WIND
IN THE
P62
Patrick Evans
nailed this Nac-Nac
no-handed front
flip to earn gold in
Moto X Best Trick.
as his gold-medal run earned a
winning score of 95.66. Evans is
now a two-time X Games gold
medalist and was the only rider
competing on the electric Stark
Varg at this year's event. His win
-
ning trick, a Nac-Nac no-handed
front flip, had never been per-
formed in competition.
"Winning Best Trick is a lot
more meaningful than Best Whip
because it's the gnarliest thing
you can do, so I never thought
I'd have it," said Evans. "It hasn't
sunk in yet. I didn't think I'd win,
even if I stuck my trick. I thought
someone else would have some
-
thing gnarlier."
Australia's Ben Richards con-
tinued his breakout weekend by
earning silver. Richards beat his
older brother Tom, who finished
just off the podium, by landing
a Body Varial flip to double grab
Hart Attack to secure his spot
on the podium.
Rounding out the podium was
Richards' mentor, eight-time
X Games gold medalist and
defending Moto X Best Trick
Champion Rob Adelberg. The
Australian veteran earned his
fifth bronze medal and 21st X
Games career medal, narrowly
missing the chance to become
the first rider in history to win
four consecutive Moto X Best
Trick titles. He also attempted
a never-before-seen trick in
competition but was unable to
cleanly land his Frontflip Seatgr
-
ab-Shaolin.
CN
Moto X Best Whip
1. Julien VanStippen (Yam)
2. Tom Parsons (Yam)
3. Wyatt Fontanot (Yam)
Moto X Best Trick
1. Patrick Evans (Sta)
2. Ben Richards (Yam)
3. Rob Adleberg (Yam)
2026 X Games Sacramento Moto X
Best Whip Highlights
