got sideways for the top spot
on the box. Belgium's Julien
Vanstippen won his first X
Games gold medal ahead of
Hodges and last year's winner
Tom Parsons.
BEST TRICK
Best trick brings out the biggest
one-off combinations these
riders have to offer. The sport
is elevated so high though, that
many of the best tricks are just
cleaned-up versions of jumps
we saw during the freestyle
runs. It's crazy that front flips
and double backflips are the
norm these days! Adelberg
took his second gold of the day
with a 120-foot no-footed front
flip. Sheehan and Ackermann
both went for double-backflip
combos to earn silver and
bronze, respectively.
QUARTERPIPE HIGH AIR
Quarterpipe is the event that's
effectively replaced Step Up.
This is another discipline that
has grown to new heights in
recent years, no pun intended.
Riders upped the standing
world record in their first runs,
and it became an all-out brawl
for the top spot. Colby Raha
ended up taking gold in his
final jump over Axell Hodges
and Spanish rookie Guillem
Navas.
Moto X 110
Moto X 110 is one of the new-
est events on the schedule
with a much lighter atmosphere
for the athletes. Despite riding
smaller pit bikes, riders still
bust out big tricks and flips on
the designated course. Hodg-
es walked away with gold,
Banks Hovey with silver and
Tim Ritson with bronze.
Click here for video highlights.
Freestyle
1. Rob Adelberg 93.33
2. Luc Ackermann 91.00
3. Josh Sheehan 88.33
Best Whip
1. Julien Vanstippen
2. Axell Hodges
3. Tom Parsons
Best Trick
1. Rob Adelberg 94.33
2. Josh Sheehan 89.00
3. Luc Ackermann 87.00
Moto X 110
1. Axell Hodges
2. Banks Hovey
3. Tim Ritson
VOLUME 59 ISSUE 30 JULY 26, 2022 P45
Quarterpipe High Air
1. Colby Raha
2. Axell Hodges
3. Guillem Navas
Colby Raha won the
Quarterpipe High
Air competition.
