European Skiers Dominate X Games Big Air
Aspen, CO – European skiers dominated the X Games big air events on Saturday night in Aspen. British skier James Woods won gold in a tiebreaker over Sweden’s Henrik Harlaut, and Kai Mahler of Switzerland took bronze in the two-scores-count format. Breckenridge, Colo.’s Bobby Brown had the best finish for the Americans, finishing just … Continue Reading … Continue reading European Skiers Dominate X Games Big Air
Stevenson Wins World Cup Slopestyle
Norway’s Braten, Estonia’s Sildaru Win X Games Ski Slopestyle
Aspen, CO – Park City’s McRae Williams was bested by Norway’s Øystein Bråten in the men’s ski slopestyle at X Games Aspen 2017 on Saturday, while Estonia’s Kelly Sildaru took a repeat women’s gold on Sunday. Williams earned his silver medal in slopestyle with stylish rail riding and a stomped, technical jump line, which joins his gold … Continue reading Norway’s Braten, Estonia’s Sildaru Win X Games Ski Slopestyle
Hight Wins X Games Halfpipe Gold
Aspen, CO – American women took two of the three podium spots in snowboard halfpipe at the X Games on Saturday night. Elena Hight, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., won her first X Games gold medal and fellow Californian Chloe Kim earned bronze. China’s Xuetong Cai separated the two with the silver medal. In a … Continue Reading … Continue reading Hight Wins X Games Halfpipe Gold
Marino Cashes In With Another X Games Medal
Aspen, CO – U.S. Snowboarding athlete Julia “Jules” Marino, of Westport, Conn., had a breakout performance this week at the X Games. After earning a bronze medal in big air on Thursday night, she dominated the slopestyle competition on Saturday, stomping her way to a gold medal. … Continue Reading ››
