U.S. Snowboard Pro Team member and double-Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson remained podium perfect on day three of X Games Aspen 2020 with a gold medal in snowboard slopestyle.

“I tried to stay consistent today and my ability to do that came down to practice,” said Jamie. “I definitely have been snowboarding half my life or maybe more and I think all of that experience came into play today. I have just been trying to get my runs together all week because it takes a lot to win here with all the girls doing there best and riding so well. I’m stoked to be on top of the podium.”

Jamie’s win marks her sixth X Games slopestyle gold medal, surpassing Canada’s Mark McMorris and the legend Shaun White who both won five X Games Slopestyle events. In addition, this is her 17th X Games medal, cementing her position as the winningest woman in X Games history, summer or winter. Jamie has gone 15 for 15 winning medals at every slopestyle competition she has entered at X Games. 

U.S. Snowboard Pro Team rider and last year’s silver medalist Hailey Langland had some very impressive moments displaying board control like no other. Her rails were arguably the most stylish and technical in the field and she landed the cab double cork 1080 on her last run. Hailey was the first woman to land that trick in competition in big air just a couple years ago at X Games Aspen. Hailey finished just outside the podium in fourth. 

Canada’s Laurie Blouin finished in second and Japan’s Kokomo Murase finished third. 

The day continued with men’s slopestyle where Red Gerard earned his first-ever X Games medal claiming the bronze. This is the first time an American man has made the podium in X Games snowboard slopestyle since 2012 when Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Snowboard alumnus Sage Kotsenburg earned the silver medal. 

“Stoked to finally get my first X Games medal,” said Red. “It was a heavy day and all the boys rode really well. Happy to have made the podium.”

From the outside looking in, the new jam session live ranking format would seem to favor Red as well. Athletes are judged on the entirety of their performance versus the best of three runs. Red’s ability to land a variety of runs and adapt throughout a competition is uncanny. This proved true for Red on Saturday and his range as a snowboarder was apparent.

American Brock Crouch finished in fourth place and U.S. Snowboard Team member Judd Henkes finished in fifth. Canadian Darcy Sharpe won his first X Games gold and Norwegian Mons Roisland took home the silver medal. 

X Games action continues on Sunday with the final day of competition. See the full broadcast schedule below.

RESULTS
Women’s snowboard slopestyle
Men’s snowboard slopestyle

HOW TO WATCH
Subject to change
All times EST
@XGames - Streaming via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages.
*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast
 

SNOWBOARD
Sunday, Jan. 26
2:00 p.m. - Snowboard Rail Jam - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN2
8:30 p.m. - Snowboard Knuckle Huck - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN
 

Hannah Soar led the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team at Canada’s Mont Tremblant on Saturday with a personal-best single moguls result, finishing sixth in the FIS Freestyle World Cup.

The event took place on the classic Flying Mile course with Perrine Laffont of France taking the win for the women, bringing her winning streak to four. Yuliya Galysheva of Kazakhstan took second and Anastasia Smirnova of Russia was third.

Conditions were great in Quebec with cold temperatures keeping the snow hard. Hannah, who hails from just a few hours south of Tremblant in Killington, Vermont, used that hometown feeling to make it to her first single moguls super final. She advanced her speed, skiing and jumping throughout each round with only a minor bobble in the super final keeping her off the podium.

Showing the strength of the U.S. women’s team, Jaelin Kauf also snagged a top-10 finish, taking ninth place. She brought her new trick—a cork 7—to the competition in finals, which she has been working hard on throughout the six-week World Cup break.

“She's just starting to bring the cork 7 into top-to-bottom runs and the coaching staff said ‘it’s now or never,’” relayed U.S. Freestyle Ski Team Moguls Head Coach Matt Gnoza. “She’ll reflect back on this day in weeks to come and be glad she took that step. She may not see the results right away, but it’s a step in the right direction for her to continue to be one of the top competitors on the World Cup tour.”

15-year-old Kai Owens crushed her first World Cup, qualifying for finals and eventually finishing 11th. “It was an awesome intro to World Cup skiing for her,” said Matt. “We’re really excited about that. Being the youngest competitor to ever start for the U.S. and then to qualify for the finals—it was fun to watch Kai grow as an athlete and a competitor today. She handled it like a pro.“

Tess Johnson finished 12th, showing that her progression is continuing, throwing a 360 mute grab in both the qualifying round and finals.

