Jimmy Wilkins earned his 7th X Games gold medal for the Skateboard Vert category last weekend.
He last won the gold medal in Vert at the summer X Games last year. This year, he placed third in X Games Chiba Japan, which interrupted his streak of consecutive gold medal wins in Vert events at the X Games.
In his initial attempt, Wilkins achieved a score of 92.33. Although he was unable to improve his score in subsequent runs, his rivals were unable to surpass his top score.
Mitchie Brusco earned a score of 90.33 in his top run, which secured him the second-place position.
Moto Shibata struggled with his first run but improved in his subsequent attempts. In his final run, Shibata scored 89.33 points, earning him the third-place spot. He also placed second in the Skateboard Vert Best Trick event.
Watch the full coverage of the 2023 X Games’ Pacifico Men’s Skateboard Vert below.
