Winter X Games XIV
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Winter X Games XIV were held from January 28 to January 31, 2010, in Aspen
, Colorado
. They were the 9th consecutive Winter X Games
to be held in Aspen. The events were broadcasted on ESPN
.
in Vancouver
. Many of the events such as the snowboard cross, ski cross, and half pipe events acted as a prelude and set the tone for the Vancouver Olympics.
Kaya Turski of Canada
landed the highest score in slopestyle history at the X Games winning gold. In the same event, Sarah Burke
tried to land a 1260 during her third and final run. Had she landed the 1260, this would have been the first time a woman had landed it during competition. Heath Frisby and Levi Lavallee, favourites in the snowmobile freestyle event, fail to qualify for the final, opening the door for Justin Hoyer, who went on to win the gold.
Sarah Burke failed in her attempt at a four-peat in the skier superpipe when she finished sixth, Jen Hudak
won gold and 17-year-old phenom Megan Gunning won silver. Burke had predicted a year earlier that Gunning would be her biggest threat in an attempt to four-peat in the superpipe.
In the men's snowboard superpipe final, Shaun White
won gold despite injuring himself 45 minutes prior to the final, in practice when he tried a 1080 inverted double cork. He did land two double corks back to back in the final and also added a double McTwist 1260 to seal off his gold medal run.
Nate Holland
won his fifth consecutive gold medal in men's snowboard cross. This was the first five-peat in the history of the Winter X Games. Lindsey Jacobellis
also became the first person to win a double three-peat, when she won the women's snowboard cross for the third year in a row. Her first three-peat was 2003–2005.
On the final day of competition, Ophélie David
successfully completed the first four-peat in women's Winter X Games history, again winning the gold in skiercross
. In the men's skiercross, the Canadians won a sweep of the medals, led by Chris Del Bosco
. This was a first sweep of a Winter X Games medal round by a country other than the United States
. With the men's sweep, along with Ashleigh McIvor
and Kelsey Serwa
's silver a bronze respectively, the Canadians won 5 out of 6 possible medals in ski cross.
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. They were the 9th consecutive Winter X Games
X Games
The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....
to be held in Aspen. The events were broadcasted on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
.
Sports
The following were the events at Winter X Games 14.- SkiingSkiingSkiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
- SnowboardingSnowboardingSnowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...
- Snowmobiling
Highlights
Winter X Games XIV took place just two weeks before the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. Many of the events such as the snowboard cross, ski cross, and half pipe events acted as a prelude and set the tone for the Vancouver Olympics.
Kaya Turski of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
landed the highest score in slopestyle history at the X Games winning gold. In the same event, Sarah Burke
Sarah Burke
Sarah Burke is a Canadian freestyle skier who grew up in Midland, Ontario, Canada. She now resides in Whistler, British Columbia.-Skiing career:...
tried to land a 1260 during her third and final run. Had she landed the 1260, this would have been the first time a woman had landed it during competition. Heath Frisby and Levi Lavallee, favourites in the snowmobile freestyle event, fail to qualify for the final, opening the door for Justin Hoyer, who went on to win the gold.
Sarah Burke failed in her attempt at a four-peat in the skier superpipe when she finished sixth, Jen Hudak
Jen Hudak
Jen Hudak is an American freestyle skier, specializing in the halfpipe and slopestyle events. She currently resides in Utah, where she skis and trains regularly.-External links:*...
won gold and 17-year-old phenom Megan Gunning won silver. Burke had predicted a year earlier that Gunning would be her biggest threat in an attempt to four-peat in the superpipe.
In the men's snowboard superpipe final, Shaun White
Shaun White
Shaun Roger White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board.-Early life:Shaun White is an Irish American...
won gold despite injuring himself 45 minutes prior to the final, in practice when he tried a 1080 inverted double cork. He did land two double corks back to back in the final and also added a double McTwist 1260 to seal off his gold medal run.
