Freeskiing
X Games is the biggest freeski event in the world – get the inside scoop on Slopestyle and Big Air.
In Slopestyle, the field is wide open, but style master Bobby Brown, Nick Goepper (virtually unknown two years ago - he came out of nowhere to place 2nd in 2012 and 1st in 2013), Tom Wallisch and Henrik Harlaut are the four big favourites.
But we should also take a good look at the challengers, like Alex Beaulieu-Marchand, James Wood and McRae Williams. McRae made a strong debut at Tignes Winter Euro X last year, simply hijacking the contest. For the women, Kaya Turski will be the girl to beat.
This year, Big Air will basically be a battleground for ‘triples’. The master of triples is Henrik Harlaut, who last year stomped a perfect 50-point air with a Nose Butter Triple Cork 1620. Who could do better? Well, the highly-technical Swiss ripper Kai Mahler will be a strong challenger, as will Elias Ambühl and Gus Kenworthy, the first skier to ever land a triple at the X Games.
Enjoy the spectacle these guys are sure to put on – welcome to Winter X Games 2014!
Schedule
Wednesday, January 22
8.30pm – 10pm (ET) Men’s Superpipe Elimination
Friday, January 24
12.30pm – 4pm (ET) Men’s Ski Slopestyle Elimination
7.30 pm – 8.30pm (ET) Women’s Superpipe Elimination
9pm – 12.30am (ET) Men’s Ski Superpipe Final
Saturday, January 25
9pm – 11pm (ET) Big Air finals
Sunday, January 26
2pm – 6pm (ET) Men’s Ski Slopestyle Final, Women’s Slopestyle Finals