Ginwoo goes three for three and takes XC New York with him to the top in New Orleans

The X Games League rolled into New Orleans for its final summer stop and if you were hoping for some last-minute drama in the standings, you got it — just maybe not the way you expected.

A few roster moves shook things up heading in: Kairi Netsuke, who skated as a free agent in Chiba, joined XC Tokyo to sub for Sora Shirai; Julian Agliardi, also a free agent in Chiba, landed on XC New York in place of his Disorder Skateboards teammate Nyjah Huston and Jhancarlos Gonzalez suited up for XC Los Angeles. As for Juni Kang, he remains undrafted on his own terms after making it it clear he's not interested in being anyone's backup option, and honestly, it's hard to argue with the results.

On the production side, the course raised some eyebrows — same color theme as Chiba, which had people wondering if they just shipped the ramps across the Pacific and called it a day. For those who were expecting something creative and different like we saw in Sacramento, it was king of a let down... Mitchie Brusco on commentary was refreshing and a genuine highlight though, even with a couple broadcasting problems here and there one again.

Best trick: Juni goes 3 for 3, hurt wrist and all

Ginwoo Onodera opened the best trick session with a statement — a double kickflip front board floating over the stairset, a clean little NBD to set the bar early. But Juni Kang answered immediately and never looked back.

Juni had hurt his wrist in men's street practice and was visibly trying to avoid landing on it again, eating some hard falls in the process... Didn't matter. He came out on top for the third consecutive best trick event and what made it even more remarkable is that he won all three events with different tricks.

Three events, three different tricks, three wins. That's not a hot streak — that's a statement.

Men's street: Ginwoo in, everyone else watching

The men's street final had just six riders — a noticeable step down from the twelve we saw in Sacramento and Chiba. A qualifier round that never made it to the broadcast whittled the field from ten down to six, half of what we usually have, which left fans wanting more and made the whole thing feel a little thin for a season finale...

In the end, once again, Ginwoo Onodera put down his first run and it was effectively over, the rest of the field was skating for silver. Juni Kang came close to pulling something out on his last trick but couldn't seal it, which ended up handing Ginwoo an uncontested three for three in street — mirroring exactly what Juni had just done in best trick.

XC New York takes the first XGL title

With the season wrapped, XC New York claimed the X Games League championship and the numbers tell the story. Ginwoo Onodera alone accounted for 470 of the team's 2640 points across the season, roughly 18% of the entire total on his own. In a team format built around collective performance, that kind of individual dominance is something else entirely.

Then there's the elephant in the room: Juni Kang, undrafted, walking away with 500 points that no team got to claim. Points that could have been the difference in a tight standings race. Safe to say someone will be making him an offer next season and this time, he might just say yes.

New Orleans closed the book on the XGL's first summer season and if this is what the league looks like in year one, the future is looking very bright.