▁He ▁qualified ▁fourth ▁and ▁had ▁arg u ably ▁the ▁hard est ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁final s . ▁In ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁he ▁beat ▁Norwegian ▁legend ▁André ▁Villa , ▁then ▁shock ed ▁the ▁world ▁when ▁he ▁closed ▁out ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Mat ▁Reb ea ud ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁Sher wood ▁then ▁met ▁Japan ' s ▁E igo ▁S ato ▁in ▁the ▁final s , ▁but ▁S ato ▁was ▁simply ▁no ▁match . ▁ ▁A ▁starting ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁Red ▁Bull ▁X - F igh ters ▁event ▁in ▁Canada ▁followed . ▁Despite ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁repeat ▁his ▁debut ▁win , ▁Sher wood ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁rid ers ▁on ▁the ▁Red ▁Bull ▁X - F igh ters ▁World ▁Tour ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁solid ▁performances ▁and ▁including ▁another ▁pod ium ▁finish , ▁coming ▁second ▁in ▁England . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Sher wood ▁won ▁silver ▁in ▁the ▁M oto ▁X ▁Fre est yle ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁X ▁Games ▁XVI ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁The ▁field ▁started ▁with ▁six teen ▁rid ers ▁and ▁car ved ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁point ▁sc or ers ▁for ▁three ▁run ▁final . ▁Sher wood ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁just ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁New ▁Ze al ander ▁at ▁the ▁games , ▁finished ▁with ▁ 7 9 ▁points ▁from ▁the ▁best ▁two ▁scores ▁of ▁three ▁r ides , ▁one ▁point ▁behind ▁Tra vis ▁P astr ana ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁P