X Games Ventura 2024 Presented by SONIC: Day Three Skateboarding News and Results
| History Made Twice in Men’s and Women’s Skateboarding as the World’s Premier Action Sports Competition Concludes in Ventura, Calif. The third and final day of X Games Ventura 2024 concluded with history made with gold medals and never-been-done-before tricks. All eyes set on Nyjah Huston who earned his 15th gold to tie Shaun White’s and Garrett Reynold’s records, 14-year-old Arisa Trew becoming the first to capture back-to-back double golds in Park and Vert and Kevin Peraza becoming the first BMX athlete to win three medals in two consecutive years. |
Skateboard Park on the SONIC Park Course The world’s biggest stage featured a field of eight finalists, all under 18 years old. Among them was defending champion, 14-year-old Arisa Trew, aiming to uphold her title after a perfect rookie year last year where she clinched two gold medals in park and vert disciplines. A. Trew impressed from the start, unleashing a series of intricate combos highlighted by new tricks including a backside air on the extension, McTwist, and backside Smith, nosegrind to fakie, showcasing her creativity to surprise the judges. After a dominant first run, A. Trew outperformed the rest of the field with a commanding 11-point lead and maintained her edge throughout, displaying a relentless drive to push the progression of what was possible. Even in her victory lap, she continued to challenge herself, highlighting her commitment to progression in her sport. “Second run started good and I am very happy! X Games is the funnest event ever,” said A. Trew. “Before I skate, I usually just think about my run and I memorize it and I just talk with my coach and all my friends and just feel good.” Heading into her last run, 15-year-old X Games rookie Ruby Trew surged from eighth place with a flawless run that highlighted her talent in the park, earning her the bronze medal, her second of the weekend. Japan’s Hinano Kusaki secured the silver. Monster Energy Men’s Skateboard Street Final In his 24th X Games appearance, Nyjah Huston again reigned supreme in skateboard street after he won his second gold this weekend, 23rd overall X Games medal and 15th gold medal to tie Shaun White in today’s Skateboard Street Final. With his win in Saturday’s Street Best Trick event, Huston earned his first on-site gold medal since X Games Minneapolis 2019 and has officially surpassed Bob Burnquist’s record for the most Skateboard golds at X Games. “I started at 11 years old and we are not done. I still have a lot of good years left of skating. A shout out to all the fans in Ventura. Great vibes on the course and with the fans. It’s just a great contest. I love X Games because it’s the OG skate event. Gnarliest ripping going on. It’s the best” One of the favorites heading into skateboard street this weekend was last year’s Best Trick silver medalist Braden Hoban as well as Gustavo Ribiero who both put down clean and difficult runs earning them the silver and bronze medalist respectively. Ribiero is the first athlete from Portugal to earn an X Games medal. Pacifico Women’s Skateboard Vert Arisa Trew, the reigning gold medalist in Women’s Vert and Park, achieved a remarkable feat by securing consecutive double gold medals at the age of 14 in Women’s Vert and Park. Following her triumphant performance in Park earlier in the day, Trew prepared for another dominant showing in Vert, surpassing her high score in Run 2 with ease and adding a touch of effortless finesse to her technical maneuvers. Notably, Trew holds the distinction of being the first woman to land a 900, although her mastery was evident throughout the competition, demonstrating her unparalleled dominance. “ I feel really good about this whole weekend. This competition was so much fun. I’m so happy to have landed my kickflip indy!” said Trew. After exchanging second and third spots multiple times, the podium finished with Mizuho Hasegawa and Asahi Kaihara rounding out the podium, after Hasegawa went sky high on her last run to answer back to Kaihara to reclaim her second position. |