In Case You Missed It: X Games Just Launched a New League Era in Sacramento
The new X Games League era officially kicked off in Sacramento — and it came in hot.
MoonPay X Games Sacramento 2026 brought three days of packed crowds, world-class BMX and skateboarding, teen phenoms, legendary performances, and multiple never-been-done tricks to Cal Expo. Nearly 100 athletes from 17 countries showed up for the inaugural MoonPay X Games League stop, introducing the new X Games Clubs: Los Angeles, New York, São Paulo, and Tokyo.
By the time Sunday wrapped, eight more BMX and Skateboard champions had been crowned, and Sacramento had made one thing clear: this new league format has real energy behind it.
Miyu Ito Owns Women’s Street
Women’s Skateboard Street opened the final day with a stacked field, but 19-year-old Miyu Ito stole the spotlight.
The XC Tokyo call-up put together a smooth, technical run packed with precision, style, and control to claim gold. It marked her fifth career X Games medal and second X Games gold.
Sixteen-year-old Chloe Covell, the defending Women’s Skateboard Street champion and No. 1 MoonPay X Games League draft pick, earned silver. Liz Akama rounded out the podium with bronze in her first X Games appearance in two years after missing 2025 with an ankle injury.
Ito was not finished.
She came back later in Women’s Skateboard Street Best Trick and won again, landing a frontside bluntslide shuv-it out on the 12-stair handrail. Two gold medals in one weekend is a statement. Doing it with that much control is exactly why Ito is one of the most exciting names in women’s street skating right now.
Gui Khury Keeps Dominating Vert
Men’s Skateboard Vert once again belonged to Gui Khury.
The 17-year-old Brazilian phenom delivered another dominant performance to win his fifth consecutive gold in the discipline. His run included a technical mix of 540 and 900 variations, giving him his second gold of the weekend.
Khury now holds 12 X Games gold medals and continues to build his status as one of the most decorated teen competitors in X Games history.
JD Sanchez earned silver with another strong Vert performance, while Tom Schaar added bronze and picked up his 19th career X Games medal.
Garrett Reynolds Adds Another Chapter to BMX Street History
Some athletes compete at X Games. Garrett Reynolds continues to define it.
In Men’s BMX Street, the 35-year-old legend came through in his third and final run to overtake Kevin Peraza and claim gold. The win marked Reynolds’ 17th career X Games gold medal and further cemented his legacy as one of the most dominant riders in action sports.
Reynolds has now medaled in 22 of the 24 BMX Street contests in X Games history, including 15 gold medals in the discipline. That is not just longevity. That is ownership of an era.
Peraza earned silver, continuing to show why he is considered one of BMX’s most versatile riders. Jordan Godwin took bronze, adding another X Games podium to his résumé.
Miharu Ozawa Makes a Gold-Medal Debut
Women’s BMX Park delivered one of the best breakout stories of the weekend.
Sixteen-year-old Miharu Ozawa made her X Games debut and walked away with gold, upsetting two-time Women’s BMX Park champion Hannah Roberts.
Ozawa pushed her score to 95.33 in her third run, showing serious confidence on one of the biggest stages in action sports. For a first X Games appearance, that is a massive arrival.
Roberts claimed silver, while Germany’s Kim Müller took bronze.
Ryan Williams Lands the Impossible – Twice
Ryan Williams had one of those X Games weekends that people will be talking about for a long time.
In Men’s BMX Dirt Best Trick, Williams landed the first-ever frontflip cannonball nothing front bikeflip in competition to win gold. That came just one day after he made history with the first-ever 540 frontflip flair on the vert wall in BMX Park Best Trick.
Two never-been-done tricks. Two huge moments. One ridiculous weekend.
Brady Baker pushed Williams hard and earned silver, while Brandon Loupos took bronze with a double backflip tailwhip.
Juni Kang Keeps Making History
Men’s Skateboard Street Best Trick gave Juni Kang another major moment.
The skater from Yangsan, Korea locked up gold with a nollie backside 270 heelflip to boardslide 270 out on the 12-stair handrail. The win came one day after Kang earned bronze in Men’s Skateboard Street, giving him two medals during a breakout weekend in Sacramento.
Kang first made history at X Games Osaka 2025, where he became the first Korean skateboarder to earn an X Games medal. Sacramento added another huge chapter to that story.
Ginwoo Onodera claimed silver, while Filipe Mota took bronze.
Mia Kretzer Delivers the Storybook Finish
The weekend closed with an emotional finish in Women’s Skateboard Vert.
Eleven-year-old Mia Kretzer, already known as the youngest gold medalist and youngest athlete drafted into the MoonPay X Games League, delivered a standout run to win gold for XC Los Angeles.
It was the kind of moment that gives X Games its charge: young talent, big pressure, loud crowd, and a performance that feels bigger than the scoreboard.
Mizuho Hasegawa earned silver, while Asahi Kaihara took bronze.
Sacramento Set the Bar
With Sacramento complete, the MoonPay X Games League Summer Season now heads to Chiba, Japan, on July 4–5 before wrapping at the MoonPay X Games Championship in New Orleans at Caesars Superdome on July 24–26.
The first-ever league championship and a $500,000 team prize purse are on the line.
Sacramento gave the new X Games League era a fast, loud, and seriously entertaining launch. Now the pressure shifts to Chiba and New Orleans to keep the momentum rolling.
Day Three Competition Results:
Monster Energy Women’s Skateboard Street Finals
Gold – Miyu Ito (XC TK call-up), Yamagata, JPN, 85.33
Silver – Chloe Covell (XC NY), Tweed Heads, AUS, 84.00
Bronze – Liz Akama (XC LA), Aomori, JPN, 82.66
MoonPay Men’s Skateboard Vert Finals
Gold – Gui Khury (XC SP), Curitiba, BRA, 94.00
Silver – JD Sanchez (Free Agent), Waianae, Hawaii, 89.00
Bronze – Tom Schaar (XC LA), Malibu, CA, 87.66
Monster Energy Men’s BMX Street Finals
Gold – Garrett Reynolds (XC SP), Toms River, NJ, 93.00
Silver – Kevin Peraza (XC SP), Tucson, AZ, 91.33
Bronze – Jordan Godwin (Free Agent), Cardiff, Wales, UK, 88.33
Women’s BMX Park Finals
Gold – Miharu Ozawa (XC TK), Gifu, Japan, 95.33
Silver – Hannah Roberts (XC NY), Buchanan, MI, 91.00
Bronze – Kim Muller (Free Agent), Remscheid, Germany, 88.33
Stake Men’s BMX Dirt Best Trick Finals
Gold – Ryan Williams (XC NY), Sunshine Coast, Australia
Silver – Brady Baker (XC LA), Auburn, CA
Bronze – Brandon Loupous (Free Agent), Sydney, Australia
Monster Energy Women’s Skateboard Street Best Trick Finals
Gold – Miyu Ito (XC TK call-up), Yamagata, Japan
Silver – Paige Heyn (XC NY), Tempe, AZ,
Bronze – Ibuki Matsumoto (XC SP), Kumamoto, Japan
Monster Energy Men’s Skateboard Street Best Trick Finals
Gold – Juni Kang (Free Agent), Yangsan, South Korea
Silver – Ginwoo Onordera (XC NY), Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Bronze – Filipe Mota (XC LA), Patos de Minas, Brazil
MoonPay Women’s Skateboard Vert Finals
Gold – Mia Kretzer (XC LA), Baldivis, Australia, 88.33
Silver – Mizuho Hasegawa (XC Tokyo), 86.00
Bronze – Asahi Kaihara (Free Agent), Osaka, Japan, 78.00