“All in all, it was a really exciting day for the women’s team,” said Matt. “We didn’t end up with a podium, but having four team members in the finals was really cool—one of being them a rookie in her first World Cup. They’re moving in a good direction into Calgary and Deer Valley. I think today was about growing as athletes with a vision for the future with all the new tricks.”

Mikael Kingsbury of Canada won the competition for the men, thrilling the Canadian home crowd, with Ikuma Horishima of Japan finishing second and Benjamin Cavet of France third.

The U.S. men also had a solid day. Jesse Andringa led the Americans, qualifying sixth into the finals with a cork grab to a cork and eventually took 16th place.

“Jesse's qualifying run was super impressive,” said Matt. “It was really exciting to see him ski with that confidence and like he really belongs on the World Cup. I expect good things from him in the weeks to come.”

Brad Wilson skied in his first World Cup of the season and finished in 17th—only one spot off of finals. World Cup rookies Alex Lewis and Nick Page also competed, snagging 29th and 31st place, respectively. “They’re just grinding it out, learning how to compete at this level,” said Matt of the rookies. “They each had little mistakes, but take out their mistakes and they both had phenomenal runs with very competitive times. That elusive final isn’t as far away as they think. They’re working hard, learning from every opportunity they get and pretty soon we’ll see it come to fruition.”

Rounding out the U.S. men, Dylan Walczyk was 35th, Kalman Heims 38th and Tom Rowley, who is coming back from a back injury he sustained in December, finished 42nd.

Next up, the World Cup tour makes a stop in Calgary on Saturday before it comes to the home of the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team: Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah.  

RESULTS
Women’s Moguls
Men’s Moguls

U.S. Snowboard Pro Team member Taylor Gold led an all American podium at the inaugural X Games snowboard superpipe session on the second night of X Games Aspen 2020. In a brand new competition where style, creativity, and fun are the name of the game, Taylor was able to let his true colors shine. It was a night full of hand plants, lip tricks, gator rolls, and pure joy for the riders. 

“The new format for X Games session really brought out everyone’s creativity, which was super cool to be a part of,” said Taylor. “It was easy to see that everyone was having a great time. I was really stoked to land my new trick because I wasn’t able to put it down during the first event. Not to mention I was able to connect it with some tricks that I think are really fun.”

U.S. Snowboard Pro Team members and teammates Jake Pates and Toby Miller earned silver and bronze respectively. 

“Last night was incredible,” said Toby. “None of us knew what to expect with it being a new event. As soon as practice started I knew immediately that the event was gonna be a blast. Everyone rode incredible and showed how much fun you can truly have in a halfpipe. I could not be happier to have walked away with third place. Getting to share the podium with Taylor Gold and Jake Pates was a moment I will never forget!” 

The men’s superpipe session, just like the knuckle huck competition, is a symbol of a new era in freeskiing and snowboarding where style and variety are king, and the number of spins and flips are secondary. Although today this is deemed as “new,” it relates back to the core of both sports. In addition to these new competitions, the live-ranking jam-session format, which encourages athletes to do different runs with no scores involved, also caters to this new direction versus the previous format (best score out of three runs). Progression doesn’t always need to be marked by an extra 180, but rather by the way athletes go about putting together an entire performance throughout their event. 

Stay tuned for more action from X Games throughout the weekend. See the full broadcast schedule below. 

RESULTS
Men's snowboard superpipe session

HOW TO WATCH
Subject to change
All times EST
@XGames - Streaming via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages.
*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

FREESKI
Saturday, Jan. 25
1:00 p.m. - Men’s Ski Slopestyle Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ABC
8:30 p.m. - Women’s Ski SuperPipe Finals - Aspen, Colo. - @XGames
10:00 p.m. - Women’s Ski SuperPipe Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN

Sunday, Jan. 26
2:00 p.m. - Women’s Ski Slopestyle Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN2
8:30 p.m. - Men’s Ski Superpipe Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN

SNOWBOARD
Saturday, Jan. 25
1:00 p.m. - Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ABC
1:00 p.m. - Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ABC
10:00 p.m. - Men’s Snowboard Big Air Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN
10:00 p.m. - Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN

Sunday, Jan. 26
2:00 p.m. - Snowboard Rail Jam - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN2
8:30 p.m. - Snowboard Knuckle Huck - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN
 

In the most challenging and famous FIS World Cup on the circuit, Bryce Bennett grabbed a solid eighth-place result in the Kitzbuehel downhill.

