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Medalists - Snowboard

Big Air – 4 Riders

The Snowboard Big Air competition featured four top snowboarders in a head-to-head bracketed format. In each round, riders received two jumps. The Winter X 13 Big Air Jump consisted of a single feature – the 65-foot step-up gap. The winning run was determined by how big and how clean the trick was executed, combined with the number of text message votes the rider received by the fans at home (and on-site) immediately following each round. Judging was determined 100% by the fan vote.

Men’s Snowboard Big Air

  • Gold - Travis Rice

 

Slopestyle – 16 Men, 11 Women

Snowboard Slopestyle tests a rider’s ability to handle a variety of terrain by executing freestyle maneuvers down a course filled with a variety of terrain features. The Winter X Games 13 course contained rails, hips, tabletops and a variety of jumps allowing riders to combine big air and technical tricks into one run.

Riders were judged on amplitude, execution, difficulty of line, landings and use of the course. Each athlete took two runs in the elimination round. The top 8 men, and the top 6 women, advanced to the final. In the final, each athlete took on another two runs and the top score headed home with the gold.

Men's Snowboard Slopestyle

  • Gold - Shaun White
  • Silver - Scotty Lago
  • Bronze - Mikkel Bang

 

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle

  • Gold - Jenny Jones
  • Silver - Spencer O’Brien
  • Bronze - Megan Ginter

 

Superpipe – 16 Men, 14 Women

The Snowboard Superpipe competition is arguably one of the most exciting competitions in the world.  The 540-foot long, 22-foot deep “U-shaped” Superpipe is 75-feet from lip-to-lip with a pitch of 18 degrees. This world-class pipe allowed for maximum amplitude and speed, giving the riders space to perfect progressive tricks. The competition brought together the talents of Winter Olympians, World Champions, and hot new riders, all who pushed the boundaries of snowboarding with their aerial antics and prowess in the pipe. 

Each of the competitors took two runs in the elimination round to determine who would compete for gold. The top 8 men, 10 women, in the elimination round qualified for the final. In the men’s final, each competitor took three runs, while the women took two runs. Athletes are judged on amplitude, execution, difficulty, landings and use of the SuperPipe. Based on their best score, the competitor with the top run in the finals took home the gold.

Men's Snowboard SuperPipe

  • Gold - Shaun White
  • Silver - Kevin Pearce
  • Bronze - Antti Autti

 

Women's Snowboard SuperPipe

  • Gold - Torah Bright
  • Silver - Kelly Clark
  • Bronze - Hannah Teter

 

Snowboarder X – 24 Men, 12 Women

Snowboarder X consisted of a downhill course more than 3,500 feet long, filled with tabletop jumps, banked turns, rollers and gaps. A fusion of motocross and downhill racing, Snowboarder X represents the versatility of snowboarding athletes today. Scoring is simple: seeds were determined via time trial runs. The competition consisted of a qualifying round, followed by bracketed competition. 

In the men’s race, each competitor took one qualifying run down the course. All 24 riders advanced to the quarterfinals. From the quarterfinals, the top 12 riders advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the top three in each of the two heats advanced to the final. The bottom three went on to the consolation round. In the final race, six riders in one single heat battled it out to cross the finish line first and bring home the gold. 

In the women’s race, the 12 riders took one qualifying run to determine the two heats for the finals. In the heats, the top three from each of the two heats advanced to the final, while the bottom three headed to the consolation. In the final, the first racer that crossed the finish line took home the gold. 

Men's Snowboarder X

  • Gold - Nate Holland
  • Silver - Graham Watanabe
  • Bronze - Stian Sivertzen

 

Women's Snowboarder X

  • Gold - Lindsey Jacobellis
  • Silver - Helen Olafsen
  • Bronze - Sandra Frei

 

 

Medalists - Skiing

Big Air – 4 Riders

The Big Air competition featured the top skiers in a head-to-head bracketed format. The Winter X 13 Big Air Jump consisted of a single feature – the 65-foot step-up gap, located at the bottom of the slopestyle course. Each round consisted of two jumps per rider.

The winning run was determined by how big and how clean the executed trick combined with the number of text message votes the skier received by fans at home (and on-site) immediately following each round. Judging was 100% determined by the fan vote.

Men’s Ski Big Air

  • Gold - Simon Dumont

 

Skier X – 24 Men, 12 Women

Skier X is a fast and furious course race that features heats of six skiers racing over tabletop jumps, banked turns, rollers and gaps. A fusion of motocross and downhill racing, Skier X represents one of the most demanding competitions in ski racing today. Scoring is simple: seeds are determined via time trial runs, followed by bracket rounds of racing. 

In the men’s competition, the top 24 skiers’ results from the qualifying runs automatically advanced to the quarterfinals. This year’s competition added a second qualifying round where the remaining 12 skiers battled it out for the final six spots to advance to the quarterfinals. In each of the four quarterfinals the top three racers advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the top three racers advanced to the final and the bottom three headed to the consolation round. In the final, the first racer to the bottom took home gold. The scoring was similar for the women starting with one qualifying run where the top 12 advanced to the semifinals. 

