The 2026 X Games made its third stop on this year’s schedule at the Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is the first time an X Games has been held in Louisiana and serves as the final round of this year’s Moon Pay X Games League, where teams rack up points over the three rounds. Best Whip and Best Trick still serve as the two staple Moto X events.
Best Whip
Hometown hero, Wyatt Fontenot secured his first-ever X Games gold medal with the win in Best Whip. The Louisiana native went big for his final jump and turned the bike upside down for the New Orleans fans. Fontenot grabbed his first X Games medal, a bronze, just one month ago at X Games Sacramento and now jumps to the top of the podium with a gold medal.
“We worked hard for this,” Fontenot said. “This is such an amazing feeling.”
Tom Parsons added another silver medal to his collection with second place in Best Whip, a repeat result from Sacramento. Two-time defending Gold Medalist, Julien Van Stippen landed in third with a bronze medal.
