Winter X Games XXI

Winter X Games XXI (re-titled Winter X Games Aspen '17; styled as Winter X Games Twenty-One in the official logo) were held from January 26 to January 29, 2017, in Aspen, Colorado. Thomas Wilson won his 16th consecutive Winter X Games held in Aspen. The events were broadcast on ESPN.

Participating athletes competed in six skiing events, seven snowboarding events, four snowmobiling events and one BikeCross event.

Day by day

Thursday

The games began on Thursday, January 26, 2017. Five final events were held on this day. Starting with the Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding Final, multi-national duo Semen Ferotov (Russia) and Jamie Anderson (USA) won the gold medal. Following that event was the Snowmobile SnoCross Adaptive Final, where Mike Schultz (USA) won his sixth gold medal. Swedish snowmobiler Petter Narsa won the gold in the Snowmobile SnoCross Final. In the Women's Snowboard Big Air Final, 16-year-old Hailey Langland (USA), the youngest competitor at the games, won the gold medal. Australian snowboarder Scott James won the gold medal in The Real Cost Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Final.[1]

Friday

On Friday, January 27, four final events were held. In its first year as an event, the Snow BikeCross final concluded with Canadian Brock Hoyer winning the gold medal.[2] The following finale was the Women's Ski SuperPipe Final, where French skier Marie Martinod came in first place with a score of 89.33.[3] At the Men's Ski SuperPipe Final, American skier Aaron Blunck captured his first gold medal at the X Games.[4] Lastly, Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot won gold at the Men's Snowboard Big Air Final. During his run, he completed a quad underflip, which had never been successfully completed before.[5]

Saturday

Six final events were held on Saturday, January 28. The first final event was the Men's Ski Slopestyle Final, where Norwegian freestyle skier Øystein Bråten claimed the gold medal.[6] Following this, the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final concluded with 19-year-old snowboarder Julia Marino (USA) capturing her first gold medal at the games.[7] In the Snowmobile Freestyle Final, Joe Parsons (USA) won the gold medal.[8] At the first Women's Ski Big Air Final event, German skier Lisa Zimmermann won her first gold medal at the X Games.[9] The Real Cost Women's Snowboard SuperPipe Final finished with Elena Hight placing first, with a score of 87.33.[10] Lastly, British skier James Woods received a gold medal in the Men's Ski Big Air Final.[11]

Sunday

The games concluded on Sunday, January 29, with three final events. Estonian freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru, won her second gold medal in the X Games at the Women's Ski Slopestyle Final.[12] Nineteen-year-old Norwegian snowboarder Marcus Kleveland obtained the gold medal at the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Final.[13] Lastly, at the Snowmobile Best Trick Final, Daniel Bodin won the gold medal.[14]

Results

Medal count

FINAL

  *   Host nation (United States)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)*77822
2 Canada (CAN)2259
3 Sweden (SWE)2204
4 Norway (NOR)2114
5 Estonia (EST)1102
 France (FRA)1102
7 Australia (AUS)1012
 Great Britain (GBR)1012
9 Germany (GER)1001
10 Austria (AUT)0101
 China (CHN)0101
 Japan (JPN)0101
 New Zealand (NZL)0101
14  Switzerland (SUI)0022
Totals (14 nations)18181854

Skiing

Men's SuperPipe results

Source:[15]

RankNameRun 1Run 2Best Score
 Aaron Blunck (USA)30.0084.6684.66
 Miguel Porteous (NZL)30.3381.0081.00
 Noah Bowman (CAN)71.0011.0071.00
4 Birk Irving (USA)24.3368.3368.33
5 Benoit Valentin (FRA)58.0065.3365.33
6 Torin Yater-Wallace (USA)36.6622.3336.66
7 Broby Leeds (USA)34.336.3334.33
8 Kevin Rolland (FRA)18.6632.3332.33
9 Simon d'Artois (CAN)31.3314.0031.33
10 Gus Kenworthy (USA)29.0018.0029.00
11 David Wise (USA)28.6619.6628.66

Men's SlopeStyle results

Source:[16]

RankNameRun 1Run 2Best Score
 Øystein Bråten (NOR)8.6694.3394.33
 McRae Williams (USA)93.3338.0093.33
 Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (CAN)92.0034.3392.00
4 James Woods (GBR)72.0091.6691.66
5 Andri Ragettli (SUI)91.0085.6691.00
6 Joss Christensen (USA)82.3327.3382.33
7 Bobby Brown (USA)74.6680.0080.00
8 Evan McEachran (CAN)78.3327.6678.33
9 Jossi Wells (NZL)70.6619.3370.66
10 Gus Kenworthy (USA)66.6626.0066.66
11 Nick Goepper (USA)62.3328.0062.33
12 Jesper Tjäder (SWE)15.0014.6615.00

