Overview
- Johnson captured the title with a 97.4–93.0 final-round edge after Bryant posted a perfect 50 then failed to convert his last attempt.
- The four first-time entrants—Keshad Johnson, Carter Bryant, Jaxson Hayes and Jase Richardson—competed on Feb. 14 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
- Johnson’s first-round highlight was a leap over Bay Area rapper E-40 that scored 47.4 and helped send him to the final.
- Richardson took a hard fall on a missed try in the opening round before getting up, drawing renewed attention to safety in the contest.
- Three-time champion Mac McClung declined to participate this year, and Johnson said he had only four to five days’ notice to prepare.