Overview
- Forty skateboard and BMX athletes were drafted across five rounds to four city clubs, with each roster split evenly between men and women.
- XC New York selected 16-year-old Australian Chloe Covell first overall, followed by Tom Schaar to Los Angeles, Arisa Trew to Tokyo and Gui Khury to São Paulo to close the opening round.
- Full rosters were released, spanning ages 11 to 35 across eight countries, with Tokyo fielding eight Japanese athletes and São Paulo naming five Brazilians.
- X Games committed $10 million to athlete compensation for summer and winter seasons, with guaranteed pay reported at a $30,000 base plus travel and performance incentives.
- The summer slate runs June 26–28 in Sacramento, July 4–5 in Japan and July 24–26 for a New Orleans championship, with live coverage on the ESPN app, YouTube and Roku under an expanded Roku streaming deal as ESPN keeps linear rights.