Keyaki Ike grabs gold as skateboarders take center stage at X Games Chiba

Keyaki Ike did not only impress the home crowd with his best trick at X Games Chiba 2024. He also got a pat on the shoulder from Nyjah Huston, one of the biggest names in skateboarding, who called it “next level.”

Ike landed a nollie bigspin heel back tail to win the men’s skateboard street best trick event and an X Games gold medal at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Saturday afternoon.

“It’s been a while since I won a gold medal, so I’m happy, the Osaka native said.