![]() ![]() Leal is facing off with a hometown favorite, three-time X Games gold medalist Aori Nishimura. Plus, she has a score to settle after finishing closely off the podium at X Games 2022 last summer. ![]() The 15-year-old from Imperatriz, Brazil, is the reigning SLS Super Crown World Champion and has won the last five consecutive SLS competitions. Skateboarding remains the focus in the Women's Skateboard Street final, where last year's X Games Chiba gold medalist Rayssa Leal will be the rider to beat. Last but not least, the upcoming American rider Ruby Lilley is ready for the world stage. Monster Army rider Grace Marhoefer from Cocoa Beach, Florida, on a mission for her first X Games podium after recently winning the women's street contest at Phoenix Am. Also, don't count out Brazilian Olympic skateboarder Isadora Pacheco with some big tricks up her sleeve. She will face off against her teammate and mentor, 30-year-old Lizzie Armanto, known as a legend in women's skateboarding since winning Skateboard Park gold at X Games Barcelona in 2013. Let's go!įor the Women's Skateboard Park final, our squad consists of bona fide legends and rising stars: Stoking the hometown crowd, 21-year-old Mami Tezuka from Hikone, Japan, is a podium favorite with X Games silver and bronze under her belt. And with three-time gold medal winner Kevin Peraza in the session, the first medal event of X Games Chiba 2023 is bound to be a battle for the history books. Also gunning for podium spots, Scotland's own Alex Donnachie already owns gold from X Games Sydney 2018 and bronze from X Games 2021. Be on the lookout for 24-year-old German team rider Felix Prangenberg ready to level up his silver medal in the discipline from X Games 2022 and expand his current count of four X Games medals. ![]() The big spectacle in the Land of the Rising Sun kicks off on Friday, May 12, with eliminations in key BMX and skateboarding events at ZOZO Marine Stadium.Īthletes will then compete for the first set of X Games medals on Saturday in the BMX Street final. ![]() Heading into X Games Chiba 2023, look out for the following key Monster Energy athletes and competitions: As the official drink sponsor of X Games Chiba 2023, Monster Energy is ready to raise the bar with a stacked team of riders, including action sports icons, defending gold medalists, and upcoming rookies. This year, Moto X Best Trick will be contested as a medal event for the first time in Chiba.Īll competitions will stream live globally across, YouTube, and Twitch, supplemented by behind-the-scenes, athlete-curated, and complementary content on social media accounts.įans can look forward to an elite display of the best in action sports: X Games Chiba is an invite-only event reserved for multiple-time X Games medalists and highly competitive newcomers to keep the level of riding at premium levels. The Japan edition of X Games is bigger than ever: More than 110 athletes from 20 countries will compete for a total of 33 medals in 11 events across three sports. For three action-packed days, the action sports world will focus on ZOZO Marine Stadium on Tokyo Bay with a total capacity for 30,000 spectators. Monster Energy, the official energy drink partner of X Games, is proud to bring some of the world's biggest names in competitive BMX, motocross, and skateboarding to X Games Chiba 2023 from May 12–14.įollowing the success of last year's event in Japan, X Games Chiba 2023 marks the 67th edition of X Games since the event's inception in 1995. Monster Energy, the official energy drink partner of X Games, is proud to bring some of the world's biggest names in competitive BMX, motocross, and skateboarding to X Games Chiba 2023 from May 12–14.ĬHIBA, Japan, /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - X Games is back in Japan! The world's premier showcase in action sports competition will return to Japan for the second consecutive year. ![]()
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