Thrilling the raucous Hahnenkamm crowd, the Austrian men went 1-2 with Matthias Mayer winning and Vincent Kriechmayr taking second. Beat Feuz of Switzerland tied Vincent for second. It was Matthias' second win in Kitzbuehel, having won the super-G in 2017, and became the eighth man to win the speed double at the venue.

Bryce, who has shown strength over the years, had a tough beginning to the 2019-20 season but turned it around in Wengen, Switzerland, the week before Kitzbuehel with a seventh-place finish in the Lauberhorn downhill. Having finished 14th last season at Kitzbuehel, the top-10 result is Bryce's best career result on the Hahnenkamm. The result gave him the confidence he needed, and with unusually aggressive and grippy snow on the Streif track, he put it all on the hill.

“I just had my plan and I was set on committing to it,” said Bryce, who previously had a career-best downhill venue result of 14th at Kitzbuehel last season. “It was a cool feeling—I haven’t quite experienced that at Kitzbuehel. I fully committed to it and it felt like I had a pretty solid ride. I was excited.”

In Friday night's bib draw, Bryce wore jorts (jean shorts) and a jean vest, with an American flag as a cape. He walked out on stage and the crowd of thousands roared. Then, he boldly chose bib one over bib 19. The fans loved it. Bryce ran bullet in the downhill and getting to open up the storied event and sit in the leader's box for a good chunk of time was a cool experience. But next year, he wants to stay in the leader's chair and win it all. “I’m excited because I left everything on the hill and don’t have any regrets,” he said. “I’m bummed, but I learned a lot and I’m excited to try and win this thing.”

Steven Nyman also put down a solid run, despite making a big mistake, taking 13th. He was in the green on the top section of the course and leading at the fourth split before making a costly mistake. In the finish, he let out his frustration with a yell when he realized he was within striking distance of his first Kitzbuehel podium—and quite possibly win. Jared Goldberg and Travis Ganong finished in the points in 23rd and 30th, respectively. Sam Morse was 41st in his Kitzbuehel debut, holding his hands up and making a moose—his nickname—sign at the TV camera in the finish. Ryan Cochran-Siegle DNFed, but is OK and skied down to the finish.

The Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team slalom team gears up for Sunday’s slalom race in Kitzbuehel with Luke Winters leading the way for the Americans.

RESULTS
Men’s Downhill

STANDINGS
Overall
Downhill

HOW TO WATCH 
All times EST

Sunday, Jan. 26
4:30 a.m. - Men’s slalom run 1, Kitzbuehel, AUT - NBC Sports Gold
7:30 a.m. - Men’s slalom run 2, Kitzbuehel, AUT - NBC Sports Gold

Monday, Jan. 27
1:00 p.m. - Men’s downhill & super-G, Kitzbuehel, AUT - NBCSN**
3:00 p.m. - Men’s slalom, Kitzbuehel, AUT - NBCSN**

*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

Note: All televised events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA app. 

Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass, available here: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/snow. 

Why isn’t Kitzbuehel available live on NBCSN or Olympic Channel?
The reason Kitzbuehel is available via Gold Pass rather than NBCSN or Olympic Channel is that World Cup events held in Austria are not part of the TV agreement that NBC Sports has with FIS. They are controlled and sold by a different rights holder and were purchased by NBC Sports Gold for exclusive use within “Snow Pass.” If you have any further questions, please reach out to NBC Sports Gold's help desk at support@nbcsports.com. 

Why doesn’t “Snow Pass” have commentary?
In order to provide 900+ hours of content at an affordable price, we rely on the world feed (a video feed provided by the rights holder), which often does not include English commentary. Commentary is available on all television coverage provided by NBC, NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and live streaming via authentication at NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Some days you have it, some days you don’t, and some days you just chalk it up as quality training and a good learning opportunity. Such was the theme of the day for the Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team as the FIS Cross Country World Cup continued with a skiathlon race in Oberstdorf, Germany, Saturday.

