Featured Image: Courtesy of X Games | Athlete: Mizuho Hasegawa
Summer X Games is back for 2026 and bigger than ever with the debut of the new global, multi-stop MoonPay X Games League (XGL). As the world's first year-round, team-based, co-ed league in action sports, XGL comprises eight clubs: four for winter X Games and four for summer. Each X Games Club consists of 10 athletes from all around the world, representing different X Games sports. For winter, it's skiing and snowboarding and for summer, it's skateboarding (street, park and vert) and BMX (men's street, park and men's dirt). Athletes compete for their clubs across three stops each season to earn points for the championship title. Moto X is still part of the traditional Summer X Games lineup, but is not yet part of the XGL extension.
Set to kick off in Sacramento, California, on June 26-28, this year's summer X Games is coming in hot with a whole new level of energy and motivation. In addition to existing X Games prize money, XGL club athletes have the chance to win even more.
"Every X Games pushes action sports to another level, but this one feels different,” says X Games skateboarding legend Nyjah Huston in a recent press release. “With the league format and so many athletes competing in multiple events, the pressure is higher and the opportunities are bigger, so I’m coming in focused on putting down my best runs and going for gold. The level right now is insane — you have to bring your absolute best if you want to be on that podium.”
For three exciting days, the most elite athletes in skateboarding, BMX and Moto X will deliver a whole new level of competition and rivalries, with multiple records in reach and a field that blends all-time greats with action sports' rising stars. But in true X Games fashion, this is not just a sporting competition. It's a full-blown festival with musical performances from top headliners Kaskade, Mustard and Subtronics.
Tickets for MoonPay X Games Sacramento 2026 are on sale now, while supplies last. For fans looking to elevate their experience, limited premium hospitality packages are also available.
Photo: Courtesy of X Games | Athlete: Alisa Trew
Photo: Courtesy of X Games | Athlete: Alisa Trew
TOP ATHLETES TO WATCH IN SACRAMENTO
Nyjah Huston (Skateboard), USA:Â The most decorated skateboard street athlete with 15 gold medals and 26 total medals, competing across multiple disciplines, with a chance to climb even higher on the all-time leaderboard
Garrett Reynolds (BMX), USA: King of BMX street and the most decorated BMX athlete in X Games history, leading the field with 16 gold medals and 24 total medals—and still adding to his legacy
Arisa Trew (Skateboard), Australia: At just 16, Trew already owns eight gold medals—the most ever by a woman in summer X Games—and could challenge the all-time record in Sacramento
Chloe Covell (Skateboard), Australia: Another 16-year-old phenom, medaling in eight of nine appearances and winning gold in her last five —one of the hottest streaks in X Games, not to mention the number one draft pick at the inaugural MoonPay X Games Summer Draft.
Gui Khury (Skateboard), Brazil: An X Games competitor since age 10, Khury is a spotlight teen prodigy with nine gold medals, the most ever by a teenager, and 15 total medals overall, continuing to push progression in vert skateboarding
Ryan Williams (BMX), Australia:Â One of the most versatile riders in the world, with four golds in his last eight appearances and 11 overall, a strong contender across multiple BMX events
Logan Martin (BMX), Australia + Daniel Sandoval (BMX), USA: Both are to compete in four disciplines, giving them a historic shot at four gold medals in a single X Games—a feat never accomplished
Vicki Golden (Moto X), USA: A trailblazer in motocross and three-time X Games gold medalist—the first woman to compete in Moto X, the first to medal in Best Whip against men, and the only woman competing in Moto X in Sacramento
