downside tailwhip and Cash Roll. In first place after his first run, Casey held on to win his first X Games gold medal and first Dirt medal. Rookie Bryce Tryon made the most of his X Games debut, winning silver with consistency and variety in his second run just one day before his 21st birthday. Ben Wallace earned his third X Games medal, bringing home bronze, his first X Games medal since 2016.
In BMX Dirt Best Trick, Australian-turned-SoCal local Andy Buckworth landed a double backflip, followed by a double backflip no-hander off the second-to-last jump to earn his first X Games gold medal. It was Buckworth’s second X Games medal, and first since 2009.
After a break in the afternoon, Kevin Peraza added a third gold medal to his collection in Wendy’s BMX Park – his third in the discipline. Kevin combined huge tricks like the 360 double downside whip, with technical prowess that included a 180 to half cab tailwhip and nose wheelie to 360. Peraza just missed the podium earlier in the day in BMX Dirt and will compete once more on Friday in BMX Street – his first time competing in the discipline at X Games. Pat Casey added his second medal of the day with silver and Canadian Mike Varga took his second ever X Games medal with bronze.
Varga followed up quickly with his second medal of the day and second consecutive golden pedal in Dave Mirra’s BMX Park Best Trick, throwing a 1260 – the first time the trick has ever been thrown in competition
Dirt:
1 - Pat Casey
2 - Bryce Tryon
3 - Ben Wallace
4 - Kevin Peraza
5 - Jake Leiva
6 - Jaie Toohey
7 - Andy Buckworth
8 - Colton Walker
9 - James Foster
Dirt Best Trick:
1 - Andy Buckworth - Double Backflip No Hander
2 - Jaie Toohey
3 - Jake Leiva
4 - Ryan Williams
5 - Bryce Tryon
6 - Pat Casey
7 - Colton Walker
8 - Ben Wallace
Park:
1 - Kevin Peraza
2 - Pat Casey
3 - Mike Varga
4 - Marin Rantes
5 - Dennis Enarson
6 - Ben Wallace
7 - Daniel Sandoval
8 - Jeremy Malott
9 - Larry Edgar
DAVE MIRRA BMX PARK BEST TRICK
1 - Mike Varga - 1260
2 - Ryan Williams
3 - Jeremy Malott
4 - Jaie Toohey
5 - Danie Sandoval
6 - Jacob Bailey
7 - Pat Casey
8 - Jacob Thiem
-By ESPN/Olivia Wilson
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