Action Sports Athletes Earn Total of 9 Medals (2 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze) Across Skateboarding, BMX, and Surf Competitions in Paris CORONA, Calif. , Aug. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Way to bring the heat to Paris ! Monster Energy congratulates its Skateboard, BMX, and Surf athletes on an outstanding performance.
Over the course of the competitions, Monster Energy athletes claimed a total of nine medals (two gold, three silver, and four bronze) in action sports competitions. Leading the charge, 14-year-old Australian Monster Army rider Arisa Trew claimed gold in the Women's Skateboard Park event. Also claiming gold, 29-year-old Argentinian Jose Torres cemented himself as an action sports icon by winning the Men's BMX Freestyle discipline.
Monster Energy riders earning silver medals consist of Japan's Cocona Hiraki (Women's Skateboard Park) and Liz Akama (Women's Skateboard Street), as well as USA's Tom Schaar (Men's Skateboard Park). Four riders brought home bronze medals: The USA's Nyjah Huston (Men's Skateboard Street), Brazil's Gabriel Medina (Men's Surfing) and Rayssa Leal (Women's Skateboard Street), as well as French team rider Anthony JeanJean (Men's BMX Freestyle). "Congratulations to our Monster Energy athletes on rising to the very top in this major international showcase for action sports.
We are proud of our newly minted gold medalists, first-time medal winners, as well as repeat medalists who performed at the highest level in front of millions of fans worldwide," sa.