Nate Holland
Nate Holland
Nate Holland is an American snowboarder.Holland won a gold medal in Snowboard Cross at the 2007 Winter X Games XI in Aspen, Colorado. He won another gold medal at the 2008 Winter X Games XII, beating Markus Schairer in the finals...
won his fifth consecutive gold medal in men's snowboard cross. This was the first five-peat in the history of the Winter X Games. Lindsey Jacobellis
Lindsey Jacobellis
Lindsey Jacobellis is an American snowboarder from Stratton, Vermont.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Jacobellis won the silver medal in Women's Snowboard Cross's Olympics debut...
also became the first person to win a double three-peat, when she won the women's snowboard cross for the third year in a row. Her first three-peat was 2003–2005.
On the final day of competition, Ophélie David
Ophélie David
Ophélie David is a French freestyle skier specializing in ski cross, an event in which she is the reigning six-time world champion in, and has won four consecutive times at the Winter X Games as well as being ranked number one in the world in since 2004.David began her career as an alpine skier,...
successfully completed the first four-peat in women's Winter X Games history, again winning the gold in skiercross
Skicross
Ski Cross is a type of skiing competition. It is based on the snowboarding discipline of boardercross...
. In the men's skiercross, the Canadians won a sweep of the medals, led by Chris Del Bosco
Christopher Del Bosco
Christopher Del Bosco , is an American-born, Canadian freestyle skier who currently resides in Sudbury, Ontario. Del Bosco is a member of the Canadian national ski cross team. He is the reigning FIS World Champion in ski cross and has three medals from the Winter X Games, one of every colour...
. This was a first sweep of a Winter X Games medal round by a country other than the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. With the men's sweep, along with Ashleigh McIvor
Ashleigh McIvor
Ashleigh McIvor is a Canadian freestyle skier currently residing in Pemberton, British Columbia. McIvor is a member of the Canadian national ski cross team and became the first gold medal winner of women's ski cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics...
and Kelsey Serwa
Kelsey Serwa
Kelsey Serwa is a Canadian freestyle skier. Serwa is a member of the Canadian national ski cross team. She is the reigning FIS World Champion and is also the reigning Winter X Games champion...
's silver a bronze respectively, the Canadians won 5 out of 6 possible medals in ski cross.
Schedule
All times listed are Mountain Standard Time (MST).| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 7:30pm – 8:30pm | Skiing SuperPipe Women's Elimination | Aspen, CO |
| Thursday, January 28, 2010 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 10 am- 12 pm | Skiing Slopestyle Men's Elimination | Aspen, CO |
| 11:30 am- 1 pm | Snowmobile Freestyle Elimination | Aspen, CO |
| 1:00 pm– 2:30 pm | Skiing Slopestyle Women's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 4:30 pm- 6 pm | Snowboard SuperPipe Women's Elimination | Aspen, CO |
| 7 pm- 8:30 pm | Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Elimination | Aspen, CO |
