Team USA member and Stark County native Marcus Christopher won a silver medal at the 2025 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The competition took place Nov. 4-8.

"I felt great on the course all week and came away with a (silver medal) yesterday! I also couldn’t be happier to land some new tricks in a contest run!" Christopher posted on social media.

The men’s competition began with 56 riders, with only the top 24 advancing to the semifinals and 12 moving to the finals. Team USA placed five riders in the semifinals and two in the finals, Christopher and Justin Dowell of Virginia Beach.

Christopher posted a score of 94.02 in the finals to take the lead. But France’s Anthony Jeanjean, edged him with a 94.44 to take gold.

"It was a standout showing for Team USA

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