Riders Sweep BMX Dirt Podium and Claim 11 Medals at X Games - Day 2

The most epic day of X Games ever? The crowd at X Games Salt Lake City witnessed history-making performances on Day 2 of competitions. When the dust settled, Monster Energy riders claimed a total of 11 medals (three gold, four silver, and four bronze) across seven contest events at Utah State Fairpark and Event Center.

The team swept the entire BMX Dirt podium with 31-year-old Ryan Williams from Sunshine Coast, Australia, taking gold, 22-year-old Brady Baker from Toms River, New Jersey, claiming silver, and 30-year-old Daniel Sandoval from Corona, California, taking bronze. 

In Women’s Skateboard Vert Best Trick, 15-year-old Arisa Trew from Palm Beach, Australia, claimed a dominant win and extended her record of most gold medals in women’s skateboarding to eight medals. And in Moto X Best Whip, 29-year-old Julien Vanstippen from Ophain, Belgium, battled a broken thumb to claim his second win in the discipline. 

Here’s how the action unfolded at X Games Salt Lake City 2025 on Day 2:

BMX DIRT: MONSTER ENERGY SWEEPS PODIUM IN EPIC FINALE

WORTH THE WAIT! After being delayed from Friday due to strong winds, BMX Dirt delivered one of the most epic competitions in X Games history, and Monster Energy swept the entire podium!

R WILLY'S MASTERPIECE: Putting it all on the line, Ryan Williams unleashed pure magic in his third and final! The Australian superstar nipped two-time defending champ Brady Baker with a run for the ages: double frontflip, frontflip front bri flip, cashroll onto the step-up, frontflip no-hander down, and double backflip for 94.33 points and his first Dirt gold!

HISTORY IN THE MAKING: This marks R Willy's 10th X Games gold, tying him with Rob Adelberg for most gold medals among Australians! He's now won gold in FIVE different disciplines and could still become just the fourth athlete ever to win three golds at a single X Games with Dirt Best Trick and Park Best Trick still to come.

"Thank gosh I got that done! That's the only time I'm going to beat Brady Baker in the Dirt. Holy moly, I was on the edge of my seat and the edge of my pedals. Third time's the charm!" said Williams. He now owns 12 X Games medals (10 gold, 2 silver).

BAKER EXPLODES ON TRACK: Hailed by X Games commentators as the greatest BMX Dirt rider of all time, Brady Baker put on a clinic with three 90+ point runs. His best run featured cashroll tailwhip to tabletop, backflip triple tailwhip, 360 tailwhip, cashroll barspin, and 720 double barspin for 93.66 points and silver. It was so intense, his tire exploded upon landing the final trick! Baker now owns four X Games medals (two gold, two silver).

SANDOVAL BOUNCES BACK: After struggles in Park earlier, Daniel Sandoval earned his first Dirt medal. A perfect line including backflip double tailwhip, 360 barspin to down whip, frontflip, 360 double downside whip, 720 barspin secured Sandoval the bronze medal with 85.33 points.

Sandoval now owns ten X Games medals (three gold, one silver, six bronze).

WOMEN'S SKATEBOARD VERT BEST TRICK: ARISA TREW MAKES HISTORY WITH NEVER-BEEN-DONE TRICK

REDEMPTION TIME! After missing out on gold in Park (Friday) and settling for silver in Vert (Saturday), Arisa Trew was laser-focused on making history in Women's Skateboard Vert Best Trick. The 15-year-old Australian secured the lead early with her signature switch McTwist as a "safety run." But Trew wasn't done – she systematically started chasing a trick that had never been landed by a woman in competition!

NEVER-BEEN-DONE MAGIC: On her fourth attempt, Trew made X Games history by landing the first-ever kickflip body varial 540 by a woman in competition! The crowd absolutely erupted as she rode away clean from the groundbreaking trick. 

"I grabbed it and just stuck it to my feet, hoping I'd land it, and then I couldn't believe that I actually rode away from it," said Trew after making history.

This eighth X Games gold makes Trew the winningest woman in X Games summer disciplines, breaking her tie with Aggressive In-Line legend Fabiola da Silva. At just 15 years old and in only her third year at X Games – simply astonishing! Trew now owns nine X Games medals (eight gold, one silver).

MOTO X BEST WHIP: JULIEN VANSTIPPEN BATTLES INJURY FOR GOLD

BROKEN THUMB, UNBROKEN SPIRIT: Despite a broken right thumb, Belgium's Julien Vanstippen wasn't about to let anything stop him from defending his Moto X Best Whip crown! The 29-year-old already made history in 2022 as the first Belgian to win X Games gold, now he's got his second! 