In the women’s 15k race, Rosie Brennan led the Team, finishing 17th. “It was pretty good,” Rosie said. “Not my best, not my worst, just somewhere in the middle.” She added that the narrow width of the course, part of which will be used for the 2021 FIS Cross Country World Championships next year, was a bit too narrow in places due to lack of snow. 

“I was just having a hard time trying to figure out how to move through people, and get into the right positions at the right times,” Rosie added. “Tactically, I could have done better, but feeling wise, I felt quite good.”

With the World Championships next season, organizers debuted a new cross country stadium, and a new course, which featured numerous climbs and fast descents, as compared to previous Oberstdorf courses. The U.S. Team spent the entire week training in Oberstdorf, including a couple of days previewing the new track. 

“I think I did a little bit too much this week,” said Jessie Diggins, who finished 22nd in Saturday’s race. “It’s tough to try and find the balance with training in the weeks immediately following the Tour (de Ski).” 

Even with a challenging race day, Jessie was able to dig deep, knowing that it’s money in the bank for next year’s World Championships. “Even when it was not going well, and I was feeling like I was about to puke on every downhill, I still kept pushing and looking for every second, and never gave up,” she said. “I was using every opportunity to learn this course and to really take it all in and practice the things I could do well.”

Caitlin Patterson put down a solid effort, finishing 34th, and Alayna Sonnensyn continued her World Cup education, finishing 51st.

“It was a fun, hard and tough day,” Alayna said. “I got some sparkles from Jessie, which definitely made me feel good. But unfortunately, I sort of started towards the back of the pack and I was trying not to ski too frantically in the first lap. But by the time I could start moving around people, it was already too late. I was bummed not to be able to make that up. I tried my best throughout the next few laps, but it’s just another learning experience and trying to figure out the type of racing over here with this type of competition.”

In the men’s 30k race, David Norris, who has consistently been moving up in the World Cup results list this season, was well on his way to a career-best result - moving into 21st position midway through the opening 15k classic. However, his skis iced up and he found himself over the tips and onto the snow after cresting a climb. He quickly got up, but not before 10 guys past him. 

“I went out steady, and I actually kind of liked that because everyone got strung out, so I was able to slowly work my way up through the field,” said David, who battled back and finished 28th. “And with the exception of that one fall, I think it went really well.”

Up next, a hilly, challenging classic sprint is on tap for Sunday. 

“Going into tomorrow, anything can happen, and I’m going for it,” Jessie said. “It’s only 1.2k-ish. So I’m really going to send it tomorrow. I know the fitness is there, I know the technique is there, I know the strategy is there. So I’m just looking to fine-tune things a bit.”

Joining Jessie on the starting line will be Caitlin, Rosie, Alayna, Sophie Cladwell, Sadie Maubet Bjornsen (who won a classic sprint in Oberstdorf in 2016), Simi Hamilton, Andy Newell, Tyler Kornfield, and Noel Keeffe, who is making his World Cup debut. 

RESULTS
Women’s 15k skiathlon
Men’s 30 skiathlon

STANDINGS
World Cup overall women
World Cup overall men
World Cup distance women
World Cup distance men

HOW TO WATCH 
All times EST

Sunday, Jan. 26
5:30 a.m. - Men and women’s classic sprint, Oberstdorf, GER - Olympic Channel, Olympic Channel.com, NBC Sports Gold

Note: All televised events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA app

Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass, available here: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/snow.

Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson led the way for the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team in Bulgaria, finishing just off the podium in fourth and fifth place, respectively, in the Bansko downhill.

For the fourth time ever, the Italians swept the FIS Ski World Cup podium, with Elena Curtoni skiing to her first World Cup win, Marta Bassino second and Federica Brignone third. All three finished within .14 seconds of each other.

Mikaela, who had won the downhill on Friday, was thrilled to be back in the top-five in another speed event. “With a win yesterday and holding onto a fourth today—that’s pretty incredible here,” she said. “I was so excited to come to Bansko and get on this track and try everything. I didn’t expect much, so this is beyond what I dreamed about it.”

But the story of the day was about 24-year-old Breezy Johnson, who was racing in only her third race back from a knee injury she sustained in June. She had a banner day on Friday in the bumpy and technical downhill, finishing 10th, and she attacked Saturday’s course with confidence and aggression to take fifth place—her second-best World Cup result.

