Elite Team of Action Sports Athletes for Paris Olympics
Includes Defending Medalists and Top Qualifiers in Skateboarding,
BMX, Surf and Breakdance Competitions
CORONA,
Calif., July 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The teams
for the Paris 2024 Olympics are
officially set! Monster Energy is proud to announce the officially
qualified team competing in Skateboard, BMX, Surf and Breaking
disciplines at the Paris 2024
Summer Olympic Games. Hailing from 11 different countries, the
29-strong team roster includes defending Olympic medalists as well
as top qualifiers emerging from months of intense Olympic qualifier
events for coveted spots to compete in Paris 2024.
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"Congratulations to our Monster Energy athletes on qualifying
into the world's biggest stage for sports, the Summer Olympic
Games. Each of our athletes battled hard to earn a shot at taking
home a gold medal, and we wish them all the best heading into
Paris 2024," said Mitch Covington, Senior Vice President of Sports
Marketing at Monster Energy.
From July 26 to August 11, the
Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games
will feature around 10,500 athletes from 206 NOCs (National Olympic
Committees) competing in 329 metal events. With an expanded focus
on women's sports, the Games will make history by achieving
numerical gender parity on the field of play, ensuring equal
representation of male and female athletes.
"Monster Energy has been supporting action sports from day one
and we are delighted to see our sports featured in the world's most
seasoned stage for athletics," added Covington. "As we head into
Paris 2024 with a roster of top
competing athletes across Skate, BMX and Surf, we look forward to
history-making performances that will hopefully inspire millions of
viewers across the globe to discover these sports."
Here are the key competitions and Monster Energy athletes to
watch at the Paris 2024 Summer
Olympic Games:
When Men's Skateboard Street is contested for
the second time at the Summer Olympics, watch out for previous
silver medalist Kelvin
Hoefler from Brazil. His biggest rival? Team USA's Nyjah
Huston finished outside podium contention at the
2020 Tokyo Games, but is back to his winning ways after taking
double gold at X Games Ventura 2024 and now holds the record for
most X Games Skateboarding gold at 15 medals. Also chasing Olympic
gold, keep an eye out for Aurelien
Giraud (France), Giovanni Vianna (Brazil), Matt
Berger (Canada), Jhancarlos
Gonzalez (Columbia)
and Mauro
Iglesias (Argentina).
The Men's Skateboard Street final will be
broadcast live on Saturday, July 27,
at 11:00 a.m. ET.
In Women's Skateboard Street, get ready for
Brazilian skateboard phenom and 2020 Olympic silver
medalist Rayssa
Leal hungry to settle the score and claim the gold
medal in Paris. She will face
competition from Japan's Liz
Akama, who qualified for Paris in second place in the World Skate
Olympic Qualifier Rankings and is fresh off a silver medal at X
Games Ventura 2024. Also bringing the heat, Jazmin Alvarez will represent
Colombia, and Monster Army
rider Haylie
Powell will drop into the competition for
Australia.
The Women's Skateboard Street final will
be broadcast live on Sunday, July 28,
at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Contested on a course featuring vertical bowls peppered with
street-inspired rail and wall ride elements, Men's
Skateboard Park will return as a crowd favorite at
Paris 2024. Top contenders include
Team USA's Tom Schaar looking for his first
Olympic medal after recently earning X Games gold at X Games
Ventura 2024. Schaar needs to look out for X Games gold medal
winner and returning Olympic competitor Kieran Woolley from Australia.
The Men's Skateboard Park final will be
broadcast live on Wednesday, August
7, at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Prepare for a historic battle in Women's Skateboard
Park when previous silver medalist Cocona
Hiraki from Japan faces
off against rising phenomenon, Australian Monster Army
rider Arisa Trew. The
two already battled head-to-head in the Olympic Qualifier Series
(OQS), with Hiraki qualifying into Paris as the number one rider, closely
followed by Trew, who just took X Games gold in Women's Skateboard
Park and Women's Skateboard Vert. Also joining the session, watch
for Team USA's Ruby
Lilley and Brazil's Isadora Pacheco.
The Women's Skateboard Park final will be
broadcast live on Tuesday, August 6,
at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Switching gears into Men's BMX Freestyle, the sport
returns after making its debut at Tokyo 2020 with Monster Energy riders among
the top contenders. Dropping into Paris on a winning streak in BMX World Cup
competitions, French BMX phenom Anthony JeanJean is heralded as the
rider to beat. Also emerging in qualifying spots from Olympic
prelims, Argentina's Jose Torres steps to the plate looking
for his first Olympic medal alongside Team USA's Justin
Dowell and Brazilian Monster Army
rider Gustavo Batista de
Oliveira.
The competition also promises to be fierce in Women's
BMX Freestyle when reigning German
champion Kim Lea
Mueller steps to the plate fresh off a bronze medal
at X Games Ventura 2024. Expect a showdown
when Macarena Perez
Grasset takes her shot at bringing home an Olympic
medal for Chile.
The Men's and Women's BMX
Freestyle finals will be broadcast live on
Wednesday, July 31, from 7:10 a.m. ET.
Meanwhile Surfing returns to the Olympic stage
for the second time in history. A talented squad of Monster Energy
athletes will hit the waves at Paris 2024, led by Brazilian aerial specialist
and two-time World Surf League Champion Filipe Toledo. The line-up also
includes Ethan
Ewing from Australia, Mexico's Al
Cleland Jr, and Brazil's three-time World
Champion Gabriel
Medina.
The Men's Surf finals will be broadcast on
Tuesday, July 30.
Finally, making its grand debut as an Olympic sport at
Paris 2024
is Breaking— and Monster will be well represented by
two of the planet's best: USA's Bboy Jeffro and
Japan's Bgirl Ayumi.
Both world champions, Jeffrey Louis
and Ayumi Fukushima have the honor
of being the first to ever represent their countries (and Monster!)
in the discipline of Breakdancing.
The B-Girls Medal Battles begin on Friday,
August, 9 at 3:14 p.m. ET, while
the B-Boys Medal Battles get underway at the same
time the following day: Saturday, August, 10 at 3:14 p.m. ET.
Find more information on dates and showtimes on the
official NBC Olympics Surfing landing page.
Make sure to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 11 to see Monster Energy
athletes Unleash the Beast!
Visit www.monsterenergy.com for more information about
our action sports athletes, and make sure to follow Monster Energy
on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,
and TikTok.
About Monster Energy
Based in Corona, California,
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alternative beverages. Refusing to acknowledge the traditional,
Monster Energy supports the scene and sport. Whether motocross,
off-road, NASCAR, MMA, BMX, surf, snowboard, ski, skateboard, or
the rock and roll lifestyle, Monster Energy is a brand that
believes in authenticity and the core of what its sports, athletes,
and musicians represent. More than a drink, it's the way of life
lived by athletes, bands, believers, and fans. See more about
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at www.monsterenergy.com.
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