| 7 pm- 9 pm | Snowmobile Freestyle Final | Aspen, CO |
| Friday, January 29, 2010 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 10 am- 11 am | Snowboard Snowboarder X Men's Qualifying | Aspen, CO |
| 10 am- 11 am | Snowboard Snowboarder X Women's Qualifying | Aspen, CO |
| 10 am- 12 pm | Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Elimination | Aspen, CO |
| 12 - 1:30 pm | Skier X Men's Qualifying | Aspen, CO |
| 12 - 1:30 pm | Skier X Women's Qualifying | Aspen, CO |
| 4:30 pm– 5:30 pm | Skiing SuperPipe Women's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 5:30 pm- 6 pm | Skiing Big Air Elimination | Aspen, CO |
| 6 pm- 7 pm | Snowmobile Best Trick Final | Aspen, CO |
| 7 pm- 7:30 pm | Skiing Big Air Final | Aspen, CO |
| 7:30 pm- 9 pm | Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Final | Aspen, CO |
| Saturday, January 30, 2010 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 10:00 am– 11:00 am | Mono Skier X Qualifying | Aspen, CO |
| 10:00 am– 12:00 pm | Snowboard Slopestyle Women's Elimination | Aspen, CO |
| 2 pm- 3:30 pm | Snowboard Snowboarder X Men's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 2 pm- 3:30 pm | Snowboard Snowboarder X Women's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 2:30 pm- 4 pm | Skiing Slopestyle Men's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 5 pm- 6:30 pm | Skiing SuperPipe Men's Elimination | Aspen, CO |
| 7 pm- 7:30 pm | Snowboard Big Air Elimination | Aspen, CO |
| 7:30pm– 8:30 pm | Snowboard SuperPipe Women's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 8:30 pm- 9 pm | Snowboard Big Air Final | Aspen, CO |
| Sunday January 31, 2010 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 10 am- 12:15 pm | Skier X Men's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 10 am- 12:15 pm | Skier X Women's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 10:15 am– 11:15 am | Snowmobile SnoCross Round 1 | Aspen, CO |
| 11:45 am- 12 pm | Snowmobile SnoCross Last Chance Qualifying | Aspen, CO |
| 12 pm- 1 pm | Snowboard Slopestyle Women's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 12:15 pm– 12:30 pm | Adaptive SnoCross | Aspen, CO |
| 1 pm- 1:30 pm | Snowmobile SnoCross Final | Aspen, CO |
| 1:30 pm– 2:45 pm | Mono Skier X Final | Aspen, CO |
| 2 pm- 3:30 pm | Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 5 pm- 6:30 pm | Skiing SuperPipe Men's Final | Aspen, CO |
| 6:30 pm– 7:30 pm | Snowmobile Knock Out Final | Aspen, CO |
| 7:30 pm- 8 pm | Skiing SuperPipe High Air Final | Aspen, CO |
Medal Count
| 1 |  United States |
13 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Early Modern France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Finland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Iceland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  United Kingdom |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Norway |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  New Zealand |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men's Slopestyle Results
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
86.00 | 93.00 | 94.33 | 94.33 | |
 |
90.66 | 65.55 | 92.00 | 92.00 | |
 |
88.33 | 40.00 | 89.33 | 89.33 | |