“I’m very thrilled,” said Breezy. “To do it on a course like this is kinda crazy. I told my therapist yesterday that I was so glad that I could come to a place like this—it’s bumpy, it’s tough and you really have to stand on your outside ski—and have zero thoughts about not trusting [my knee] at all. I’m just so grateful to have my body and feel like my body is in-line with my goals right now.”

Mikaela was ecstatic and inspired to see her hard-charging teammate only .12 seconds behind her in the standings so quickly after an injury.

“Oh my gosh, I am so happy for her,” said Mikaela. “She’s had such a tough comeback. All the girls on my team have had such a tough time the last couple of years. For me, it’s so inspiring to see how they’re every single day charging, aggressive and staying positive, pushing for it and staying motivated… For Breezy, to come here especially, this is her third race back and every single race she’s having better and better results. It’s just incredible and her attitude has been so good. On a track like this, that’s bumpy, really challenging and super technical, for her to lay down like that and just stay so mentally aggressive, my mind is blown. I’m so so excited for her. Also, pretty inspired too.”

Breezy’s result also spoke to the closeness of the women on the World Cup and the compassionate and encouraging community that has been built. “Everybody has been so supportive with the comeback,” said Breezy. “I definitely want to give a shout out to the girls that are injured right now and are coming back because I’ve gotten some amazing messages from girls on the World Cup and other people. That’s been really incredible to have… I feel like I’m out here a little bit for everybody who has ever had obstacles and is trying to come back, just to be like, you don’t have to do anything crazy—just believe in your body and do your thing.”

Alice Merryweather also finished in the points, taking 26th. Alice Mckennis was 37th, Isabella Wright 41st, and Jackie Wiles 43rd.

With her fourth-place finish, Mikaela retains her overall lead over Saturday’s third-place finisher Federica Brignone with 1,125 points to Federica’s 855. Mikaela also sits in second in the downhill standings, only 16 points behind Corinne Suter of Switzerland.

The women finish out their weekend in Bansko on Sunday with a super-G.

RESULTS
Women’s Downhill

STANDINGS
Overall
Downhill

HOW TO WATCH 
All times EST

Sunday, Jan. 26
12:30 p.m. - Women’s super-G, Bansko, BUL - NBCSN*

*Same-day broadcast

Note: All televised events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA app. 

Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass, available here: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/snow. 

Why doesn’t “Snow Pass” have commentary?
In order to provide 900+ hours of content at an affordable price, we rely on the world feed (a video feed provided by the rights holder), which often does not include English commentary. Commentary is available on all television coverage provided by NBC, NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and live streaming via authentication at NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

Travis Ganong landed another top result, finishing in 10th in the super-G in Kitzbuehel, Austria—the most famously challenging super-G on the FIS World Cup circuit.

It was a fantastic day for the Norwegian ‘Attacking Vikings,’ who went 1-2 in front of the rowdy Austrian crowd. Kjetil Jansrud showed that he’s still the most successful man in the discipline, taking his 13th FIS World Cup super-G victory. Only his retired teammate Aksel Lund Svindal, who was cheering in the Hahnenkamm finish, and Hermann Maier of Austria have won more World Cup super-G races than Kjetil. Showing incredible consistency, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde finished second. He has secured a result in the top eight in each of the last 10 World Cup super-Gs. Matthias Mayer of Austria tied Aleksander for second place—his fifth Kitzbuehel super-G podium.

Travis was happy to put down another good finish after finishing eighth in the Bormio downhill in December. “I think I’m skiing pretty well,” he said. “I’ve been building up again since the break over Christmas… I always love coming back to Kitzbuehel. It’s a really fun hill because you don’t have to worry about all these little funky sections. You just ski fast and well and push on the ski. It’s really enjoyable to ski. I have a good feeling on my skis and it’s nice to come down in the top 10.”

Unlike most years where the Kitzbuehel track looks more like a mirror and coaches have to bring crampons to stand on the course, this year’s snow is significantly more aggressive and forgiving. “Of all my years, it’s probably the easiest snow I’ve skied on (at Kitzbuehel),” said Travis, who has been racing the Hahnenkamm for nine years. “You can really charge and push on the ski and take some more risk. It’s less of a tactical race and more of a normal ski race. It’s fun!”

Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athletes Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Steven Nyman also skied into the points, but had major mistakes, taking 26th and 30th, respectively. Jared Goldberg was 40th and Sam Dupratt 42nd.

Now that the super-G has finished, all eyes turn to the big event: Saturday’s downhill on the Streif. “It’s always good having one race under your belt leading into the downhill—especially the downhill here,” said Travis. “The super-G is kind of like a warmup. If you can make it down and have a solid run in super-G, it’s nice to take that momentum into the next day. We’ll see what happens.”

RESULTS
Men’s Super-G

STANDINGS
Overall
Super-G

HOW TO WATCH 
All times EST

Saturday, Jan. 25
5:30 a.m. - Men’s downhill, Kitzbuehel, AUT - NBC Sports Gold

Sunday, Jan. 26
4:30 a.m. - Men’s slalom run 1, Kitzbuehel, AUT - NBC Sports Gold
7:30 a.m. - Men’s slalom run 2, Kitzbuehel, AUT - NBC Sports Gold

Monday, Jan. 27
1:00 p.m. - Men’s downhill & super-G, Kitzbuehel, AUT - NBCSN**
3:00 p.m. - Men’s slalom, Kitzbuehel, AUT - NBCSN**

*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

Note: All televised events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA app. 

Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass, available here: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/snow. 

Why isn’t Kitzbuehel available live on NBCSN or Olympic Channel?
The reason Kitzbuehel is available via Gold Pass rather than NBCSN or Olympic Channel is that World Cup events held in Austria are not part of the TV agreement that NBC Sports has with FIS. They are controlled and sold by a different rights holder and were purchased by NBC Sports Gold for exclusive use within “Snow Pass.” If you have any further questions, please reach out to NBC Sports Gold's help desk at support@nbcsports.com. 

Why doesn’t “Snow Pass” have commentary?
In order to provide 900+ hours of content at an affordable price, we rely on the world feed (a video feed provided by the rights holder), which often does not include English commentary. Commentary is available on all television coverage provided by NBC, NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and live streaming via authentication at NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

U.S. Freeski Pro Team member Colby Stevenson won gold in the inaugural ski knuckle event on the first night of X Games Aspen 2020 in a winner-take-all competition. 

Colby landed a 540 nose butter into a 720 out to kick off the event and set the tone for the evening. Colby held the top spot for the entirety of the competition. The X Games rookie was at a loss for words as he received his first X Games medal. 

“This feels unreal,” said Colby. “I have been dreaming of this since I was a kid... obviously. To be out here with all my best buds sending it off a knuckle is crazy. How is this even an X Games event? It’s this sickest competition. My favorite part was the vibe at the top, everyone was so relaxed and stoked. What a great event to start my X Games career,  doing knuckle tricks is one of my favorite things to do!”

U.S. Freeski Team Alumnus Tom Wallisch was not only competing, but also offering live commentary throughout the evening. Tom provided some context on what makes knuckle huck so unique. 

“What I think is really cool about X Games Knuckle Huck is the combination of big air and slopestyle skiers, like Henrik Harlaut, mixing with urban skiers like Magnus (Graner) and Par (Hagglund),” said Tom. “We want athletes that are playful, creative, and really experimental on their skis instead of the next guy just doing the biggest spin or flip. This event is about creativity, hand drags, butters, and being unique. It’s not the scariest and most unapproachable tricks and every park has knuckle, so any kid can go out and try these tricks or a version of them. That’s what makes this so fun and cool to watch.” 

U.S. Freeski Pro Team member Torin Yater-Wallace was also competing in his first competition back from a shattering both his heels at Dew Tour in December of 2018. Torin put on a great show full of classic Yater-Wallace style only minutes after getting off of a plane from Japan. He set himself apart from the field using his edges and carving into his knuckle tricks. 

X Games competition continues through Sunday, Jan. 26. See the full broadcast schedule below. 

