X Games Chiba 2022 Presented by Yogibo Day One News and Results

The inaugural X Online games Chiba 2022 Offered by Yogibo began April 22 with 4 eliminations and the Skateboard Vert and BMX Flatland ultimate competitions. The initially-ever X Games function in Japan, all competitions can be streamed stay through the ESPN Application and @XGames YouTube throughout the weekend.

The initially competitors of the day noticed Japanese skater Yumeka Oda qualify in the prime location in the Women’s Skateboard Street Elimination. Subsequent up, fellow Japanese skater Cocona Hiraki took the best qualifying location in the Women’s Skateboard Park Elimination. The Japanese athletes continued their domination with Rim Nakamura qualifying initially in the BMX Park Elimination. However, in the final elimination of the day, American Jagger Eaton walked absent in the major qualifying spot.

As the sunlight set over ZOZOMARINE Stadium, Skateboard Vert handed out the first medal of the celebration to American Jimmy Wilkins. Only the second athlete in X Games background to four-peat in Skateboard Vert, Wilkins held the best position all through the total party. The silver medal went to Japan’s Moto Shibata, his third X Games silver. 13-yr-old Gui Khury rounded out the podium with bronze, starting to be the youngest medalist in X Online games Vert background and earning his to start with Vert medal.

Returning to the X Games competitiveness lineup for the initial time given that 2003, BMX Flatland pit eight athletes in a head-to-head bracket-fashion contest. In the bronze medal struggle, Moto Sasaki faced off versus Matthias Dandois, with the neighborhood Sasaki taking the bronze. The gold medal struggle pitted the oldest athlete at X Game titles Chiba, Alex Jumelin, from the youngest BMX athlete, Kio Hayakawa. Jumelin competed in five X Game titles gatherings, with a earlier highest end of seventh. However, tonight it was neighborhood star Kio Hayakawa who acquired his 1st X Online games gold medal.

Tomorrow’s functions will include Men’s Skateboard Road Elimination, Women’s Skateboard Park, BMX Park, Moto X Best Whip, BMX Avenue and Skateboard Vert Greatest Trick.

X Games supporters in the United States can enjoy are living competitors coverage from the inaugural X Game titles Chiba celebration April 22 – 24 on the ESPN Application and X Game titles YouTube. Fans can also stick to the latest news and highlights throughout @XGames platforms, like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and XGames.com. More information can be uncovered right here.

Furthermore, two hours of party recap coverage will air on ABC as portion of the Planet of X Game titles collection on May perhaps 14 and 21 from 2 – 3 p.m. ET.

X Online games Chiba 2022 will be available locally in Japan on Nippon TV’s networks and will be offered globally via ESPN’s streaming products and services.

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