Aspen, CO – Vermont’s Kelly Clark opened up a new chapter for women’s snowboarding Saturday night, stomping out a huge 1080 to become the first woman to land the maneuver in a competition, and earning her the gold in the Winter X Games halfpipe.n”It’s been an incredible night. To have a victory lap like that … Continue reading Clark Opens New Chapter With X Games Gold
Teton Village, WY – The Subaru Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier returned to Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on Saturday to give top honors and the custom-made howitzer shell trophy to Timber Ridge, Mich. skier Rebecca Selig, and long time competitor Jesse Bryan from Snowbird, Utah, who also received the day’s coveted Backcountry.com Sickbird Award.n“Good day … Continue reading Rebecca Selig and Jesse Bryan Win 2011 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier at Jackson Hole
Aspen, CO – Hood River, Ore.’s Sammy Carlson flew to gold in Saturday’s Winter X Games slopestyle skiing in Aspen, outdueling Australia’s Russ Henshaw and Norway’s Andreas Hatveit.nCarlson, normally known for his technical rail slides and styley grabs, put together the most complete performance of the day on his first finals run, scoring a 93.33. … Continue reading Carlson Cruises to X Games Slopestyle Gold
Aspen, CO – Stratton Mountain, Vt.’s Lindsey Jacobellis nailed down her fourth snowboard cross gold in a row Saturday, making her the first woman to ever four-peat in X Games history. Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, of Girdwood, Alaska, finished right behind her teammate to take the silver. Deborah Anthonioz of France earned bronze.n”This is my second go … Continue reading Jacobellis Wins X Games Gold
Calgary (AB), Canada – Local boy Warren Shouldice wowed his hometown crowd with two enormous triple backflips and landed on top of the aerials skiing podium at an FIS World Cup in Calgary on Saturday.nShouldice, who has gone by the moniker “Wookie” since his second year on the Canadian team eight years ago, wears a … Continue reading Shouldice Tops World Cup Aerials Skiing Podium in Calgary
Aspen, CO – Nick Baumgartner, of Iron River, Mich., held nothing back Saturday as he put the pain of a broken collar bone on the back burner to take his first Winter X Games gold medal in snowboard cross. Reigning X Games champ Nate Holland’s five-year winning streak came to an end as the Squaw … Continue reading Baumgartner Takes X Games Snowboard Cross Gold
Calgary (AB), Canada – Olympic Champion Hannah Kearney continued her unbeaten streak Saturday with a fifth consecutive individual moguls World Cup victory. Kearney led four U.S. women into the top 10 in Calgary, while Jeremy Cota was fourth to lead three U.S. men into the top 10 in a competition won by Mikael Kingsbury of … Continue reading Fifth Straight World Cup Moguls Win for Kearney