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
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 contest where only … Continue reading Hight Wins X Games Halfpipe Gold
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. She bested veteran Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe, … Continue reading Marino Cashes In With Another X Games Medal
Aspen, CO – After capturing gold in last year’s X Games Aspen Big Air, Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot made history on Friday night at X Games Aspen 2017 by landing the world’s first Quad Underflip in competition. Parrot edged out Norway’s Markus Kleveland (82.00) with a combined score of 83.00. Fellow Canadian Mark McMorris, of Regina, … Continue reading Max Parrot Defends Big Air Title at X Games
Aspen, CO – Aaron Blunck, of Telluride, Colo., earned his first X Games medal on Friday night and it was golden. In six prior X Games performances, Blunck’s best finish was seventh at Aspen in 2013 and Oslo in 2016. His run in 2017 was highlighted by back-to-back switch doubles—a tough combo that had never before … Continue reading Blunck Takes First X Games Gold
Seiser Alm, Italy – Finland’s Enni Rukajarvi, and Seppe Smits of Belguim, who had each earned the first-ever slopestyle world championships title back in 2011, have claimed victory in today’s third slopestyle competition of the 2016-17 World Cup staged under a bluebird sky at Seiser Alm. It was the first time that the Italian resort hosted a snowboard World … Continue reading Rukajarvi and Smits Win at Seiser Alm
Aspen, CO – Emerging from one of the most competitive fields ever to compete in men’s halfpipe at X Games, Americans Matt Ladley and Taylor Gold, both of Steamboat Springs, Colo., scored podium finishes on Thursday night, earning silver and bronze, respectively, behind Australian Scotty James. James won Thursday night’s competition with a run that featured … Continue reading Ladley and Gold Land on X Games Halfpipe Podium
