Teen McMorris wins second gold of games
ASPEN — Eighteen-year-old Canadian Mark McMorris already won a Winter X gold medal Friday night in the snowboard big air competition after landing a backside triple-cork 1440.
First triple cork 1440s landed in Winter X history
ASPEN, Colo. -- The Snowboard Big Air finals Friday at Winter X Games 2012 quickly turned into a triple cork party under the lights at Buttermilk with Canadian rider Mark McMorris claiming his first Winter X gold thanks to a massive backside triple cork mute 1440. McMorris scored 49 out of a possible 50 points for the trick. "I didn't really think it was going to come down to triples because ...
Ski Big Air bronze for Jossi Wells
Jossi Wells wrapped up the 2012 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, with a bronze in Ski Big Air, becoming a three-time medallist at the world's most prestigious winter snow sports competition.
Regina snowboarder wins 2 golds at X Games
Regina snowboarder Mark McMorris, 18, won two gold medals at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Co., on the weekend.
Winter X Games 2012: Schedule Day 3
The 2012 Winter X Games rolls right along. The competition heads into Day 3 on Saturday, which is the busiest day of action so far. Both men's and women's ski and snowboard action are on the docket for Saturday, including both SuperPipe finals and both Snowboarder X finals. The evening caps off with the Ski Big Air final, which is always thrilling and a spectacle unto itself. Here is the ...
Hanson Hills to host winter festival
Hanson Hills Recreation Area will host its annual Winter Fun Days festival - an event that will include free lift tickets and trail passes, a big air competition, a chili cook-off, a swimsuit slalom, and more - during the first weekend of February.
Examining X's & Ohs: Aspen awaiting battles with gravity
The courses are set. The athletes and cameras are ready. Fire up the circus.Aspen's 11th dalliance with the Winter X Games begins Thursday with a tighter focus on Olympic sports.
Biddeford readies for the "Big Air and Rail Jam"
BIDDEFORD, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Crews in Biddeford are hoping the snow holds out for a ski and snowboard competition on Friday.
VIDEO: X Games 2012 American women dominating on the snow
There was triumph for America's women in the snowboard slopestyle and the snowboard halfpipe at the Winter X Games.
Another Winter X Games Podium for Jossi Wells
Aspen, Colorado (29 January 2012) –Jossi Wells wraps up the 2012 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado with a bronze in Ski Big Air, becoming a three-time medallist at the world’s most prestigious winter snow sports competition.