Men's Skier X

  • Gold - Stanley Hayer
  • Silver - Hiroomi Takizawa
  • Bronze - Andreas Steffen

 

Women's Skier X

  • Gold - Ophelie David
  • Silver - Magdalena Jonsson
  • Bronze - Sasa Faric

 

Slopestyle – 15 Men, 8 Women

Winter X Games 13 marks the eight year of skiing Slopestyle. Using the same course as snowboarders, skiers showcased their freestyle skills on a variety of obstacles including rails, kickers, jumps and gaps. The contest consisted of two rounds. In the elimination round each competitor took two runs down the course. The competitors were ranked based on the best score of their two runs. The top 8 scores advanced to the final. The final round was also a best-of-two format, with judging rounds focused on creativity, trick completion and style. 

Men's Ski Slopestyle

  • Gold - TJ Schiller
  • Silver - Sammy Carlson
  • Bronze - Colby West

 

Women's Ski Slopestyle

  • Gold - Anna Segal
  • Silver - Grete Eliassen
  • Bronze - Kaya Turski

 

Superpipe – 16 Men, 10 Women

The skiing Superpipe event at the Winter X Games represented the progression of the sport and showcased the best pipe riders in the world. The 540-foot long, 22-foot deep “U-shaped” Superpipe is 75-feet from lip-to-lip with a pitch of 18 degrees. This translates into maximum amplitude and speed for the athletes to perform their tricks. Skiing Superpipe men’s was divided into two rounds. In the elimination round, each skier took two runs and was ranked based on their best score of the two. The top 8 advanced to the final. In the final, each skier took three runs and the skier with the best score out of their three final runs was crowned champion of the Superpipe.

Skiing Superpipe women’s featured two runs where each skier’s best score out of their two final runs was crowned champion of the Superpipe. Skiers were judged on amplitude, execution, difficulty, landings and use of the Superpipe.   

Men's Ski SuperPipe

  • Gold - Xavier Bertoni
  • Silver - Tanner Hall
  • Bronze - Simon Dumont

 

Women's Ski SuperPipe

  • Gold - Sarah Burke
  • Silver - Jen Hudak
  • Bronze - Jess Cumming

 

Mono Skier X

Mono Skier X debuted as a demo event at Winter X Nine and now has been a medaled event since Winter X 12. Mono Skier X is modeled after Winter X mainstays, Snowboarder and Skier X with one key difference that the event features the top disabled mono skiers in the world. 

This event is a fast and furious course race that featured disabled mono skiers racing over tabletop jumps, banked turns, rollers and gaps. Like the other X course disciplines at Winter X, Mono Skier X is a fusion of motocross and downhill racing on snow.

In each of the quarterfinals, the top two advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals the top two advanced to the finals, while the 3rd and 4th place competitors headed to the consolation, in the final, the first racer to the bottom took home the gold. 
 

Mono Skier

  • Gold - Tyler Walker
  • Silver - Sam Ferguson
  • Bronze - K-J van der Klooster

 

 

Medalists - Snowmobile

SnoCross – 24 Racers

SnoCross is today’s most popular form of snowmobile racing for athletes and spectators alike, with its combination of high-flying aerial displays and technical racing. Racers battle in heats of eight on an oval-shaped track lined with rollers, jumps, and bermed corners.

This year’s supercross-style track was designed with bigger hits and more room for passing.  Thirty-two racers competed in bracket competition where each race had consequences. Round one consisted of two heats with twelve riders. Each heat consisted of six laps around the snocross course with the top five advancing to the final, while the bottom six will go to round two. Round two consisted of two heats with twelve riders where the top two finishers of each heat received a spot in the twelve race final. The final race consisted of 20 laps, which tested the racers endurance, speed and ability to edge out the rest of the field to take home the gold. 

Men's Snowmobile SnoCross

  • Gold - Tucker Hibbert
  • Silver - Robbie Malinoski
  • Bronze - Dan Ebert

 

Freestyle – 10 Riders

Snowmobile Freestyle - A freestyle version of its derivative, snowmobile - featured 10 riders on 500 lb. snowmobiles that took to individual runs and tested their skills on jumps ranging from 65-foot to more than 100-foot long. Judging was based on overall impression, trick execution, volume of tricks, use of course, landings and style. The variety of jumps allowed the riders to showcase the full arsenal of tricks that the sport snowmobile has to offer.

Snowmobile Freestyle

  • Gold - Joe Parsons
  • Silver - Justin Hoyer
  • Bronze - Daniel Bodin

 

Speed & Style – 8 Riders

Speed & Style is a brand new Snowmobile event that combines the gravity-defying tricks of Freestyle and edge-of-your-seat of SnoCross. Eight riders battled it out in this head-to-head formatted event. Riders started side-by-side and immediately drove into designated lanes – one lane was purely Racing/SnoCross, the other included steel freestyle kickers.

Upon the conclusion of lap one, rider’s swapped lanes – this forced both riders to fully complete one lap on both lanes. Throughout the course there is potential for over/under airs, while both lanes come together at the certain track section, which provided exciting side-by-side, paint trading action. The score for each match up was based 50 percent on racing time and 50 percent on freestyle judging.

 

Speed & Style

  • Gold - Joe Parsons
  • Silver - Levi LaVallee
  • Bronze - Cory Davis

 

Next Trick – 4 Riders

Newly added for Winter X Games 13, Snowmobile Next Trick featured four of the top Snowmobile athletes in the world showcasing never seen before tricks.

To be eligible for the gold riders must have fully completed their tricks by staying on their sled. The winner was suppose to be determined by fan text messages, but with the other three riders eliminated from competition for not completing their tricks, Dane Ferguson was declared the winner.

NEXT Trick

  • Gold - Dane Ferguson