The 2024 Aspen Records continued to be broken on Saturday the 27th. .
Chloe Kim and her record-breaking Cab 1260 (a first in women’s snowboarding superpipe history) weren’t the only history-making moments during the first two days of competition.
Scotty James ties Shaun White for most consecutive X Games wins, Mia Brooks lands first 1440 in women’s X Games history in women’s snowboard slopestyle event, and Troy Podmirsak wins Pacifico men’s ski big air I hit an incredible triple cork 2160.
The X Games is a three-day competition that invites the world’s best and most popular freestyle skiers and snowboarders to compete in slopestyle, superpipe, knuckle hack, and big air competitions.
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Slopestyle is a combination of technique and style, with each athlete trying to outdo each other (and themselves) in terms of progression and creativity. The Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Competition featured a strong lineup of athletes, including American Red Gerrard and Canadian Mark McMorris.
McMorris has been a mainstay in the snowboarding community for years, paving the way for young talent like Red Gerald to break into the sport, and thanks in part to the success of snowboarders like McMorris, he’s garnered mainstream media coverage and social media attention. Our presence is steadily increasing. , Shaun White, Scotty James. McMorris remains the winningest X Games winter medalist with 23 medals in total.
McMorris and Gerrard had a close battle in the slopestyle competition, with each athlete excelling on the rail section and pulling off perfect tricks. Gerrard ran the cleanest 1800 anyone had ever seen and McMorris ran a high-flying, technically perfect 1620.
For the judges, it was a ‘hair-splitting’ question – and after much deliberation in the 1800s and 1620s, Gerard won gold, MacMorris won silver, and Mons Roiland celebrated his 27th birthday. won the bronze medal. .
An excited Gerard said after his heartbreaking victory. “Oh, that’s what it’s all about. I grew up watching contests like the Today was just perfect and I’m so happy to have won the gold medal with Mark McMorris, and to have only worn three runs. Love you all! Thank you, Aspen!”
The Samsung Galaxy Women’s Ski Slopestyle event was equally exhilarating, with France’s Tess Ledoux (women’s big air gold medalist) surprising the competition with a near-perfect technically perfect run.
LeDoux breezed through the rail section before landing a jump combination that no other competitor could match: a double cork 1260 and a double cork 1440, becoming the first woman in X Games history to perform these tricks consecutively.
This wasn’t the only record LeDoux set. Her double gold medal win makes her the first ski athlete to win double gold medals at the X Games (2022, 2024) and her 10th medal, making her the first skier to win the double gold medal at the X Games (2022, 2024). He tied Kelly Sildal for the most medals.
Understandably, Ledoux was not proud of his run. He is very grateful for everything and he is very proud of this. ”
Swiss powerhouse Mathilde Gremaud won the silver medal, and Julia Tanno with her double cork 1080 won the bronze medal. Gremaud recently won gold at the January 2024 World Cup in Laax, which was held in his native Switzerland the previous week.
The Chipotle Men’s Ski Superpipe was a sight to behold as local hero Alex Ferriera soared 17 feet, 6 inches from the pipe. He not only reached great heights; Ferriera’s incredibly technical run consisted of a four-way double cork variation and a 1620.
The Aspen native last won a gold medal in 2020, but it’s clear he’s up and looking for redemption, saying, “I’m here for redemption…I want it! ” he declared. after his first run.
After his win, Ferriera was as enthusiastic as ever, praising how emotional and meaningful it was to be back on the top of the podium in Aspen. It feels great to do this in front of my hometown of Aspen and the crowds fly away. I know all the kids in the crowd. I know a lot of adults and ski with them at their ski club and it’s incredible to feel the love that they want me to succeed. , it’s electric and energetic and amazing. ”
Niko Porteous, who took a creative risk and carved the same side of the pipe (which had never been done before), won the silver medal, and Hunter Hess won the bronze medal.
The final competition of the night was the Pacifico Women’s Snowboard Big Air, which was a great show to end the weekend.
In recent years, Japan has become a unique powerhouse in snowboarding, with gravity-defying riders performing incredible heights and ingenuity in every competition.
Kokomo Murase was one such snowboarder, winning the gold medal with the 1440 triple cork by a whopping 19 points over the other competitors. Murase’s gold medal in big air was his third medal at the 2024 Aspen X Games, following gold in knuckle hack and silver in slopestyle.
Fellow Japanese teammate Reira Iwabuchi took second place with a silver medal, while Germany’s Anna Gasser, a longtime women’s snowboarding icon and four-time X Games gold medalist, finished the night in third place. .
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Snowboarding and freestyle skiing fans still have a lot to look forward to during the remainder of the 2024 season, with the 2024 World Cup set to take place this weekend at Mammoth Mountain.
X Games 2024 Results
monster energy snowboard slopestyle
1. Red Gerrard (USA) 97.00
2. Mark McMorris (Canada) 96.00
3. Mons Roiland (NOR) 92.66
4. Sven Torgren (SWE) 90.00
5. Rene Rinnekangas (FIN) 86.66
6th Tian Collins (NZL) 84.00
7th place Chris Corning (USA) 77.66
8. Taiga Hasegawa (JPN) 55.66
9th Judd Henkes (USA) 47.33
10. Darcy Sharpe (CAN) 46.66
Samsung Galaxy Women’s Ski Slope Style
1. Tess LeDieu (France) 95.33
2. Mathilde Gremaud (SUI) 92.33
3. Julia Tanno (SUI) 88.00
4th place Rell Harwood (USA) 84.33
5. Sarah Hoflin (SUI) 83.66
6. Anastasia Tatarina (Russia) 81.33
7. Ruby Starr Andrews
8. Olivia Asselin (CAN) 79.33
Chipotle Men’s Ski Superpipe
1. Alex Ferreira (USA) 95.33
2. Nico Porteus (NZL) 92.66
3. Hunter Hess (USA) 92.00
4. Nick Goepper (USA) 91.33
5. Brendan McKay (Canada) 90.66
6. Aaron Blank (USA) 68.66
7th place David Wise (USA) 64.66
8. John Salinen (FIN) 23.33
Pacifico Women’s Snowboard Big Air
1. Kokomo Murase (Japan) 94.00
2. Reira Iwabuchi (JPN) 75.00
3. Anna Gasser (AUT) 71.00
4th place Mia Brooks (GBR) 62.00
5. Annika Morgan (GER) 52.00
6. Jasmine Baird (CAN) 36.00
7. Laurie Blouin (Canada) 32.00
8. Miyabi Onitsuka (JPN)
