Monster Energy Athletes Claim Gold Medals and Sweep Podiums on Final Day of X Games Ventura 2024

Jul 01, 2024

Written by Bart de Jong

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The final day of Summer X Games is in the books! Monster Energy congratulates its BMX and skateboard athletes on a strong performance at X Games Ventura 2024 on Sunday. On the last day of competitions inside Ventura County Fairgrounds & Events Center, the Monster Energy team swept entire podiums and took home gold medals with historic performances. In a major victory, the Monster Energy team swept the full podium in BMX Park Best Trick with 29-year-old Kevin Peraza from Tucson, Arizona, taking gold, 27-year-old Mike Varga from Oshawa, Canada, claiming silver, and 29-year-old Daniel Sandoval from Corona, California, taking bronze.

Continuing the winning run, Monster Energy shut down the entire podium in BMX Dirt Best Trick

with 30-year-old Ryan Williams from Sunshine Coast, Australia, winning gold, 21-year-old Brady Baker from Toms River, New Jersey, claiming silver, and 33-year-old Jaie Toohey from Lake Munmorah, Australia, taking bronze.

Here’s how the final day of BMX competitions at X Games Ventura 2024 unfolded for Team Monster Energy:

Dave Mirra BMX Park Best Trick: Full Podium Sweep with Kevin Peraza Taking Gold, Mike Varga Silver and Daniel Sandoval Bronze

The level of trick difficulty escalated in the Dave Mirra BMX Park Best Trick final. As the world’s most innovative BMX riders threw down in a 35-minute jam session, every round set the bar higher for winning tricks. When the dust settled, the Monster Energy team shut down the entire podium by taking the top three spots in the contest.

Finishing ahead of the pack, 29-year-old Kevin Peraza from Tucson, Arizona, threw down a massive flair tailwhip over the box – landing fakie from huge altitude – to clinch the X Games gold medal.

“We’re all incredibly talented out here. Everyone deserves the same amount of love and respect. Everything that went down today, I can’t believe it honestly. Pat Casey forever! I love you guys!” said Peraza upon claiming BMX Park Best Trick gold on Sunday.

The win marked Peraza’s second gold medal of the weekend after already taking the win in BMX Street on Friday and his third medal at X Games Ventura 2024, counting Saturday’s silver in BMX Park. Peraza now owns 11 X Games medals (7 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze).

Taking the silver medal, 27-year-old Mike Varga dropped into the session fresh off a bronze medal in BMX Dirt on Saturday. In the no-holds-barred Best Trick session, the Canadian raised the bar by landing a tailwhip cork 900 to claim the silver medal. Varga now owns 6 X Games medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze). Rounding out the podium sweep, 29-year-old Daniel Sandoval disrupted the session by landing an absolute beast of a trick: A high-flying flair tailwhip-to-tailwhip left the crowd in disbelief and earned Sandoval the bronze medal. Sandoval now owns eight X Games medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze). Way to sweep the podium!

BMX Dirt Best Trick: Monster Energy Sweeps Podium with Ryan Williams Defending Gold Medal, Brady Baker Taking Silver, and Jaie Toohey Bronze

The 70th edition of X Games ended with another podium shutdown for the team in BMX Dirt Best Trick. This marked the fourth time Monster Energy riders took all three top spots in a discipline this weekend. When the dust settled after a history-making jam session on the BMX Dirt course, 2023’s gold medal winner, nine-time X Games medalist Ryan Williams from Sunshine Coast, Australia, ranked above the competition. Claiming first place once again, Williams landed the world’s first double backflip 360 lookback to claim the gold medal.

“I’ve been practicing that thing for three months straight, waiting to unleash it here!” said Williams upon winning BMX Dirt Best Trick at X Games Ventura 2024, adding: “Yes guys we never gave up. Third time’s the charm. Keep sending it! Let’s go!” Williams now owns 10 X Games medals (8 gold, 2 silver).

Securing second place in the podium sweep, 21-year-old Brady Baker from Toms River, New Jersey, stoked the fans with a new trick creation of his own: A never-been-done Cashroll tailwhip tuck no-hander earned Baker silver as the second X Games medal of the weekend after already claiming gold in BMX Dirt on Saturday. Baker now owns 3 X Games medals (2 gold, 1 silver). Joining the podium in third place, 33-year-old Jaie Toohey from Lake Munmorah, Australia, raised the bar with a mind-boggling nothing-front bike flip to tailwhip to earn the bronze medal in this next-level showcase. Toohey now owns five X Games medals (2 silver, 3 bronze).

And that’s a wrap for X Games Ventura 2024. Congrats to the Monster Energy team on 30 medals in this premium event. Way to Unleash the Beast!

Didn’t catch the live stream? X Games fans in the United States who missed the action at X Games Ventura 2024 can re-watch all live broadcasts on the official X Games YouTube channel.