Monster Energy Athletes Claim Podium Spots on Final Day of X Games Chiba 2024

Sep 23, 2024

Written by Bart de Jong

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Epic final day of X Games Japan! Monster Energy congratulates its BMX, Moto X, and Skateboard athletes on an excellent performance at X Games Chiba 2024. On the final day of competitions inside Makuhari Messe stadium, Monster Energy riders claimed a total of eight medals (three gold, four silver, and one bronze) across five contest events in the 71st edition of X Games. In the BMX Park Best Trick event, 30-year-old Daniel Sandoval from Corona, California, claimed his first career gold medal in the discipline.

Here’s the recap of how Sunday unfolded for Monster Energy athletes at X Games Chiba 2024:

BMX Park Best Trick: Daniel Sandoval Takes Gold Medal, Jeremy Malott Claims Silver

The BMX Park Best Trick competition saw 30-year-old Daniel Sandoval from Corona, California, edge ahead of the pack with an innovative trick. In the 30-minute jam session, Sandoval blasted a huge flair double whip to late barspin on the quarter pipe to claim the gold medal as his career-first in the discipline.

“I’ve been trying to chase the Park Best Trick gold medal for a while. It’s been a struggle since my first invite to the event, so I’m happy to finally secure it and get first,” said Monster Energy’s Sandoval upon claiming the gold medal at X Games Chiba 2024.

Sandoval now owns nine X Games medals (three gold, one silver, and five bronze).

Also rising to the podium, 27-year-old Jeremy Malott from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, stoked the crowd with a technical banger: On his fifth attempt, Malott put down a perfect 180 double tailwhip to late barspin over the box backward for the silver medal.

“The Best Trick event here at Chiba 2024 was absolutely insane; everyone was sending it. It was such a back-and-forth battle, watching the scores change after every attempt, so I'm thankful that my last attempt got me the silver medal,” said Malott at X Games Chiba 2024.

Malott now owns three X Games medals (one silver and two bronze).

And that’s a wrap! Over the course of X Games Chiba 2024, the Monster Energy team claimed a total of 11 X Games medals (three gold, four silver, and four bronze).