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PHOTOS: PBR Bull Riding Finals at the 2024 National Western Stock Show

Bull rider Josh Frost, of Randlett, Utah, is announced to the crowd at the start of the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A bull rider uses leather straps to tighten down his boots before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Andrew Alvirdrez, of Seminole, Texas, puts tape on his wrists before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

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Alex Cerqueira, from Brazil, warms up using a jump rope before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado on January 10, 2024.

Daniel Keeping, of Montague, Texas, warms up near the chutes before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024.(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

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Daniel Keeping, of Montague, Texas, warms up near the chutes before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado on Jan. 10, 2024.

Arisson Pereira, left, and Bruno Carvalho, right, both from Brazil, pray before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Local bull rider Elijah Mora, of Wiggins, Colorado, talks with fans near the chutes before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Clay Stone, from Blackfoot, Idaho, crosses over the chutes above a bull before the start of the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A bull waits inside a chute before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Local bull rider Elijah Mora, of Wiggins, Colorado, talks with fan Kash Conde, 8, right, near the chutes before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A bull rider prepares the bulls in the chutes before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

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A bull waits inside a chute before competing in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado on Jan. 10, 2024.

Bull rider Arisson Pereira, of Ivate, PR, Brazil, waits to be announced to the crowd at the start of the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024.(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, of Colorado, PR, Brazil, rides Too Dirty as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, of Colorado, PR, Brazil, gets his hand stuck in the chinch as he gets off bull Too Dirty as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Brandon Chambers of Newport, North Carolina on bull Ah Hell as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Andrew Alvirdrez, Seminole Texas, rides Midnight City, as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Ezekiel Mitchell, of Rockdale, Texas riding Po Dunk, tries to get his hand out of the cinch as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Leonardo Lima, of Vala do Paraiso, Brazil, comes off of bull Mighty Mike as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

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Travis Wimberley, of Los Lunas, New Mexico, rides bull Almost Sober as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024.

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Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, of Colorado, PR, Brazil, rides Too Dirty as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024.

Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, of Colorado, PR, Brazil, gets his hand stuck in the chinch as he gets off bull Too Dirty as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A bull's horn sticks out of the chute during competition in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

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Riders compete in the team penning event at the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado on Jan. 10, 2024.

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Riders compete in the team penning event at the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado on Jan. 10, 2024.

Jake Gardner, of Fort St John, British Columbia, walks out of the arena after riding bull Jersey Tuff during the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Cort McFadden, of Novice, Texas, rides bull Crazy Times as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Cort McFadden, of Novice, Texas comes off under the hooves of bull Border Crisis in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Cort McFadden, of Novice, Texas, runs towards the barriers to get away from the kicking hooves of bull Border Crisis in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Dustin Herman, of Dudley Shoals, North Carolina, rides bull Sauced Up as he competes in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Hunter Ball, of Carsonville, Michigan celebrates his performance after riding bull Family Tradition in the PBR Bull Riding Finals in the coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)