José Maligno Torres made his country proud in the BMX Freestyle final of the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning Argentina’s first gold medal in the competition.
With a sweeping score of 94.82 on his first pass, the 29-year-old beat Kieran Reilly of Team Great Britain and Anthony Jeanjean of France to secure his nation’s first gold medal since the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Before taking the top step of the podium, José, a.k.a “Maligno,” revealed a prank he pulled on the other athletes at the Olympic Village.