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4 days ago
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Monster Energy, The Official Energy Drink Partner of X Games Osaka 2025, Heads to Japan with Roster of Top Competing Athletes
73rd Edition of World's Premier Action Sports Competition to Feature World's Best BMX, Moto X, and Skateboard Athletes at Kyocera Dome from June 20-22, 2025 OSAKA, Japan, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- X Games Osaka is almost here! The world's premier showcase in action sports competition will return to Japan in a few days. From June 20-22, X Games Osaka 2025 will stoke fans with history-making performances across BMX, Moto X, and Skateboard disciplines inside Kyocera Dome stadium. Monster Energy, the official energy drink partner of X Games, is ready to send its team of world-class athletes to X Games Osaka 2025. This press release announces the official line-up of competing athletes for the event, ready to Unleash the Beast in Japan. X Games Osaka 2025 marks the 73rd edition of X Games since the contest's inception in 1995. It's the fourth consecutive edition of X Games in Japan. After three successful events in Chiba, the spectacle now moves to the bustling metropolis of Osaka. Across three days at X Games Osaka 2025, a confirmed 82 athletes from 13 countries will compete for 36 medals in 12 events in BMX, Moto X, and Skateboarding disciplines. All competitions will be streamed live on the official X Games YouTube page. Monster Energy is ready to shine in this invite-only event with an elite team of riders, including defending X Games gold medalists, upcoming rookies, and Olympic medalists. Look out for the following Monster Energy athletes in key events at X Games Osaka 2025: Saturday at X Games Osaka 2025 will kick off with the highly anticipated Women's Skateboard Vert competition. All eyes will be on the global phenomenon, 15-year-old Arisa Trew from Palm Beach, Australia. Known for pushing the boundaries of women's vertical skateboarding, Trew most recently clinched gold in Skateboard Vert at X Games 2024 and gold in Skateboard Park at X Games Chiba 2024 – bringing her gold count to five(!) medals. She will be facing heat from hometown hero and Monster Army rider Asahi Kaihara from Osaka, owner of two bronze medals in the discipline. And don't count out reigning Women's Skateboard Park World Champion Raicca Ventura (Monster Army) from Brazil in an explosive final. Switching gears into BMX Park, the Monster squad is stacked with heavy hitters: Leading the charge, Kevin Peraza from Tucson, Arizona, is looking to improve on his silver medal in the discipline from X Games Ventura 2024 and expand his collection of 11 X Games medals (7 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze). Prepare for an intense battle with Olympic gold medalist and three-time X Games medalist Jose Torres from Argentina. Also shooting for X Games glory, look out for multiple BMX Park World Champion Anthony Jeanjean from Béziers, France alongside two-time BMX Park gold medalist Daniel Sandoval from California. Don't miss it! Next up, the Women's Skateboard Street final will see 16-year-old Liz Akama from Miyagi, Japan, face the world elite of the sport. Despite her young age, Akama already owns six X Games medals, including bronze from X Games Chiba 2024, alongside silver from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. But the tech skating master really wants her first X Games gold – will this be her moment? Speaking of X Games gold, the Men's Skateboard Vert event will showcase 25-year-old Tom Schaar from Malibu, California, looking for his second gold in the event – and he's hungry after claiming bronze at X Games Chiba 2024. His competition includes New York's Elliot Sloan with 16 X Games medals to his name (7 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze) as well as Japanese style icon Moto Shibata from Osaka battling for his tenth X Games medal. A classic in the making! For another classic battle, tune into the BMX Park Best Trick event where defending gold medalist Daniel Sandoval is the rider to beat. Top contenders include Kevin Peraza after taking gold at X Games Ventura 2024 alongside the silver medalist from Chiba 2024, 28-year-old Jeremy Malott from Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Also never rule out previous BMX Dirt Best Trick winner Ryan Williams from Sunshine Coast, Australia, together with six-time X Games medalist Mike Varga from Canada, and California's Bryce Tryon looking for his second X Games medal in an epic progression session that will stoke the fans! The first day of X Games Osaka 2025 will end on a high note in the Moto X Best Trick final. Get ready for boundary-pushing moves courtesy of seventeen-time X Games medalist Jackson Strong from Lockhart, Australia, hungry for gold after taking silver at Chiba 2024. Also dropping into the session, Japanese