CONTESTS
Keegan Palmer Tops X Games Japan Men’s Skateboard Park
Keegan Palmer earned a gold medal for X Games Japan Men’s Skateboarding Park.
The Australian skateboarder secured his spot in the first run, scoring 83.66. Corey Juneau came in second, while Gavin Bottger took the third spot.
Last Friday’s competition was supposed to be an elimination round for Saturday’s finals. However, the organizers had to cancel several events because of nonstop rain. They informed participants to treat the elimination as finals in case of cancellations.
Watch the full competition below.
CONTESTS
Cocona Hiraki Wins the 2023 X Games Japan Women’s Skateboard Park
Cocona Hiraki earned her first X Games gold for Women’s Skateboard Park at the X Games Chiba, Japan.
She placed second in last year’s X Games Chiba and third in the 2022 Summer X Games. She is also the youngest X Games medalist at age 10 after earning a silver medal in the 2019 X Games Minneapolis Women’s Park.
The 14-year-old Japanese skateboarder was also a silver medalist in the Tokyo Olympics and the youngest summer Olympian from Japan on record.
Ruby Lilley and Yurin Fujii came in second and third place, respectively.
The competition held last Friday was supposed to be an elimination round. However, organizers cancelled Saturday skateboarding events because of the weather.
X Games organizers declared the elimination standings as the final results.
CONTESTS
The Vert Alert 2023 Now a Qualifying Event for Summer X Games
Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert returns to Salt Lake City, this time at the Vivint Arena on June 23-24.
New to Vert Alert this year is the opportunity to qualify for X Games 2023. The top three podium finishers at the main competition will be seeded into this summer’s X Games.
The event features Men’s and Women’s competitions, the Legends Demo, and the Best Trick contest. This year’s total purse is $75,000, with the top prize pegged at $10,000.
Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Bucky Lasek, and more will participate in the Legends Demo.
The two-day event, organized in partnership with the Utah Sports Commission, is free to the public and will be streamed live via X Games channels. Visit Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert for the full schedule.


CONTESTS
Get Ready for Summer X Games 2023
The world’s most prestigious action sports event, the X Games, is returning this summer to California with an 8-Day, multi-city tour.
San Diego, Los Angeles, and Ventura are set to host a series of competitions featuring more than 150 of the world’s top Skateboard, BMX, and Moto X athletes.
The X Games 2023 Summer will kick off with San Diego and Los Angeles events before culminating in a finals weekend on July 21-23 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds & Event Center.
Invited skateboarding athletes include Sky Brown, Elliot Sloan, Nyjah Huston, and Momiji Nishiya, among many others, who will battle it in intense summer competitions.
In addition to the athletic prowess on display, there will be surprise musical guests and athlete appearances, which are sure to keep spectators on their toes.
X Games has partnered with Visit CA and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to create excitement in California and provide sustainable travel options up the coast for each event tour stop.
This partnership will ensure that fans can travel to each event sustainably and conveniently while promoting the California coastline’s beauty.
The X Games Fever ticketing partner has opened a waitlist for those eager to attend the finals weekend.
With over 50 hours of competition scheduled to air on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC and streamed online, fans from around the world can tune in to watch the world’s most elite action sports athletes compete.
Head out to the X Games FAQs Page for more information.
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