HOW TO WATCH
Subject to change
All times EST
@XGames - Streaming via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages.
*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

FREESKI
Friday, Jan. 24
2:00 p.m. - Men’s Ski Slopestyle Elimination - Aspen, Colo. - @XGames
7:00 p.m. - Women’s Ski Big Air Finals- Aspen, Colo. - @XGames
7:00 p.m. - Men’s Ski SuperPipe Elimination - Aspen, Colo. - @XGames
10:35 p.m. - Men’s Ski Big Air Finals- Aspen, Colo. - ESPN
10:35 p.m. - Women’s Ski Big Air Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN

Saturday, Jan. 25
1:00 p.m. - Men’s Ski Slopestyle Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ABC
8:30 p.m. - Women’s Ski SuperPipe Finals - Aspen, Colo. - @XGames
10:00 p.m. - Women’s Ski SuperPipe Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN

Sunday, Jan. 26
2:00 p.m. - Women’s Ski Slopestyle Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN2
8:30 p.m. - Men’s Ski Superpipe Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN

SNOWBOARD
Friday, Jan. 24
2:00 p.m. - Men’s Snowboard Big Air Elimination - Aspen, Colo. - @XGames
10:35 p.m. - Snowboard SuperPipe Session - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN

Saturday, Jan. 25
1:00 p.m. - Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ABC
1:00 p.m. - Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ABC
10:00 p.m. - Men’s Snowboard Big Air Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN
10:00 p.m. - Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe Finals - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN

Sunday, Jan. 26
2:00 p.m. - Snowboard Rail Jam - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN2
8:30 p.m. - Snowboard Knuckle Huck - Aspen, Colo. - ESPN
 

Mikaela Shiffrin picked up her first FIS World Cup downhill win of the 2019-20 season in Bansko, Bulgaria. And in only her second race back after injury, Breezy Johnson finished in 10th.

Federica Brignone of Italy took second place and Joana Haehlen of Switzerland stepped on her first World Cup podium in third.

Mikaela was all smiles at the bottom of the course when she came down with a lead, even though she was worried that she hadn’t had enough time on her downhill boards this season. “I feel really good,” she said. “I felt so much more confident with my skiing today. The training yesterday was my first run on my downhill skis since Lake Louise, so I was just trying to ski down the hill and be clean if I could. Today I felt better with my line, better with my attitude on my skis and better with my technique. So all of those things ended up piecing the track together really well.”

Mikaela won her first downhill two seasons ago in Lake Louise and was second in the Lake Louise downhill this season, but with only 11 World Cup downhills under her belt, she’s still building her confidence. “I wasn’t confident—I was maybe even a little bit scared,” she said. “But I was like, let’s do it. It’s time to go now—let’s just try. So it was pretty exciting to come to the finish and see that it was fast.”

With her victory in Bansko, Mikaela’s win record brings her to a total of 65—only behind Lindsey Vonn (82) in the all-time women’s list. She also sits comfortably in the lead in the overall hunt with 1,075 points—280 points ahead of Federica Brignone of Italy. Her win also brought her to second place in the downhill standings behind Corinne Suter of Switzerland.

Breezy was stoked to land another top 10 in Bansko after battling back from a knee injury she sustained in June, proving her worries false about skiing on such a technical downhill. “This course in Bansko has been really tough,” she said. “I showed up here and it’s really steep, it’s unforgiving, there’s virtually no flat on it. It’s really easy as a speed skier who’s never even raced a World Cup GS to count yourself out… It’s very reassuring as a speed skier that I can do well on such a technical track. Hopefully I can carry that momentum into the next places we’re going to go.”

Breezy also reminded fans to watch out for the rest of the team, who are skiing fast. “It was really awesome to see Mikaela do well—I’m super happy for her,” she said. “We’ve been training in San Pellegrino and the rest of these girls are definitely slaying in training. It’s just a matter of time before all these things come together. Can’t wait to see that happen for the rest of the team.”

Isabella Wright finished just out of the points in 31st place. Alice Merryweather, Alice Mckennis and Jackie Wiles did not finish, but are thankfully OK.

The women race another downhill on Saturday and a super-G on Sunday.

RESULTS
Women’s Downhill

STANDINGS
Overall
Downhill

HOW TO WATCH 
All times EST

Saturday, Jan. 25
3:30 a.m. - Women’s downhill, Bansko, BUL - Olympic Channel, Olympic Channel.com, NBC Sports Gold
9:00 a.m. - Women’s downhill, Bansko, BUL - NBCSN*

Sunday, Jan. 26
3:15 a.m. - Women’s super-G, Bansko, BUL - Olympic Channel.com, NBC Sports Gold
3:30 a.m. - Women’s super-G, Bansko, BUL - Olympic Channel*
12:30 p.m. - Women’s super-G, Bansko, BUL - NBCSN*

*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

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After a six-week break in their World Cup schedule, the mogul skiers of the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team return to the world stage on Saturday in Tremblant, Canada. This is the first of two Canadian World Cups before the Team competes on home snow at the 2020 Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort Feb. 6-8.

