career. His score topped the
podium at 97.00.
"I got my goal," Mincha said.
"Dreaming about this many
nights—hard work to get it, I
promise. I've been watching
Pastrana at the X Games since I
was a kid and always wanted to
be here one day. I've done it, and
with a gold medal. I don't know
what to say."
Rob Adelberg grabbed a silver
medal with his front-flip Dead
Body. The Australian rider didn't
hit the full extension that he
wanted but still beat second
place by 0.33 points. He racked
up the 23rd medal of his career,
all either gold, silver or bronze.
"Didn't get the extension I
had at home in practice but just
shows how gnarly it is," Adelberg
said.
Patrick Evans backed up his
gold from last month with a
bronze in New Orleans. Evans
remained the only rider compet
-
ing on an all-electric Stark Varg
and
completed another front-flip
variation, this time a Seat Grab
Indian Air, scoring a flat 96.00
from the judges to round out the
podium.
Best Whip
Hometown hero Wyatt Fontenot
secured his first-ever X Games
gold medal with the win in Best
Whip. The Louisiana native
went big for his final jump and
turned the bike upside down for
the New Orleans fans. Fontenot
grabbed his first X Games medal,
a bronze, just one month ago at
X Games Sacramento and now
jumps to the top of the podium
with his gold.
"We worked hard for this,"
Fontenot said. "This is such an
amazing feeling."
Tom Parsons added another
silver medal to his collection
with second place in Best Whip,
a repeat result from Sacramento.
Two-time defending gold medal
-
ist Julien Vanstippen landed in
third
with a bronze medal.
CN
Best Trick
1. Jose Mincha Casona (Yam) 97.00
2. Rob Adelberg (Yam) 96.33
3. Patrick Evans (Sta) 96.00
Best Whip
1. Wyatt Fontenot (Yam) 5.00
2. Tom Parsons (Yam) 4.00
3. Julien Vanstippen (Yam) 3.00
VOLUME 63 ISSUE 30 JULY 28, 2026 P29
Louisiana native Wyatt Fontenot grabbed his first gold in Best Whip.