Moto X legend Taka Higashino earned bronze at the previous X Games in Japan. Meanwhile, Julien Vanstippen from Ophain, Belgium, and Japan's Genki Watanabe want to lock in their career-first Best Trick medals. And will the youngest competitor on the roster, 24-year-old Australian Ben Richards, finally rise to the X Games podium? The final day of X Games in Osaka starts with the BMX Street event – and a stacked Monster Energy roster: After sweeping the podium in the discipline at X Games Ventura 2024, gold medal winner Kevin Peraza, silver medalist Jordan Godwin from Cardiff, Wales, and bronze medalist Lewis Mills from Terrey Hills, Australia, are back for more. German tech pioneer Felix Prangenberg comes in hungry after settling for fourth place at X Games Chiba 2024. He will duel with 2023 gold medalist Boyd Hilder from Australia. Anything can happen! Next on the agenda, X Games Osaka will throw it back to a classic event with BMX Flatland. Wildly popular in Japan, the discipline showcases BMX athletes performing tricks on a flat surface without obstacles or jumps. Monster Energy team rider Moto Sasaki from Chiba is an icon of the scene and previous bronze medal winner. Don't miss this masterclass in style and effortless flow! Speaking of mastery, prepare for the bar to be raised in the Men's Skateboard Vert Best Trick final. Dropping in with new tricks up his sleeve, three-time Best Trick gold medalist Elliot Sloan comes in hungry for the next medal after closely missing the podium at X Games Chiba 2024. Then again, Moto Shibata did land on the podium at Chiba 2024 by taking home silver and is back for more. And let's keep in mind that Tom Schaar from Malibu just dropped a next-level video part for Thrasher magazine and has the right tricks to earn precious metal. Don't miss it! Stay tuned for the Women's Skateboard Park final to see defending gold medalist Arisa Trew aiming for her second gold medal of the weekend. Her biggest rival? That's Olympic silver medalist and X Games champion Cocona Hiraki from Hokkaido, Japan. Keeping the progression going at X Games Osaka 2025, the Men's Skateboard Street final is gearing up for an unforgettable showdown: Brazilian powerhouse and Olympic silver medalist Kelvin Hoefler had to settle for fourth place at X Games Chiba 2024 – and wants back into the top three. He's up against two Japanese young guns: 18-year-old X Games silver medalist Daiki Ikeda from Tokyo and 18-year-old Toa Sasaki from Mie, Japan, who shook the system by winning the World Skate Games Italy 2024. For another wild card, look no further than 15-year-old Julian Agliardi from Long Beach, California, winner of the 2024 Mystik Sk8 Cup and ready for his first X Games podium! Ending the fourth edition of X Games in Japan with a banger, make sure to catch the Men's Skateboard Park contest. The action will unfold with Tom Schaar dropping in as the defending gold medalist from X Games Chiba 2024. Prepare for a head-to-head competition as last year's silver medalist, 21-year-old Kieran Woolley from Kiama Downs, Australia, brings his latest tricks to the park course in Osaka. Rounding out the Monster Energy squad, 24-year-old X Games gold medalist Trey Wood is ready to stoke the Japanese crowd in this grand finale. Don't miss the action at X Games Osaka 2025 when the Monster Energy team proceeds to Unleash the Beast! Download high-resolution photos here for editorial use. View full story here. Visit for exclusive updates from X Games Osaka 2025, including photos, videos, and contest results as they happen. Follow Monster Energy on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok. For interview or photo requests, contact Kim Dresser. About Monster EnergyBased in Corona, California, Monster Energy is the leading marketer of energy drinks and 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 Monster Energy including all of its drinks at CONTACT: Kim Dresser C: (949) 300-5546 E: View Full StoryDownload Photos for Editorial Use View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Monster Energy Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- General
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Fans Love King Charles Breaking Royal Protocol For 98-Year-Old Veteran During VE Celebration