| 4 | 35.00 | 72.66 | 86.66 | 86.66 | |
| 5 | 81.33 | 83.66 | 39.33 | 83.66 | |
| 6 | 24.33 | 83.00 | 31.00 | 83.00 | |
| 7 | 21.66 | 77.66 | 20.33 | 77.66 | |
| 8 | 41.66 | 60.00 | 72.33 | 72.33 |
Women's Slopestyle Results
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
92.33 | 93.00 | 96.66 | 96.66 | |
|
85.00 | 34.66 | 33.66 | 85.00 | |
|
82.00 | 84.33 | 32.33 | 84.33 | |
| 4 | 36.00 | 83.66 | 79.66 | 83.66 | |
| 5 | 79.33 | 13.00 | 43.66 | 79.33 | |
| 6 | 52.66 | 64.66 | 53.33 | 64.66 | |
| 7 | 28.33 | 50.66 | 25.00 | 50.66 |
Men's SuperPipe Results
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
91.00 | 95.00 | 30.00 | 95.00 | |
|
90.33 | 54.00 | 92.00 | 92.00 | |
|
87.66 | 87.00 | 90.00 | 90.00 | |
| 4 | 89.66 | 48.33 | 89.00 | 89.66 | |
| 5 | 84.00 | 88.33 | 88.00 | 88.33 | |
| 6 | 23.66 | 85.00 | 82.00 | 85.00 | |
| 7 | 19.33 | 81.66 | 35.00 | 81.66 | |
| 8 | 9.00 | 40.66 | 10.33 | 40.66 |
Women's SuperPipe Results
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
90.33 | 92.33 | 81.66 | 92.33 | |
| |
87.00 | 52.00 | 90.66 | 90.66 | |
| |
85.00 | 86.00 | 84.00 | 86.00 | |
| 4 | 72.00 | 78.66 | 80.33 | 80.33 | |
| 5 | 76.33 | 73.33 | 70.33 | 76.33 | |
| 6 | 59.66 | 73.66 | 65.00 | 73.6 |
Men's SuperPipe High Air Results
| Rank | Name | Height (inches) |
|---|---|---|
| |
299 | |
|
285 | |
|
280 | |
| 4 | 277 | |
| 5 | 276 | |
| 6 | 271 |
Men's Big Air Results
| Rank | Name | Two Highest Runs | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
50 + 50 | 100 | |
| |
50 + 45 | 95 | |
| |
46 + 44 | 90 | |
| 4 | 47 + 42 | 89 | |
| 5 | 45 + 44 | 89 |
Men's Skier X Results
| Rank | Name | Quarterfinal Time | Semifinal Time | Final Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1:25.661 | 1:26.468 | 1:26.098 | |
|
1:27.642 | 1:28.900 | 1:26.578 | |
|
1:26.953 | 1:28.754 | 1:26.632 | |
| 4 | 1:26.879 | 1:27.775 | 1:27.624 | |
| 5 | 1:27.457 | 1:28.797 | 1:28.952 | |
| 6 | 1:27.161 | 1:26.929 | 1:29.053 | |
| 7 | 1:27.852 | 1:59.499 | 1:28.658 | |
| 8 | 1:27.348 | 1:29.133 | 1:28.752 | |
| 9 | 1:26.725 | 1:28.115 | 1:29.001 | |
| 10 | 1:29.261 | 1:30.218 | 1:29.348 |
Women's Skier X Results
| Rank | Name | Semifinal Time | Final Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1:33.429 | 1:34.037 | |
|
1:33.496 | 1:34.187 | |
|
1:33.875 | 1:34.557 | |
| 4 | 1:33.888 | 1:35.244 | |
| 5 | 1:34.701 | 1:35.386 | |
| 6 | 1:34.902 | 1:36.182 | |
| 7 | 1:37.885 | 1:38.728 | |
| 8 | 1:37.212 | 1:38.859 | |
| 9 | 1:38.340 | 1:39.118 |
Men's Mono Skier X Results
| Rank | Name | Semifinals Time | Final Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2:05.681 | 2:04.876 | |
|
3:53.873 | 2:07.970 | |
|
2:32.463 | 2:23.525 | |
| 4 | 2:07.627 | 5:00.000 |
Men's SuperPipe Results
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
95.33 | 31.66 | 58.00 | 95.33 | |
| |
50.00 | 93.00 | 93.66 | 93.66 | |
| |
78.33 | 91.00 | 38.00 | 91.00 | |
| 4 | 10.33 | 87.66 | 89.66 | 89.66 | |
| 5 | 42.00 | 82.33 | 34.33 | 82.33 | |
| 6 | 70.00 | 74.66 | 42.00 | 74.66 | |
| 7 | 57.00 | 56.00 | 36.66 | 57.00 | |
| 8 | 40.00 | 46.66 | 35.66 | 46.66 |
Women's SuperPipe Results
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
90.00 | 96.66 | 6.66 | 96.66 | |
| |
94.66 | 24.66 | 96.00 | 96.00 | |
