Clubhouse Article

Winter X Games 2012

January 25th, 2012 by Colin M Jarman

Winter X Games returned to Aspen, Colorado on Jan 26-29. ESPN America provided unmatched live coverage of the events including Snowboard, Skiing, Snowmobile & Snocross across HalfPipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, etc.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM FOUR DAYS OF
WINTER X GAMES 2012

Day Four report.

Shaun White perfect in Superpipe, Snowmobile Best Trick, Men’s, Women’s & Mono Skier X, plus Snow Street.

Day Three report.

Ski Big Air, Snowboard Slopestyle, Snowboarder X & Ski Superpipe.

Day Two report.

Snowboard Big Air, Women’s Superpipe & Shaun White’s injury update.

Day One report.

Tribute to Sarah Burke, Colten Moore winning Snowmobile Freestyle and Tom Wallisch gold medalist in Slopestyle.

Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis [left] tore the ACL in her left knee during Winter X Games Aspen 2012 practice Wednesday at Buttermilk Mountain, crashing on the final landing on the Snowboarder X course.
Winter X Games medical staff confirmed she will miss Friday’s qualifying round, thwarting her chances to become the first female athlete in Winter X Games history to claim a five-peat victory after topping the podium from 2008 to 2011.
“It’s with great disappointment that I had to pull out of this year’s Winter X Games due to a tear of the ACL of my left knee during practice today after over shooting the last jump,” Jacobellis said in a statement. “I am bummed I will not be able to defend my title, and am determined more than ever to take the necessary steps to rehabilitate my knee and come back even stronger next year.”

SARAH BURKE 1982-2012 RIP
The ESPN family is very saddened by the death of skier, Sarah Burke.
Sarah was a gifted athlete and a pioneer in the sport of skiing. A six-time gold medalist at Winter X Games, Sarah continued to lead the way for women’s skiing and played a huge role in Skiing SuperPipe being added to the Olympics for 2014.
Sarah was a wonderful, spirited person and loved by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Sarah’s husband, Rory, her mother Jan Phelan, her father Gord Burke and to the entire Burke family.

Thursday, January 26

• Men’s Ski Slopestyle Elimination
• Women’s Ski Slopestyle Final
• Snowboard Street Final
• Snowmobile Freestyle Final
• Men’s Ski Slopestyle Final

Friday, January 27

• Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Elimination
• Men’s & Women’s Skier X Qualifying
• Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final
• Men’s & Women’s Snowboarder X Qualifying
• Adaptive Snowboarder X Exhibition
• Men’s Ski SuperPipe Elimination
• Snowboard Big Air Final
• Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe Final

Saturday, January 28

• Mono Skier X Qualifying
• Women’s Ski SuperPipe Final
• Men’s Ski SuperPipe Final
• Men’s & Women’s Snowboarder X Final
• Ski Big Air Final
• Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final

Sunday, January 29

• Men’s & Women’s Skier X Final
• Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe Elimination
• Mono Skier X Final
• Snowmobile Best Trick Final
• Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe Final

Check local listings for times.

Top-named athletes and X Games legends also returned, including: Shaun White, Scotty Lago, Kelly Clark, Gretchen Bleiler, Sebastien Toutant, Enni Rukajarvi, Halldor Helgason, Simona Meiler & Nic Sauve.

To remind you of the thrills and skills that are required to become an X Games champion, relive some of the best action from last year. Click here to watch the top highlight video from Winter X Games 2011.

Winter X Games Aspen

Champion’s View of WX 2012.

Winter X Games: Real Snow

Pat Moore in Real Snow preview.

“New Year, No Limits!”

Robbie Maddison and four-time X Games gold medalist Levi LaVallee stomp a world record-breaking jump over 300 feet of water in downtown San Diego for ESPN’s 2011 “Red Bull: New Year. No Limits” event!