Rounding out an epic X Games, the historic Men’s Ski Big Air final concluded with 20-year-old Monster Army rider Luca Harrington from Wanaka, New Zealand clinching the silver medal with a never-been-landed trick.

Men’s Ski Big Air: Luca Harrington Claims Silver in History-Making Final

Saving the best for last, the Men’s Ski Big Air final in front of a sold-out crowd sent trick difficulties through the stratosphere. Within less than a handful of attempts in the playoff round, riders already broke through the 90-point benchmark for making the cut into the final.

Bringing his own flavor into the progression session, Monster Army rider Luca Harrington cracked a rightside triple cork 1980 tailgrab on Run 1 to claim 95.00 points and collect his ticket into the final. Good to keep in mind that he only edged into X Games as an alternate for the first time this year!

When it all came down to final attempts, Harrington held his own like a veteran and posted a contorted triple cork 1980 for 95.33 points. Sitting in third place, Harrington pulled out a never-been-done trick on the final attempt: A triple cork 2160 tailgrab made X Games history and earned Harrington 97.00 points and the silver medal in his X Games debut. Harrington now owns two X Games medals (one gold, and one silver).

 The Men’s Ski Slopestyle final saw 20-year-old Monster Army rider Luca Harrington from Wanaka, New Zealand, clinch an upset victory in his rookie X Games performance.

 For the second podium sweep of the day, the Women’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck final concluded with Murase claiming gold, Brookes taking silver, and 15-year-old Monster Army rider Lily Dhawornvej from Frisco, Colorado, clinching bronze.

 The historic Pacifico Men’s Snowboard Big Air final witnessed several never-been-landed tricks,  He was joined on the Big Air podium by 18-year-old Monster Army rider Rocco Jamiesonfrom Wanaka, New Zealand, in the bronze medal position

Here are the highlights for team Monster Energy from day two of X Games Aspen 2025:

Men’s Ski Slopestyle: Monster Army Rider Luca Harrington Clinches Gold in Upset Victory

The action sports world was in for a major surprise in Friday’s Men’s Ski Slopestyle final. Although merely making his debut at X Games this year, Monster Army rider Luca Harrington rose all the way to the top to clinch the gold medal in the heavily contested discipline.

What’s more, Harrington came into the Slopestyle event as an alternate – ready to step in when another rider withdraws from the contest – and received the official nod on the morning of competition day. No problem for Harrington, who had priorly been earning consecutive Big Air World Cup wins: When it was time to bring the heat, the young New Zealander brought the perfect run.

On his highest-scoring attempt, Harrington worked the rails with technical combos like left foot frontside switch-up pretzel frontside switch-up pretzel 270, then into switch left 270 pretzel 450 out, followed by a left foot right backside 360 switch-up back swap continuing 270 out. In the jumps, he landed switch left side double cork 1620 safety, right side double cork 1080 Japan pull-back to 900 (landing switch), and his signature switch left triple cork 1620 esco grab for the winning score of 93.33 points and his first X Games gold.

“This year has been absolutely incredible! I was so honored to get the invite to come here. I was actually an alternate until last minute, all the way until this morning! Going up the hill on the sled, I said, ‘Let’s win this thing!’ said Harrington.

Women’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck: Monster Army Rider Lily Dhawornvej Bronze

The focus on technical tricks continued in Women’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck. And so did the podium sweeps for team Monster Energy: When the heavy progression session was over, defending gold medalist Kokomo Murase took her second victory in the discipline. Mia Brookes joined her teammate on the podium taking silver, and Monster Army rider Lily Dhawornvej from Frisco, Colorado, clinching bronze. What a day!

Rounding out the podium sweep, a young Monster Army rider rose to the bronze medal position: In her X Games debut, 15-year-old Monster Army rider Lily Dhawornvej from Frisco, Colorado, held her own against some of the most established riders on the circuit. Previously, Dhawornvej had already claimed third place in X Games Street Style Pro at Copper in late 2024.

Cheered on by the high-energy crowd, the rookie sent tricks like a veteran including straight air to flat, front flip (also known as tame dog), backside Miller flip double hand drag, Tame dog nosegrab, and backside 540 for the bronze medal. This marks the first X Games medal for Dhawornvej.

Rocco Jamieson Takes Bronze

The evolution of riding technique was on full display in Friday night’s Pacifico Men’s Snowboard Big Air competition. In a history-making final that saw several never-been-landed tricks performed in front of the sold-out Aspen crowd, the stakes were higher than ever: As riders posted several brand-new 2160-degree rotations, the cutoff score for reaching the final four riders escalated to 93.33 points and higher.

Also making his mark in this historic session was an X Games rookie: Monster Army rider Rocco Jamieson earned his way into the final with a 94.00 point score on his first attempt.

In the final, Jamieson kept stoking the crowd by landing frontside 1800 Bloody Dracula grab, putting both hands on the tail, for 91.33 points. When all was said and done, Jamieson took home the bronze medal in his X Games debut.

Stay tuned for more X Games Aspen 2025 on Saturday! X Games is live all weekend, available to watch your way globally across XGames.com, YouTube, Twitch, and in the US on ESPN, ABC, and exclusive digital live stream on The Roku Channel.

Monster Energy Athletes Bring the Heat on Day 1 of X Games Aspen 2025

• 24-Year-Old Lucas Foster makes finals with the dub alley oop mctwist

ASPEN, Colorado – January 24, 2025 – Bringing the heat to Buttermilk Mountain! Monster Energy, the official energy drink partner of X Games, congratulates its team of freeski and snowboard athletes on a strong performance on the first day of X Games Aspen 2025.

the Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe competition saw 26-year-old Ayumu Hirano from Murakami, Japan, claim the bronze medal.

Here’s how the action unfolded for team Monster Energy on day one of X Games Aspen 2025:

Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard Super Pipe: Ayumu Hirano Earns Bronze in Dramatic Final

For the final event of the first day of X Games Aspen 2025, all eyes were on the massive snow halfpipe for the Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe competition. The level of riding? Off the charts! The field of eight finalists included multiple X Games gold medalists, Crystal Globe winners, and Olympic champions, including Ayumu Hirano.

The Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe final followed the new playoff format, featuring two runs to narrow the field to four finalists. With scores resetting in the final, the best of two runs decided the winner. In other words, no room for slipping!

Earning his way into the final with strategy and big tricks, Hirano qualified into the top four by landing a perfect run stacked with Cab double cork 1080 and switch alley-oop rodeo for 86.33 points. As the level of riding escalated on final runs, Hirano suffered a heavy slam on his first attempt and found himself outside of podium contention.

Showing his true grit, Hirano rose to the challenge by stringing together a perfect run featuring a Cab double cork 1440 Weddle, frontside 1260 tuck-knee frontside grab, backside 900 Weddle, frontside double cork 1440 tailgrab, and a spectacular switch backside alley-oop double rodeo on the final wall for 92.33 points and the bronze medal.