Ema
Kawakami

At age 9 years, 9 months, Japanese vert skating sensation Ema Kawakami became the youngest male competitor in X Games history when he dropped in at X Games Ventura 2024, just two weeks after earning his spot with a 6th place finish at Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert Road to X Games qualifier in June 2024. He’s been spinning 900s since he was 7 years old, and holds records as the first to land consecutive 900s and first to land them in competition (including THREE in a row at Vert Alert), and the first to land an alley-oop 900 in competition (in the best trick contest at Vert Alert). Gold in 2025 at age 10 years, 9 months could break Gui Khury’s youngest male gold medalist record.