In the BMX Park Final, Monster Energy’s Anthony Jeanjean dropped in as a podium favorite after previously taking third place in the UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup in Bazhong, China, in October 2023.
In the final in Japan, Jeanjean sealed his victory on the second run. Stringing together a backflip double tailwhip, 720 barspin over the centerpiece, huge quarterpipe air, 540 flair on the quarterpipe, huge 360 
transfer over the platform, tailwhip pocket air, triple tailwhip 360 the center, flair downside tailwhip the quarterpipe, 720 the center, and barspin transfer the quarterpipe channel earned Jeanjean the trophy for first place.
Jeanjean first discovered BMX in his hometown, Montpellier, when he was 10. Today, the three-time BMX European Champion has won the French national BMX Championships four times. Jeanjean represented France in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Earlier at Enoshima Wave Fest, Chilean team rider and Olympic athlete Maca Perez Grasset battled elite international riders in the Women’s BMX Park Final. When all was said and done, “Maca” rose all the way to a podium spot with a flawless run for second place.
In 2019, Perez Grasset became the Chilean woman to win a UCI World Cup medal in BMX by taking silver at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Chengdu. She represented Chile at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Next, the 2024 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup will continue from May 8-12 at FISE Montpellier 2024 in France. Make sure to tune in for the 27th edition of the largest urban sports festival in the world.
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