The Winter X Games in Aspen are the holy grail of action sports and one of the scene's most anticipated events each year. The elite of the elite throw down their best for a global audience of adrenaline-addicted armchair athletes. And year after year, the following riders score big. Here's who managed to write their names into the history books in Aspen in 2017.
Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe
Gold — Scotty James
After bronze in 2016, Scotty James celebrated Australia Day 2017 in Aspen in perfect style, taking home his first-ever X Games gold medal in the halfpipe.
Women’s Snowboard Big Air
Silver – Anna Gasser
In six consecutive contest starts, Anna's landed on the podium six times, including three top spots in Big Air comps and silver at the X Games Snowboard Big Air.
Men’s Snowboard Big Air
Silver – Marcus Kleveland
Records were broken on the second day of X Games action in Aspen when Marcus Kleveland, the youngest competitor in the field and participating for the very first time in this iconic event, landed a Quad Cork 1800 in competition.
Bronze – Mark McMorris
Scoring his 13th and 14th medal this year, despite only having come back from a broken femur recently, makes Mark McMorris an X Games legend! Welcome back, Mark!
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle
Gold – Katie Ormerod
Katie Ormerod is known for being the first women to ever land a double cork – and now she's built on her skills, coming top in her second X Games appearance!
Men's Snowboard Slopestyle
Gold – Marcus Kleveland
What an X Games debut — combining a world-first trick in the Big Air and a silver medal with gold in Slopestyle. Get to know Marcus in this up-close and personal edit here!
Bronze – Mark McMorris
Men’s Ski SuperPipe
Bronze – Noah Bowman
Women's Ski Big Air
Gold – Lisa Zimmermann
Entering the stage with a bang, German freeskier Lisa Zimmermann clinched Big Air gold in her very first Aspen X Games!
Men’s Ski Big Air
Bronze – Kai Mahler
Men’s Ski Slopestyle
Gold – Øystein Braaten
Øystein Braaten is known for storming the world's first Flip 2 Flip, but the sympathetic Norwegian had an even bigger smile after winning his very first X Games gold.
Men’s Snowmobile Freestyle
Bronze – Levi LaVallee
Men’s Snowmobile Best Trick
Gold – Daniel Bodin
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