The two other athletes to have earned successive awards are street skateboarder Nyjah Huston and motocross rider Ryan Dungey. Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris became the first non-American to win the accolade in 2017  by earning three medals at that year's X Games in Minneapolis. Snowboarders are the most successful sportspeople with seven awards, followed by motocross riders, with four, and street skateboarders, with three.
Two other athletes have achieved successive awards, namely Nyjah Huston from street skateboarding and Ryan Dungey from motocross. Mark McMorris of Canada became the first non-American to win the award in 2017 by securing three medals at the X Games in Minneapolis. Snowboarders dominate the list with seven awards, followed closely by motocross riders with four, and then street skateboarders with three.