Monster Energy's Arisa Trew (Skateboarding) and Ryan Williams (BMX) Earn Dominant Victories on Day 1 of X Games Osaka 2025
-15-Year-Old Arisa Trew from Palm Beach, Australia, Claims Gold in Women's Skateboard Vert, Ties All-Time Record for Most X Games Gold Medals in Women's Skateboarding at 6 Medals
-30-Year-Old Ryan Williams from Sunshine Coast, Australia, Takes Gold in BMX Park Best Trick
-Monster Energy Riders Claim 8 Medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze) on Day 1 of X Games Osaka
OSAKA, Japan, June 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bringing the heat to X Games Japan! Monster Energy congratulates its team of BMX, Moto X, and Skateboarding athletes on their history-making performances on the first day of X Games Osaka 2025. On Saturday, Monster Energy riders claimed a total of eight medals (two gold, two silver, and four bronze) across five contest events inside the Kyocera Dome stadium.
The Women's Skateboard Vert final saw 15-year-old Arisa Trew from Palm Beach, Australia, take the gold medal with a dominant performance to claim her sixth gold at X Games. She was joined on the podium by 18-year-old Asahi Kaihara from Osaka, Japan, in silver medal position. In the heated BMX Park event, 27-year-old Anthony Jeanjean from Béziers, France, took bronze as his first X Games medal.
When the action moved into Men's Skateboard Vert, 25-year-old Tom Schaar from Malibu, California, took the bronze medal in a competitive final. Next, the team scored a double podium in Dave Mirra BMX Park Best Trick with 30-year-old Ryan Williams from Sunshine Coast, Australia, claiming the gold medal, and 30-year-old Kevin Peraza from Tucson, Arizona, taking the bronze medal. Closing out a big first day in Osaka, the Moto X Best Trick final concluded with 24-year-old Ben Richards from Wagga Wagga, Australia, taking silver as his first X Games medal. He was joined on the podium by 33-year-old Jackson Strong from Lockhart, Australia, claiming bronze.
Here's how the action unfolded for team Monster Energy on day one of X Games Osaka 2025:
Women's Skateboard Vert: Monster Energy's Arisa Trew Puts on Gold Medal Masterclass
The fourth edition of the X Games in Japan kicked off with the Women's Skateboard Vert event. In a new competition format, the eight finalists started by skating two runs in the playoffs round, with the top four riders battling for medals in the final.
All eyes were on global skateboarding phenomenon Arisa Trew as the winner of the past two editions of the event at X Games. Continuing her dominance, Trew held the top spot in Osaka from the playoffs to the final runs.
Barging into the final with a perfect run featuring two 540 variations and technical lip tricks, Trew locked in the gold medal with a score of 84.66 points on her first attempt. But she was far from finished: Taking her final run as a victory lap, she raised the bar by combining alley-oop backside 540, backside Judo air, frontside stalefish, backside 540 melon, kickflip Indy, Madonna, Indy 360 fakie, switch McTwist, Cab frontside 360 stalefish, frontside crooked fakie and frontside Half Cab noseslide revert for 87.66 points and the gold medal.
"I'm just so happy. Skating with all the girls was super fun. Everyone is pushing it to the next level. And just being in the final with those girls was amazing," said Monster Energy's Trew upon claiming gold in Osaka.
On the strength of earning her sixth X Games gold medal, Trew now ties the record for most X Games gold medals in women's skateboarding with Brazil's Leticia Bufoni. And Trew is far from done making history: Watch for her on Sunday in the Women's Skateboard Park final, dropping in as the defending champion.
Also rising to the podium, Monster Army rider Asahi Kaihara claimed the silver medal in front of a hometown crowd. After losing the handle on her first run of the final, it all came down to the final run for Kaihara.
Putting it all on the line, Kaihara landed a stylish run featuring huge frontside body varial benihana, Madonna, backside Saran Wrap, kickflip Indy, backside method air, frontside nosegrind lipslide, frontside noseblunt, feeble grind fakie, fakie frontside pop shove-it stalefish, frontside body varial tailgrab, and lien tailslide scoring 79.00 points for second place.
Kaihara now owns three X Games medals (one silver and two bronze).
BMX Park: French Team Rider Anthony Jeanjean Claims Bronze as First X Games Medal
The podium spots continued in the competitive BMX Park final. After a grueling playoffs round, multiple BMX Park World Champion, Anthony Jeanjean claimed bronze as his first X Games medal in the final.
