Ben Ferguson wasn’t far behind, stomping a run that included double crippler, cab and frontside double corks and his trademark gator roll right at the death. It was enough to overtake Scotty James, who only took five hits but made them all count.

It’s great news for Matt, who’s been on the circuit for years but has recently stepped it up a gear, impressing the hell out of us at Peace Park 2015. Same goes for Ben, who many thought would likely get a medal this time around. Scotty, meanwhile, became the first Australian man to win a snowboarding medal at X Games halfpipe; he’s got some way to go before catching up with Torah Bright, but we reckon we’ll see him up there again before long.

1st – Matt Ladley 82.33
2nd – Ben Ferguson 79.00
3rd – Scotty James 76.00
4th – Brett Esser 66.66
5th – Gabe Ferguson 60.33
6th – Jan Scherrer 57.33
7th – Taku Hiraoka 57.00
8th – Christian Haller 50.00
9th – Danny Davis 40.33
10th – Ayumu Hirano 40.33
11th – Chase Josey 38.33
12th – Iouri Podladtchikov 11.33

Check out the rest of the schedule for X Games 2016 here