SLOW-MO STYLE: Flying through the air in slow motion, Vanstippen figured out how to get his body under his bike, sending the most contorted whips of the night. His massive tuck in mid-air almost looked like a backflip before aligning forward for a perfect landing

"I did not expect to win. The first gold wasn't expected, and this one was difficult with my thumb injury. But everything is mental. So, I sent it! This was one of the biggest whips I've done!" said Vanstippen after claiming his second gold. He now owns six X Games medals (two gold, two silver, two bronze).

MEN'S SKATEBOARD PARK: WOOLLEY AND SCHAAR BATTLE 94-DEGREE HEAT FOR DOUBLE PODIUM

SCORCHING HOT SKATING: In brutal 94-degree heat, Monster Energy claimed second and third in Men's Skateboard Park with Kieran Woolley and Tom Schaar battling the elements and elite competition!

WOOLLEY GETS SILVER ON FINAL RUN: The 21-year-old Australian saved his best for last, nailing his third and final run with larger-than-life transfers and technical flow: gap transfer frontside lipslide the corner, huge frontside nosebone the channel, kickflip Indy the extension, massive transfer backside bluntslide the box, and Miller Flip the extension for 89.00 points and silver! He now owns four X Games medals (one gold, three silver).

DEFENDING CHAMP TAKES BRONZE: Fresh off winning gold at X Games Osaka just a week earlier, Tom Schaar posted his best score on Run 1 with technical mastery including backside 540 melon, frontside 360 stalefish the box, and huge blindside ollie fakie the hip for 87.66 points and bronze. Schaar now owns 17 X Games medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 9 bronze).

WOMEN'S SKATEBOARD VERT: ARISA TREW CLINCHES SILVER ON LAST RUN

FIGHTING FOR EVERY POINT: Arisa Trew came into Women's Skateboard Vert as the rider to beat after her dominant performances at X Games Osaka but faced a fierce battle in the finals!

PERFECT RUN, SILVER MEDAL: After struggling to put together the run she wanted, Trew finally found her flow on attempt three with a flawless performance: huge alley-oop McTwist, body varial 540, frontside varial lien, backside judo air, kickflip Indy, Madonna, 360 Indy air, switch backside air, frontside Caballerial stalefish, frontside crooked grind fakie, and Half Cab frontside noseslide revert for 90.00 points and silver! Trew now owns nine X Games medals (eight gold, one silver).

MEN'S SKATEBOARD STREET: NYJAH SILVER, ROOKIE AGLIARDI BRONZE IN EPIC SHOWDOWN

RECORD CHASE CONTINUES: The most decorated street skateboarder of all time, 30-year-old Nyjah Huston from Laguna Beach, California, came agonizingly close to breaking Garrett Reynolds' record of 16 X Games golds but was bumped to silver by Japan's Yuto Horigome on the final runs!

TECHNICAL PERFECTION: Nyjah's Run 1 masterpiece featured switch frontside flip the bump, crooked grind the box to bank, 360 kickflip the bump, kickflip backside lipslide the gap rail, nollie backside noseblunt slide the bump to rail, switch heelflip frontside boardslide the big rail, and fakie kickflip the bump for 93.00 points.

"I was not surprised at all. You can never count this guy out. He always makes it happen on the last run," said Huston. He now owns 25 X Games medals (15 gold, six silver, four bronze). The record chase continues in Street Best Trick on Sunday!

FIRST MEDAL FOR AGLIARDI: 15-year-old Monster Army recruit Julian Agliardi from Long Beach, California, stole the show and clinched his first X Games medal! 

The youngest member of Nyjah's Disorder Skateboards team delivered a flawless final run: frontside nosegrind the flat rail, backside Smith grind the box to bank, 360 kickflip the bump, nollie 270 frontside boardslide the gap rail, kickflip backside lipslide the big rail, and frontside bluntslide kickflip fakie the big rail for 87.33 points and bronze!

"Honestly, it doesn't even feel real. It feels like a dream!" said Agliardi, with proud mentor Nyjah beaming!

WOMEN'S SKATEBOARD STREET: JESSICA READY LIVES UP TO HER NAME, EARNS BRONZE

24 HOURS TO GLORY: Talk about being Ready when opportunity calls! 15-year-old Monster Army rider Jessica Ready from New Zealand got the call to compete as an alternate in Monster Energy Women’s Skateboard Street with just 24 hours' notice, and delivered bronze in her X Games debut!

READY FOR ANYTHING: In a field stacked with decorated X Games winners and Street League champions, Ready proved she belonged with a technical masterpiece on Run 3: nollie heelflip the bump, 360 kickflip the corner, kickflip the gap, feeble grind the flat rail, frontside rock the quarter pipe, ollie the stair set, backside 5-0 grind the flat ledge, nollie frontside kickflip onto the box, fakie Smith stall kickflip the quarter pipe, and backside kickflip over the bump for 83.66 points and bronze!

That’s it for an epic Day 2 in SLC! Stay tuned for the final day of X Games Salt Lake City 2025. X Games is live all weekend, available to watch on the Roku App.