ESPN announced Tuesday that from 2014 to 2016 the U.S. edition of its action sports extravaganza will be held in Chicago, Detroit, Austin, Texas, or Charlotte, N.C.

The X Games' deal with Anschutz Entertainment Group, the Los Angeles entertainment giant behind Staples Center, several LA sports franchises and a stalled attempt to return the NFL to the city, runs out after this year. With AEG up for sale, the two sides did not agree on a new contract.

ESPN has instead installed an Olympics-style bidding process where cities make pitches to play host. Fifteen cities made bids, including two that would have kept the games in Southern California.

A decision will be announced this summer.

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