maanantai 1. elokuuta 2011

X GAMES

As temperatures drop in Aspen, the excitement heated up - as the Winter X Games returned to Aspen/Snowmass Colorado for its 10th anniversary year in 2011 from January 27 - 30 in Aspen.

Winter X Europe will be held March 16 - 18, 2011 in Tignes, France. from January 28 - 31.

One of the most x-treme winter sports events in the world, the winter games attract an international array of more than 200 gravity-defying athletes.

Prize money, medals and worldwide fame are up for grabs as each of them compete in such events as Moto X, skiing, snowboarding and snocross.


Scenes from the Winter X Games


In addition to the extreme sporting scene in Colorado, party revelers also enjoyed live nightly concerts as part of the annual Winter X Games hoopla featuring live performances by favorite music artists at the annual Satellite Party at Wagner Park in downtown Aspen.

Live coverage on ESPN includedprimetime night games on the schedule - amounting to almost 20 hours of air time devoted to the Winter X Games in 2011.

Winter X Games Winners

EVENT WINNER
SKIING
Men's Slopestyle Sammy Carlson (USA)
Women's 's Slopestyle Kaya Turski (CAN)
Men's SuperPipe Kevin Rolland (FRA)
Women's SuperPipe Sarah Burke (CAN)
Men's Big Air Alex Schlopy (USA)
Men's Skier X John Teller (USA)
Women's Skier X Kelsey Serwa (CAN)
Men's Mono Skier X Josh Deuck (CAN)
SNOWBOARDING
Men's SuperPipe Shaun White (USA)
Women's SuperPipe Kelly Clark (USA)
Men's Snowboard X Nick Baumgartner (USA)
Women's Snowboard X Lindsey Jacobellis (USA)
Men's Big Air Torstein Horgmo (NOR)
Men's Slopestyle Sebastien Toutant (CAN)
Women's Slopestyle Enni Rukajärvi (FIN)
Men's Snowboard Street Nic Sauve (CAN)
Men's Best Method Scotty Lago (USA)
MEN'S SNOWMOBILE
Freestyle Daniel Bodin (SWE)
Speed & Style Joe Parsons (USA)
Best Trick Daniel Bodin (SWE)
SnoCross Tucker Hibbert (USA)
SnoCross Adaptive Mike Schultz (USA)

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