X Games Ventura 2024 Presented by SONIC: Day One Skateboarding News and Results

We’re giving you the Skateboarding Highlights of the X Games Daily Recap Press Release here on CD. Our photo guy Guizzetti is on site shooting so we’ll be throwing up some daily shots from him too.

Six Eliminations and Three Finals Kick Off the World’s Premier Action Sports Competition in Ventura, Calif.

X Games Ventura 2024 Presented by SONIC, the world’s premier action sports competition, kicked off the first of three days with six eliminations, the debut of Women’s BMX Park, fan favorite Men’s Skateboard Vert, Samsung Galaxy BMX Street and Moto X Best Whip. The day also saw three musical acts, including Wiz Khalifa closing out the day.  

The day saw Skateboarder Tom Schaar earn his first Vert gold medal, Kevin Peraza win his second straight BMX Street gold and Moto X Best Whip rider Patrick Evans earn his first gold.

Pacifico Men’s Skateboard Vert Final 

In a thrilling Skateboard Vert final, longtime X Games competitor Tom Schaar earned his very first gold medal in Vert as one of the older competitors at the ripe age of 24. With seven-time Vert gold medalist Jimmy Wilkins sitting in first place in the fourth and final runs, Schaar stomped a flawless run in the last 10 seconds of the competition. Moto Shibata, who sat just off the podium heading into his fourth run, landed a nearly flawless run to knock Wilkins into bronze.   

“I didn’t think it was going to work out, but I somehow got to the last trick, made it onto the deck, and yeah, just all smiles,” said Schaar.  

Tom’s best run included: Alley-oop backside 540, tail grab 540, heelflip indy, frontside nose grind, kickflip indy to fakie, into cab tail grab 720, alley-oop lipslide, kickflip body varial 540, bigspin backside lipslide, and finished with tail grab 360 to fakie.

Women’s & Men’s Skateboard Park Elimination on the SONIC Park Course

Opening up the X Games weekend was the Women’s Skateboard Park Elimination, where 2023 X Games double gold medalist Arisa Trew took the top transfer spot. 

In the Men’s Elimination, the last five to eight positions moved around dramatically as each skater upped the ante with bigger risks in the last run. In the end, it was 29-year old Brazilian Pedro Barros who claimed the top spot with a score of 86.33 to add a seventh gold medal in X Games Park. 

Monster Energy Women’s & Men’s Skateboard Street Elimination

In the women’s elimination, the Japanese athletes continued their dominance in skateboarding, claiming the top five of eight transfer spots. 

On the men’s side, 21-time X Games medalist Nyjah Huston (USA) squeaked into the finals, when he moved from 13th position to fourth in his last run. Huston will be looking to reclaim his first gold in five years this weekend. 2023 silver medalist Braden Hoban (USA) finished in the top position with a 90.33. 

Results

* Top 8 in all Eliminations advance to Finals

Women’s Skateboard Park Elimination on the SONIC Park Course

1. Arisa Trew (AUS), 86.00

2. Ruby Trew (AUS), 81.00

3. Cocona Hiraki (JPN), 78.66

4. Lilly Erickson (USA), 75.66

5. Mizuho Hasegawa (JPN), 75.33

6. Lilly Stoephasius (GER), 74.00

7. Hinano Kusaki (JPN), 73.66

8. Yurin Fujii (JPN) 73.00

Monster Energy Women’s Skateboard Street Elimination 

1. Liz Akama (JPN), 85.33

2. Yumeka Oda (JPN), 80.00

3. Hina Maeda (JPN), 77.00

4. Miyu Ito (JPN), 70.33

5. Ibuki Matsumoto (JPN), 70.00

6. Paige Heyn (USA), 67.33

7. Margielyn Arda Didal (PHI), 61.66

8. Leticia Bufoni (BRA), 55.00

Men’s Skateboard Park Elimination on the SONIC Park Course

1. Pedro Barros  (BRA), 86.33

2. Alex Sorgente (USA), 85.66

3. Kieran Wooley (AUS), 82.66

4. Tom Schaar (USA), 82.00

5. Gavin Bottger (USA), 81.00

6. Keegan Palmer (AUS). 80.00

7. Danny Leon (ESP), 79.66

8. Augusto Akio (BRA), 75.66

Monster Energy Men’s Skateboard Street Elimination  

1. Braden Hoban  (USA), 90.33

2. Kelvin Hoefler (BRA), 88.00

3. Gustavo Ribeiro (POR), 86.33

4. Nyjah Huston (USA), 85.00

5. Giovanni Vianna (BRA), 84.00

6. Juancarlos Gonzalez (COL), 82.00

7. Carlos Ribiero (BRA), 81.33

8. Dashawn Jordan (USA), 80.00

Pacifico Men’s Skateboard Vert Best Trick Final 

1. Tom Schaar (USA), 92.00

2. Moto Shibata (JPN), 89.66

3. Jimmy Wilkins (USA), 89.33

4. Gui Khury (BRA), 85.33

5. Mitchie Brusco (USA), 77.00

6. Soya Inomata (JPN), 68.33

7. Ema Kawakami (JPN), 62.66

8. Reef Orlando (USA), 58.00

9. Ao Nishikawa (JPN), 49.66

10. Rony Gomes (BRA), 48.00