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X Games 17 kicked off today, quickly trending with #xgames on Twitter. Aside from the standard fanfare, good-luck wishes and adrenaline-fueled social media chatter, the games generated some fascinating moments -- including Matt Buyten ‘s record-setting 37-foot-high jump in the Moto X step up final -- all captured on camera and camera phone.

In case you’re missing out on the action, we’ve rounded up some of the best X Games photos so far on social media.

-- Jessica Lum