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways During the four-day celebration of VE Day in the United Kingdom, which commemorates the end of World War II in Europe, King Charles III was spotted in a surprise off-the-cuff moment when he tucked a blanket around a 98-year-old veteran who was seated near him during the celebration. According to ITV News West Country, the veteran is Joy Trew, who joined the World War II efforts when she was just 17 years old by serving in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. The veteran told ITV News that she and King Charles chatted about parenting and how she always tried to be a strict mother to her children. "I said to him, a lot of women [in the parade] look formidable, and he said, 'Yes.'" shared Trew, who now lives in Somerset, which is over three hours from London. On Facebook, fans of the King were over the moon about the lovely gesture he made to Trew on the blustery, cold day. "I'm sure that the lovely lady reminded the King of his own dear late mother. The Greatest Generation of men and women - we owe them so much," wrote one supporter. Another added, "They were certainly having a grand old chat," and a third wrote, "Thank you for your service, Mrs. Trew." A King Charles fan on YouTube wrote, "What I would give to have a 30-minute conversation with King Charles! He has such a naturally kind nature and seems to be interested in EVERYTHING. We Americans admire him so much. His mother was a great example for him." "What a kind man he is. God bless him and all the veterans that were there," wrote another supporter. A third added, "I saw thattttt and I thought, 'Oh that's is so kind and wonderful and loving.' Never thinks 'Oh I'm the King and I don't do this sort of thing.' He has such an amazing heart. Probably reminds him of his mummy. ❤."
Daily Mail
05-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
VE Day 80 years on: The nation honours its heroes as we celebrate eight decades of peace
From the Palace balcony to the far end of The Mall, from toddlers to centenarians, the message was as one: Eternal gratitude to those who, in Winston Churchill's words, 'drew the sword against tyranny'. In May 1945, the Prime Minister had been at George VI 's side come that great moment of national rejoicing – Victory in Europe, forever to be known as VE Day. Eighty years on, King Charles III was joined by Joy Trew, 98, a great-grandmother from Bristol. The monarch's uniform was still the same – Royal Navy No 1 Dress. The backdrop was the same, except that Buckingham Palace looked a lot smarter on Monday than it did back then. Above all, there was the same sense of profound thanks towards those who had delivered victory. In 1945, the hero of the hour had been Winston Churchill, as he stood alongside the King and the Royal Family. On Monday, the public wanted to thank the entire wartime generation. Thus it was that Mrs Trew, a former corporal in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, found herself between the King and the Queen in the royal grandstand at the end of the Mall, calling it 'the ultimate experience of a lifetime' – not least when the King tucked a blanket around her in the face of a chilly easterly breeze. Once the bands started to play, however, she had to restrain herself from rising out of her seat. 'It's the old 'shoulders back, heads up' and you are back on parade – I still get that feeling,' Mrs Trew added. The military fly past passes over The Mall and Buckingham Palace at the end of the procession for VE Day 80 today More than 30 other veterans, assembled by the Royal British Legion, sat among members of the Royal Family as more than 1,000 of today's servicemen and servicewomen marched past. It even fell to a veteran, rather than a commanding officer, to set the whole show in motion. The man in charge, Garrison Sergeant Major Andrew 'Vern' Stokes, marched up to Staffordshire's Alan Kennett, 100, formerly of the Royal Air Force, and declared: 'Thank you and your generation for securing our freedom 80 years ago. 'May I have your permission to start the parade please?' 'Carry on,' replied Mr Kennett. The King was up and down and on his feet for the best part of an hour, taking the salute from dozens of units, from 845 Naval Air Squadron to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, 1 Military Working Dogs Regiment and the King's Colour Squadron of the Royal Air Force. All the working members of the Royal Family were present, including the Prince (in RAF No 1 uniform) and Princess of Wales plus their three children. Yet none of the family were wearing decorations. This was the King's decision, reflecting the fact that King George VI himself had worn no medals or decorations on VE Day. There was a further poignant touch in the Princess Royal's attire, a subtle nod to her late mother. On major occasions such as this, we usually see the princess as an Admiral of the Royal Navy or as Colonel of the Blues and Royals (her uniform at the King's Coronation). On Monday, she wore the simpler khaki uniform of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps). The late Queen, as Princess Elizabeth, wore an almost identical uniform as a lowly subaltern in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) on VE Day in 1945 when she appeared on the Palace balcony with her parents. It was in the same uniform that she joined the London crowds that night. Many years later, she would look back on it as 'one of the most memorable nights of my life.' Together with the Queen Mother, she led the exuberant and emotional commemorations