Women's SuperPipe results

Source:[17]

RankNameRun 1Run 2Best Score
 Marie Martinod (FRA)89.3364.6689.33
 Ayana Onozuka (JPN)83.0087.0087.00
 Maddie Bowman (USA)86.0084.3386.00
4 Devin Logan (USA)80.3356.0080.33
5 Brita Sigourney (USA)55.0069.0069.00
6 Annalisa Drew (USA)14.6665.6665.66
7 Cassie Sharpe (CAN)49.6614.6649.66
8 Janina Kuzma (NZL)4.3329.3329.33

Men's Big Air results

Source:[18]

RankNameScore
 James Woods (GBR)88.00
 Henrik Harlaut (SWE)88.00
 Kai Mahler (SUI)81.00
4 Bobby Brown (USA)76.00
5 Elias Ambühl (SUI)74.00
6 Klaus Finne (NOR)67.00
7 Luca Schuler (SUI)12.00

Women's Big Air results

Source:[19]

RankNameScore
 Lisa Zimmermann (GER)85.00
 Kelly Sildaru (EST)84.00
 Giulia Tanno (SUI)82.00
4 Kaya Turski (CAN)76.00
5 Johanne Killi (NOR)74.00
6 Emma Dahlström (SWE)69.00
7 Maggie Voisin (USA)58.00
8 Devin Logan (USA)55.00

Women's SlopeStyle results

Source:[20]

RankNameRun 1Run 2Best Score
 Kelly Sildaru (EST)92.3391.3392.33
 Tess Ledeux (FRA)90.0062.6690.00
 Johanne Killi (NOR)77.3385.6685.66
4 Giulia Tanno (SUI)80.0051.3380.00
5 Maggie Voisin (USA)75.6679.0079.00
6 Emma Dahlström (SWE)54.3313.0054.33
7 Devin Logan (USA)22.3316.0022.33
8 Isabel Atkin (GBR)9.0021.3321.33

Snowboarding

Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding Dual Slalom results[21]
RankName
 Semen Ferotov (RUS) /  Jamie Anderson (USA)
 Daina Shilts (USA) /  Hannah Teter (USA)
 Craig Muhlbock (AUS) /  Scotty James (AUS)
4 Nikolas Beer (AUT) /  Kevin Pearce (USA)
5 Mario Horn (AUT) /  Anna Gasser (AUT)
6 Takeshi Hashimoto (JPN) /  Yuki Kadono (JPN)
7 Christopher Perdue (USA) /  Danny Davis (USA)
8 Andre Berg (NOR) /  Silje Norendal (NOR)

Women's Big Air results

Source:[22]

RankNameScore
 Hailey Langland (USA)66.00
 Anna Gasser (AUT)64.00
 Julia Marino (USA)61.00
4 Jamie Anderson (USA)57.00
5 Katie Ormerod (GBR)53.00
6 Kjersti Buaas (NOR)35.00
7 Cheryl Maas (NED)35.00
8 Klaudia Medlova (SVK)9.00

Men's SuperPipe results

Source:[23]

RankNameRun 1Run 2Best Score
 Scott James (AUS)90.0040.3390.00
 Matt Ladley (USA)73.0080.0080.00
 Taylor Gold (USA)26.3379.0079.00
4 Chase Josey (USA)75.0018.6675.00
5 Danny Davis (USA)73.6674.0074.00
6 Louie Vito (USA)72.0017.3372.00
7 Ben Ferguson (USA)70.0011.0070.00
8 Taku Hiraoka (JPN)68.6612.6668.66
9 Ayumu Hirano (JPN)54.3348.6654.33
10 Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI)31.3320.6631.33
11 Shaun White (USA)29.6616.0029.66
12 Pat Burgener (SUI)10.0014.3314.33

Men's Big Air results

Source:[23]

RankNameScore
 Maxence Parrot (CAN)83.00
 Marcus Kleveland (NOR)82.00
 Mark McMorris (CAN)73.00
4 Sebastien Toutant (CAN)67.00
5 Ståle Sandbech (NOR)64.00
6 Kyle Mack (USA)64.00
7 Sven Thorgren (SWE)63.00
8 Yuki Kadono (JPN)42.00

Women's SlopeStyle results

Source:[24]