With everything on the line in his second and final run, Jeanjean held it together and delivered, earning his spot on the podium.
A perfect run featuring a 720 barpsin, double tailwhip, barspin, opposite tailwhip, flair barspin, superman seat grab, 360 downside tailwhip, flair double tailwhip, and alley-oop 540 flair earned 82.00 points and third place.
"The course was fun, and the level was crazy today! I'm so happy about my riding and my first X Games medal here in Osaka at my third X Games. I'm so stoked!" said Monster Energy's Jeanjean upon claiming bronze in Osaka. Jeanjean also owns a bronze medal in Men's BMX Park from the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Men's Skateboard Vert: Tom Schaar Claims Bronze as 15th X Games Medal
Energy levels inside Kyocera Dome stadium were high for the Men's Skateboard Vert event. In the session featuring eight of the world's best vertical skateboarders, Tom Schaar dropped in as a podium favorite and previous gold medalist in the discipline.
Schaar held his own in the grueling playoff round and qualified for the final four in second place. In the final, he locked in the podium spot with a perfect run featuring a huge kickflip Indy fakie, fakie backside 720 tailgrab, backside 540 melon, backside 540 tailgrab, alley-oop heelflip Indy, frontside nosegrind, kickflip body varial McTwist, backside lipslide, frontside 360 tailgrab, alley-oop Caballerial backside lipslide for 83.00 points and the bronze medal.
Schaar now owns 15 X Games medals (three gold, four silver, and eight bronze). He will be back for Men's Skateboard Park and Skateboard Vert Best Trick on Sunday!
BMX Park Best Trick: Ryan Williams Soars to Victory, Kevin Peraza Clinches Bronze
Progression was the name of the game in the Dave Mirra BMX Park Best Trick event, as eight of the sport's most innovative riders attacked the course with their latest trick creations. After a 30-minute session, Team Monster Energy claimed another victory as well as a podium spot in front of the high-energy crowd.
Leading the charge, Ryan Williams unveiled one of his notorious trick creations to take the victory. A technical frontflip flair tailwhip on the quarterpipe earned 'R Willy' his second gold medal in the BMX Park Best Trick discipline, and the crowd went wild!
"From the start to the finish, I was trying to get my trick, but all the boys just started throwing down left and right. Everyone just kept sending it, and I thought, there's no way I'm going to be able to hang on to this. So stoked it worked out!" said Monster Energy's Williams upon claiming Best Trick gold in Osaka.
Williams now owns 11 X Games medals (Nine gold and two silver). He has won X Games gold medals in four different disciplines.
Also claiming a medal for the team, Kevin Peraza emerged from the progression session in the bronze medal position by landing a never-been-done-in-competition trick: Taking his skills to the large centerpiece box obstacle, Peraza finessed a flair downwhip to fakie, landing backwards to increase the difficulty for third place.
"It's crazy. Most of us came into this knowing that we have another major X Games next week in the States. Should we roll the dice, should we try something? Or should we keep it clean and healthy? But the course was perfect, so why not get it done now. The crowd was so good, and the energy was great," said Monster Energy's Peraza upon claiming bronze in Osaka.
Peraza now owns 12 X Games medals (seven gold, three silver, and two bronze)
Moto X Best Trick: Australia's Ben Richards Claims Silver Medal as Youngest Competitor
A big first day at X Games Osaka 2025 ended with a major upset in the Moto X Best Trick final. In a field of record-setting athletes and multiple X Games champions, Ben Richards dropped in as the youngest competitor and clinched silver as his first career X Games medal.
On his first run of the final, Richards secured his podium spot by landing an ultra-rare handlebar hop variation known as Special Flip – performing a 360 body varial in his seat while in the air – for 91.00 points and the silver medal.
Today's silver marks the first X Games medal for Richards in what is now his fourth appearance in the event.
Richards' closest competition was no other than the most decorated rider in Moto X Best Trick, Jackson Strong. On his first run of the final, Strong put down a technical frontflip seat grab Indy for 90.00 points and the bronze medal, boosting his record-setting medal count to 18 total.
Strong now owns 18 X Games medals (eight gold, six silver, and four bronze).
Closely finishing outside of podium contention, Japanese style icon Taka Higashino stoked the hometown crowd with a classic performance and finished in fourth place. His highest-scoring trick of the final, a Rock Solid Indy Flip, earned 86.66 points.
That's it for day one! Stay tuned for more X Games Osaka 2025! X Games is live all weekend, available to watch on the official X Games YouTube page.
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