This year’s women’s vert comp at X Games Ventura was highly anticipated, especially after last year, when Arisa Trew pulled a 720 in the final moments of the contest. Her skills won her gold in both park and vert and inspired the X Games to add a women’s best trick contest.
This addition brought even more surprises this year, as 9-year-old Mia Kretzer pulled the same trick—a 720—in this year’s vert best trick, becoming the youngest person to win an X Games gold in herstory. There was a gang of other amazing female skaters competing at this elite event, including:
1st: Arisa Trew. $20,000. Age 14, @Arisa_Trew.
2nd: Mizuho Hasegawa. $15,000. Age 13, @hasegawa_mizuho.
3rd: Asahi Kaihara. $10,000. Age 17, @asahikaihara.
4th: Juno Matsuoka. $2,500. Age 13, @junomatsuoka.
5th: Bryce Wettstein. $2,000.
6th: Mia Kretzer. $2,000.
7th: Jada Ward. $1,500.
8th: Joey Yarbrough. $1,000.
These amazing skaters are consistently pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in skateboarding. Check them out at the Paris Olympics next month!!