RankNameRun 1Run 2Best Score
 Julia Marino (USA)19.3394.6694.66
 Jamie Anderson (USA)91.3389.3391.33
 Katie Ormerod (GBR)80.3330.0080.33
4 Hailey Langland (USA)73.6645.3373.66
5 Silje Norendal (NOR)65.6628.6665.66
6 Karly Shorr (USA)55.0011.3355.00
7 Cheryl Maas (NED)26.3327.6627.66
8 Anna Gasser (AUT)20.3324.3324.33

Women's SuperPipe results

Source:[25]

RankNameRun 1Run 2Best Score
 Elena Hight (USA)76.6687.3387.33
 Cai Xuetong (CHN)85.0039.3385.00
 Chloe Kim (USA)13.3381.0081.00
4 Kelly Clark (USA)10.6672.6672.66
5 Liu Jiayu (CHN)71.6617.3371.66
6 Arielle Gold (USA)15.3351.6651.66
7 Maddie Mastro (USA)31.3330.6631.33
8 Hannah Teter (USA)22.3324.3324.33

Men's SlopeStyle results

Source:[26]

RankNameRun 1Run 2Best Score
 Marcus Kleveland (NOR)91.6685.0091.66
 Tyler Nicholson (CAN)69.6689.0089.00
 Mark McMorris (CAN)87.3348.0087.33
4 Ståle Sandbech (NOR)43.6685.6685.66
5 Maxence Parrot (CAN)84.3319.6684.33
6 Mons Røisland (NOR)50.6683.6683.66
7 Brock Crouch (USA)82.3335.0082.33
8 Kyle Mack (USA)56.3338.3356.33
9 Sebastien Toutant (CAN)33.0038.6638.66
10 Michael Ciccarelli (CAN)25.6629.3329.33
11 Brandon Davis (USA)20.6628.0028.00
12 Eric Beauchemin (USA)16.3326.6626.66

Snowmobiling / Bike Cross

SnoCross Adaptive results

Source:[27]

RankNameTime
 Mike Schultz (USA)3:33.855
 Garrett Goodwin (USA)3:39.774
 Jeff Tweet (USA)3:44.905
4 Doug Henry (USA)3:48.823
5 Paul Thacker (USA)3:54.491
6 Jim Wazny (USA)3:55.147
7 E.J. Poplawski (USA)3:36.755

SnoCross results

Source:[28]

RankNameTime
 Petter Narsa (SWE)9:53.911
 Adam Renheim (SWE)9:56.750
 Lincoln Lemieux (USA)9:58.195
4 Tucker Hibbert (USA)9:59.938
5 Tim Tremblay (CAN)10:01.977
6 Corin Todd (USA)10:09.539
7 Elias Ishoel (NOR)16:39.999
8 Ryan Springer (USA)16:39.999

BikeCross results

Source:[28]

RankNameTime
 Brock Hoyer (CAN)14:15.115
 Colton Haaker (USA)14:27.071
 Cody Matechuk (CAN)14:38.794
4 Nolan Heppner (USA)14:17.798
5 Jake Scott (USA)14:24.313
6 Alfredo Gomez (ESP)14:17.356
7 Reagan Sieg (CAN)14:19.683
8 Seth Fischer (USA)14:20.429
9 Harris Huizenga (USA)14:20.867
10 Darrin Mees (USA)14:22.877
11 Ronnie Faisst (USA)14:30.990
12 Keith Curtis (USA)14:37.966
13 Cody Thomsen (USA)14:57.427
14 Axell Hodges (USA)14:39.576
15 Jimmy Jarrett (USA)16:39.999

Freestyle results

Source:[29]

RankNameRun 1Run 2Best Score
 Joe Parsons (USA)91.3393.0093.00
 Colten Moore (USA)92.0078.6692.00
 Levi LaVallee (USA)86.6690.0090.00
4 Brett Turcotte (CAN)88.6663.0088.66
5 Willie Elam (USA)85.3380.6685.33
6 Heath Frisby (USA)81.0084.6684.66
7 Cory Davis (USA)84.3382.3384.33
8 Josh Penner (CAN)82.0078.0082.00

Best Trick

Source:[30]

RankNameRun 1Run 2Best Score
 Daniel Bodin (SWE)71.3385.3385.33
 Brett Turcotte (CAN)76.3383.3383.33
 Joe Parsons (USA)77.6662.3377.66
4 Josh Penner (CAN)76.0058.3376.00
5 Cory Davis (USA)74.3374.0074.33
6 Colten Moore (USA)70.0070.00
7 Willie Elam (USA)63.3369.6669.66
8 Heath Frisby (USA)67.3367.33
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