Monster Energy Congratulates Its Team on Boundary-Breaking Performances at X Games Aspen 2025

X Games Aspen 2025 is officially in the history books! Monster Energy congratulates its freeski and snowboard athletes on a dominant performance at X Games Aspen 2025. During the three-day event, the world-class team claimed 22 X Games medals (eight gold, six silver, and eight bronze) in the 24^th edition of Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen Snowmass, Colorado. Visit monsterenergy.com for exclusive content and highlights.

Presented by Monster Energy as the long-time energy drink partner, X Games Aspen 2025 featured over 110 of the world’s best action sports athletes from 20 countries competing in ski and snowboard events. A total of 20 medal events awarded 60 medals (gold, silver, bronze) over three action-packed days in disciplines of Big Air, Slopestyle, SuperPipe, and Knuckle Huck. For the first time, Men’s and Women’s Ski/Snowboard Street Style was a medal discipline in 2025.

Documenting the world’s biggest winter action sports showcase, X Games coverage was broadcast live in the U.S. on ABC and ESPN, while all live events were streamed on the Roku Channel.

Here’s how team Monster Energy Unleashed the Beast at X Games Aspen 2025:

In the Men’s Ski Knuckle Huck final, in a heavy progression session, 26-year-old Alex Hall from Park City, Utah, emerged as the winner by raising the bar with signature technical trick creations: Switch blender body-flip 540 and a never-been-landed in competition switch tail-butter cork 540 pullback 360 earned Hall the gold medal. Hall now owns 12 X Games medals (six gold, three silver, and three bronze).

In the Women’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck, Monster Energy riders captured a podium sweep in this event. Leading the charge, defending gold medalist Kokomo Murase with a Hand drag backside 360, backside 360 pullback to 180, and technical hand drag backside 540 for the victory. Murase now owns 11 X Games medals (four gold, five silver, and two bronze). UK street stylist Mia Brookes posted a Cab 180 butter back 540 out, Backside “unit” 540 Miller flip, and Cab 1080 melon for the silver medal. Brookes now owns four X Games medals (one gold, one silver, and two bronze). Completing the podium takeover, 15-year-old Monster Army rider Lily Dhawornvej from Frisco, Colorado, popped effortless Tame Dogs off the nose and backside Miller flip double hand drag for the bronze medal in her X Games debut. What a show!

In the Men’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck, 23-year-old Patrick Hofmann from Switzerland dazzled the crowd with unique tricks such as a switch backside 180 one-foot, one leg strapped out the binding, as well as Nosepress nollie wildcat backflip, and penguin slide to method into deep for silver as his first X Games medal. Also rising to the podium, 21-year-old Dusty Henricksen from Mammoth Lakes, California claimed bronze with standouts such as a styled out backside 360 hand drag, Cab 180 tailpress front flip, and a mind-boggling Cab 180 tailpress double front flip. Henricksen now owns five X Games medals (two gold, and three bronze).

In the Pacifico Women’s Snowboard Big Air,  23-year-old Zoi Sadowski-Synnott from Wānaka, New Zealand, returned to competition to claim third place. A brand-new backside triple cork 1440 truckdriver grab earned the Kiwi ripper 92.66 points and the bronze medal in an epic showdown. 

Trick levels escalated to historic heights in the Pacifico Men’s Snowboard Big Air competition. In a final for the ages, the bar for claiming a podium spot was higher than ever. Rising to the challenge, 19-year-old Taiga Hasegawa  from Iwakura, Japan, dropped in as the defending gold medalist from Aspen 2024 and clinched the silver medal with a never-been-landed Cab 2160 Weddle for 94.66 points and the silver medal. Also rising to the podium, 18-year-old Monster Army rider Rocco Jamieson from Wānaka, New Zealand, unveiled his signature frontside 1800 Bloody Dracula grab, putting both hands on the tail, for 91.33 points and the bronze medal in his X Games debut. X Games history has been made!

Rounding out an epic X Games, the historic Men’s Ski Big Air final concluded with Monster Army rider Luca Harrington clinching the silver medal with a never-been-landed trick. After earning his way into the high-stakes final by landing a rightside triple cork 1980 tailgrab, scores climbed to the stratosphere in the final. The X Games rookie unveiled a never-been-landed triple cork 2160 tailgrab for 97.00 points and the silver medal. Harrington now owns two X Games medals (one gold, and one silver).

The Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe competition was a spectacular air show. In a field including multiple X Games gold medalists, Crystal Globe winners, and Olympic champions, 26-year-old Ayumu Hirano from Murakami, Japan, rallied after a heavy slam to take a podium spot. A flawless run featuring a Cab double cork 1440 Weddle, frontside double cork 1440 tailgrab and a spectacular switch backside alley-oop double rodeo earned Hirano 92.33 points and the bronze medal. Hirano now owns five X Games medals (two gold, two silver, and one bronze).

In a nighttime festival atmosphere, 24-year-old Chloe Kim from Los Angeles, California, earned a dominant victory in Monster Energy Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe to defend her gold medal. Her stacked run featured a massive switch method and double cork 1080, scoring 93.33 points in a dominant victory. Kim is now tied with Shaun White for the record for the most SuperPipe gold medals, with eight gold medals. Kim now owns 10 X Games medals (eight gold, one silver, and one bronze).

The big story in the Women’s Ski SuperPipe final was the return to competition of two-times X Games champion, 32-year-old Cassie Sharpe from Comox, Canada. And not just return to competition – return to winning! A perfect run including an eleven-foot rightside 900 safety, leftside 900 Indy, huge air fakie Japan, switch 360 mute, massive flair and a 12-foot left 1080 Indy on the final wall for 88.33 points earned Sharpe the victory and her first X Games medal since 2021. Sharpe now owns six X Games medals (three gold, one silver, and two bronze). Welcome back!

A podium sweep unfolded in the Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle competition: When the dust settled, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott claimed the victory with a groundbreaking run, featuring a never-been-landed switch backside 1260 and triple cork 1440 for 94.66 points and the gold medal. Sadowski-Synnott now owns 11 X Games medals (six gold, three silver, and two bronze). Joining her in silver medal position, 20-year-old Kokomo Murase from Gifu, Japan, finessed a perfect run with a backside double cork 1080 Weddle for 90.33 points and the silver medal. Completing the sweep, 18-year-old Mia Brookes from Sandbach, United Kingdom, pulled together a run on her final attempt featuring a Cab 1440 melon for 88.33 points and the bronze medal. Way to Unleash the Beast!

The final day of X Games Aspen 2025 opened with the ultra-competitive Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle competition. In a final session that saw several top contenders eliminated, Taiga Hasegawa landed unique tricks such as a hand drag to 50-50 backside 180 the rainbow rail and double backside rodeo to 1260 tailgrab to score 81.00 points and the bronze medal. Hasegawa now owns three X Games gold medals (one gold, one silver, and one bronze).

The action sports world was in for a major surprise in the Men’s Ski Slopestyle final, when X Games rookie, 20-year-old Monster Army rider Luca Harrington from Wānaka, New Zealand, rose to the top to clinch the gold medal. Although entered as an alternate, the Kiwi ripper strung together an unbeatable run with his signature switch left triple cork 1620 esco grab for the winning score of 93.33 points and his first X Games gold.

The medals continued in Women’s Ski Slopestyle, where Olivia Asselin found herself in a high-pressure situation: After missing her first run of the final, it all came down to the final attempt for the Canadian. Going full X Games Mode, where she put down a perfect run featuring switch 270 on to forward, right 270 on to the flat rail, and a 360 front swap to forward on the rainbow rail for 92.66 points and the silver medal. Asselin now owns three X Games medals (two gold, and one silver).

In a historic first at X Games, the Women’s Ski Street Style event tested technicality and style on a tight obstacle course. Bringing the matching bag of tricks to the battle, 20-year-old Olivia Asselin from Quebec City, Canada, earned a dominant victory in the event’s debut with tricks including switch up continuing 270, and clean backside 450 out of the wall ride. 

The world premiere of Men’s Ski Street Style saw 23-year-old Colby Stevenson from Park City, Utah, put on a masterclass in style and creative transfers. Moves including switch to pretzel 630 on the elevated rail and 270 on continuing 630 in the same spot earned Stevenson the victory. Stevenson now owns six X Games medals (five gold, and one bronze). He was joined on the podium by 27-year-old Evan McEachran from Oakville, Canada, in the bronze medal position on the strength of tech tricks such as 180 onto the table, continuing, 270, pretzel, 450. McEachran now owns three X Games medals (one silver, and two bronze). What a progressive showcase for street riding!

And that’s a wrap! Congrats again to all our athletes on history-making performances and their amazing 22 medals (eight gold, six silver, and eight bronze). Way to represent the M-Claw at X Games Aspen 2025!