of the 50th anniversary in 1995. She made the last special broadcast of her reign to mark the 75th anniversary (in the depths of the Covid epidemic). How she would have adored Monday. The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, was relegated to Row 2 (with Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch in Row 3), not that there were any complaints from Downing Street. Modern politicians are wise to keep a low profile at these occasions, as ex-PM Rishi Sunak learned to his cost at last summer's D-Day commemorations where he was vilified for making an early exit. Monday's front-row VVIP guests included RAF codebreaker Bernard Morgan, 101, who learned of the German surrender two days before it was announced. He enjoyed a front row seat next to the Princess of Wales whose own grandmother, Valerie Glassborow, had worked at codebreaking headquarters, Bletchley Park, during the war. Jack Mortimer, 101, from Leeds, had landed under enemy fire on the Normandy beaches in June 1944 and ended the war dodging rocket bombs in Antwerp. He found himself swapping war stories next to Queen Camilla, herself the daughter of a double-winner of the Military Cross. 'This anniversary is not just about remembering the end of the war,' Mr Mortimer told me afterwards. 'It's about celebrating 80 years of peace.' The fragility of that peace was illustrated by the extra applause for a marching contingent whose presence was only announced Monday morning: a unit from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Together with a 60-strong marching detachment of Nato forces, including troops from the US, Germany and Poland, they were a quietly dignified reminder that the heroic efforts of the wartime generation must never be taken for granted. No one liked to labour the point but eight decades on from Victory in Europe Day, this was inevitably going to be the last landmark anniversary at which there would be any significant number of surviving veterans. If truth be told, this could therefore have warranted a little more advanced planning but the Forces, the Palace and the veterans' charities had to wait for a new government to focus on VE Day options. As a result, Monday's event was only announced two months ago, by which time much of the country had already made Bank Holiday plans. None the less, the Mall started to fill from early on Monday. I met retired teachers Steven and Nicky Hatfield from Nottingham who had stayed in London the previous day to be sure of a finding good spot. Jenny Acheson, 36, a teacher from Salisbury in Wiltshire had brought her son Xander, eight, to understand why VE Day matters so much. 'We have a long family history with the military and my grandmother gave me all the books she kept with her newspaper clippings and ration books so this means a lot to me,' she said. It meant so much to Lorraine Zaretsky that she found herself welling up and asked her daughter, Emma, to explain why they had travelled here from Connecticut, US. Lorraine's father, John Fanotto, was a US soldier who had survived the Battle of Normandy. His abiding memory was sheltering behind a wall during an attack at night, only to discover at dawn that it was the base of a statue of the Virgin Mary. 'He became very religious after that!' recalled Lorraine, an ardent royalist who had previously come to London for the Coronation. Residents of Abbeyhill Road in Sidcup, South East London, celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day today with a street party Once the parade was over, they all joined the throng, an impeccably good-natured human tide marching up the Mall to the Palace as the Royal Family and the veterans withdrew inside for a reception, the royal balcony appearance and the RAF flypast. The two loudest cheers, inevitably, were for the mighty Lancaster, workhorse of Bomber Command, and for the Red Arrows and their trademark trail of liveried smoke. Over tea and sandwiches, the Royal Family were reunited with all their Royal British Legion guests. Back in 1945, Joy Trew had been at her post at a wireless station in Cromer. On Monday, she could hardly believe that she was at the Palace chatting once again with the King. 'I was so nervous I couldn't eat,' she said later, though that had been no obstacle to a good chat. 'He asked about my great-grandchildren – and was a little shocked when I told him how many I have [nine] – and we talked about all the formidable ladies in the Armed Forces today.' Monday's Bank Holiday was, in fact, just the first of four days of VE Day commemorations. The anniversary proper takes place on Thursday – May 8 – when a national service of thanksgiving will be held at Westminster Abbey. Even then, there will be many for whom any celebrations are premature. As veterans of the Far East and their families rightly point out, Britain might have turned the lights back on in May 1945. For those on the other side of the world, it was bloody and bitter business as usual right up until August 15 and victory over Japan.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Climate