| |
44.33 | 70.00 | 25.33 | 70.00 | |
| 4 | 31.66 | 66.00 | 61.33 | 66.00 | |
| 5 | 41.66 | 25.00 | 46.66 | 46.66 | |
| 6 | 39.33 | 13.00 | 15.33 | 39.33 |
Men's Snowboard X Results
| Rank | Name | Quarterfinal Time | Semifinal Time | Final Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
1:35.976 | 1:42.031 | 1:31.942 | |
| |
1:34.501 | 1:33.473 | 1:32.510 | |
| |
1:34.676 | 1:38.480 | 1:32.529 | |
| 4 | 1:34.707 | 1:45.391 | 1:36.675 | |
| 5 | 1:35.064 | 1:34.423 | 1:42.662 | |
| 6 | 1:34.493 | 1:33.626 | 1:45.771 | |
| 7 | 1:33.240 | 5:00.000 | 1:32.395 | |
| 8 | 1:33.811 | 1:51.706 | 1:32.658 | |
| 9 | 1:35.329 | 1:48.322 | 1:33.732 | |
| 10 | 1:36.655 | 1:49.097 | 1:37.339 | |
| 11 | 1:35.645 | 5:00.000 | 5:00.000 |
Women's Snowboard X Results
| Rank | Name | Semifinal Time | Final Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
1:41.545 | 1:38.145 | |
| |
1:40.614 | 1:38.664 | |
| |
1:45.591 | 1:43.018 | |
| 4 | 1:46.929 | 1:44.156 | |
| 5 | 1:50.456 | 1:44.509 | |
| 6 | 2:07.700 | 1:45.394 | |
| 7 | 1:56.609 | 1:44.702 | |
| 8 | 2:09.177 | 1:46.207 | |
| 9 | 1:51.055 | 1:49.688 | |
| 10 | 2:29.458 | 1:56.018 | |
| 11 | 1:49.790 | 1:56.206 | |
| 12 | 2:13.273 | 2:20.129 |
Men's Big Air Results
| Rank | Name | Two Highest Runs | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
|
50 + 50 | 100 | |
|
47 + 47 | 94 | |
|
47 + 36 | 83 | |
| 4 | 41 + 35 | 76 | |
| 5 | 37 + 35 | 72 |
Men's Slopestyle Results
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
93.33 | 49.33 | 32.66 | 93.33 | |
|
86.33 | 38.00 | 38.33 | 86.33 | |
|
70.00 | 84.33 | 41.00 | 84.33 | |
| 4 | 83.00 | 60.00 | 82.00 | 83.00 | |
| 5 | 80.00 | 23.33 | 75.33 | 80.00 | |
| 6 | 62.66 | 21.33 | 35.33 | 62.66 | |
| 7 | 51.66 | 30.00 | 33.33 | 51.66 | |
| 8 | 26.33 | 21.00 | 45.66 | 45.66 |
Women's Slopestyle Results
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
80.00 | 46.66 | 92.66 | 92.66 | |
|
89.33 | 40.00 | 63.00 | 89.33 | |
|
23.33 | 73.33 | 75.66 | 75.66 | |
| 4 | 31.66 | 19.66 | 43.33 | 43.33 | |
| 5 | 35.00 | 27.66 | 28.33 | 35.00 | |
| 6 | 17.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.33 |
Freestyle Results
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| 4 |
Best Trick Results
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
88.33 | 90.66 | 90.66 | |
| |
89.33 | 87.33 | 89.33 | |
| |
89.00 | 89.00 | 89.00 | |
| 4 | 85.00 | 87.66 | 87.66 | |
| 5 | 78.66 | 84.33 | 84.33 | |
| 6 | 83.66 | 78.66 | 83.66 | |
| 7 | 83.33 | 75.00 | 83.33 | |
| 8 | 77.66 | 81.00 | 81.00 |
Knock Out Results
This was a five-round contest in which the contestant with the shortest distance in each round was eliminated. The number listed represents the distance (in inches) of the best jump in given round.| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1402 | 1542 | 1681 | 1887 | 2001 | |
|
1419 | 1540 | 1692 | 1817 | 1886 | |
|
1315 | 1516 | 1674 | 1773 | - | |
| 4 | 1279 | 1569 | 1615 | - | - | |
| 5 | 1410 | 1515 | - | - | - | |
| 6 | 1145 | - | - | - | - |
Snocross Adaptive Results
| Rank | Name | Finish |
|---|---|---|
|
5:18.403 | |
|
5:32.852 | |
|
5:34.217 | |
| 4 | 5:56.507 | |
| 5 | 11:02.254 | |
| 6 | 23:50.13 |
External links
- ESPN.com Winter X Games XIV Page