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EF-1 tornado hits Hawkins causing major damage
HAWKINS, Texas (KETK)- The National Weather Service said damage from a single EF-1 tornado has caused damage in two counties. 4 tornadoes reported in East Texas, person injured at Hawkins' water bottling plant The twister tore through Wood and Upshur counties at around 4:30 p.m. on Friday. It was on the ground for about 30 minutes, enough to cause a path of severe destruction nearly 20 miles long from Hawkins to the west side of Lake Gilmer. 'I could see it spiraling up in the sky,' Hawkins resident Hunter Trew said. 'It looks like it decided to hop right above the tree line,' Trew said. 'So it just barely missed our house by a few yards.' Trees snapped onto people's houses, shrapnel flew into power lines and the wind knocked over fences on Friday. People said they were prepared for severe weather but did not expect the damage brought by winds that reached 110 miles per hour. 'It's feels weird and feels like empty,' Trew said. 'It's just kind of crazy to look at. I don't really know how I feel about it yet.' Severe weather leaves damage, flooding all across East Texas A big part of the community's damage is from the trees. On Friday night, several roads were blocked from downed limbs and trunks. Now they're all pushed to the side but people can see just how powerful the winds are based on the size of the trees that it knocked down. 'It was pretty bad,' AK contracting co-owner Randall Klepfer said. 'The people down that way, all the way down to Ozarka water, they really got hit hard too over there.' The tornado traveled to the water bottling plant leaving behind significant roof damage and injuring an 18-wheeler driver at the plant. Near Lake Gilmer, the storm's rear flank downdraft winds created waves powerful enough to wash away pavement on the bridge. Although the storms caused huge destruction, people living in Hawkins showed up to help their neighbors. 'After the tornado came through, the whole neighborhood got together and cleared it out, just about in one day,' Trew said. The community will keep clearing out damage during the coming days. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Sport
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It's Trew: Arisa revels as skateboard role model
Arisa Trew, Australia's youngest Olympic gold medallist, reckons it's the secret to her success. "Just overcoming fear pretty easily," Trew told AAP. "And giving everything a try and putting in a lot of work." The 14-year-old Queenslander is a skateboarding trailblazer who has revolutionised the sport. At last year's Paris Olympics, she became the nation's youngest gold medallist with victory in the women's park event. "Definitely since the Olympics, life has changed," said Trew, who turns 15 in May. "I feel like more people kind of know me now and recognise me and want to take photos which is pretty cool, I don't mind that. "I hope I'd be a role model here in Australia because it's super cool to see a lot of younger girls getting in to it. "And even girls my age and older just taking up the sport and having fun with their friends and just challenging themselves to find new tricks." Trew's father Simon has noted the influence of his daughter. "What the girl is achieving is absolutely amazing," he told AAP. "Arisa turned the skateboarding world upside down when she first came on the scene because her level of skating was so much higher than everybody. "But all the young girls now just look at her skateboarding and see her as just being normal and that is what they have to do, so they're all following her really fast. "And the other girls on the tour are stepping up and following her as well so it's really exciting. "Everybody in the skateboarding world is so excited about what she is doing and what the other girls are doing." X Games Declares 2024 'The Year of Arisa Trew' and Highlights Her Many Achievements From landing a 900 to countless contest wins, the Olympics and more, Arisa Trew had a monumental year. — TransWorld SKATE (@TransWorldSKATE) January 1, 2025 Simon said the impact of his daughter went deeper than her feats, which include being a five-time X-Games gold medallist, world and Olympic champion, and the first female skater to land the 720 and 900 aerial tricks in competition. "Skate parks now are all full of girls," he said. "When she started, she was the only girl so it's kind of amazing that skate parks in Australia are so full of girls. "In the rest of the world, it's slowly changing but not like in Australia. "Australia's skateboarding scene is booming so we will probably be dominant in skateboarding definitely up to Brisbane (2032 Olympics) - maybe even longer because everybody is so hooked on it."