After a grueling six weeks on the road last November and December, the holiday break was a much welcome opportunity for athletes to spend quality time with friends and family. Many skied home mountains to reignite their passion for sliding on snow. A productive training camp in Steamboat and participating in U.S. Selections means these athletes are primed and ready to strike this Saturday.

Returning to competition this weekend are Brad Wilson and Tom Rowley. Brad opted not to compete in the first World Cups of the season to spend more time preparing. Tom missed the first few World Cups due to a back injury. U.S. Ski & Snowboard Head Moguls Coach Matt Gnoza noted that every day he trained in January, not only did he say he felt better, but it showed in his skiing. “I feel pretty excited to get back in the gate,” said Tom. “The course here is pretty flat so I’m looking to ski a clean run with minimal mistakes, and hopefully that’s enough to get in the final and then anything can happen from there.”

Kai Owens will be making her World Cup debut in Tremblant. This is Kai’s first year on the U.S. Ski Team and she is the youngest U.S. woman to compete at the World Cup level at 15 years 5 months and 10 days old. “‌When‌ ‌Kai is ‌on,‌ ‌she’s‌ ‌dangerous‌ ‌enough‌ ‌to‌ ‌throw‌ ‌big‌ ‌jumps,” noted Matt. “She has a ‌big‌ ‌back‌ ‌X ‌on‌ ‌top‌, ‌and‌ ‌her‌ ‌cork‌ ‌is‌ ‌probably‌ ‌one of the‌ ‌better‌ ‌ones‌ ‌we‌ will ‌see‌ ‌on‌ ‌the World Cup ‌tour‌ ‌these‌ ‌next‌ ‌few‌ ‌weeks.‌” Putting young female skiers on the World Cup tour is a relatively new phenomenon Coach Gnoza noted. But it’s important for athletes to get World Cup experience to succeed on tour. Kai beats out teammates Tess Johnson (15 years, 7 months, 16 days), Kenzie Radway (15 years 6 months 27 days) and Olivia Giaccio (15 yrs, 5 mos, 20 days) who also made their World Cup debuts at a young age. 

“I’m feeling super excited coming into this weekend,” said Kai. “Definitely a bit nervous, but so far I’ve just been having fun and exploring Tremblant. What’s driven me to this point so far is my passion for competing and training to get better every day. Training earlier [this week] was super cool, I enjoyed getting to know the course and hitting some jumps. Skiing definitely relieved some of my nerves, and I’m really looking forward to competing!”

Leading the Americans is Jaelin Kauf, who after securing her first podium with a second-place in duals in Thaiwoo, China, will be looking to add World Cup hardware to her arsenal. Tess Johnson has been putting in the work to bring a 360 mute grab to competition, Tremblant may be where she pulls the trigger on it at the World Cup level. Hannah Soar is coming off of her first career World Cup podium with a third place in duals in Thaiwoo and has been training different trick packages this January, Gnoza suspects we’ll see a cork 7 to a backflip grab in Tremblant - it’s her most consistent highest scoring run. 

On the men’s side Jesse Andringa is still riding the high of an outstanding dual against Mikael Kingsbury in Thaiwoo. He is skiing with a high level of confidence and fun, and he has been working on a few different trick packages during the midseason prep period. Alex Lewis is skiing very solid technically, his last run on Day 2 of U.S. Selections was phenomenal according to Matt. Watch for him to make a push into finals in these North American World Cups. Another American due for a World Cup final is Nick Page, whose podium at U.S. Selections has given the young skier a level of confidence in his skiing.

Athletes will train a final day on Friday before getting in the gates on Saturday, Jan. 25 for the first moguls World Cup of the new decade. 

STARTERS

Women
Tess Johnson
Jaelin Kauf
Kai Owens
Hannah Soar

Men
Jesse Andringa
Alex Lewis 
Nick Page
Tom Rowley
Brad Wilson
Dylan Walczyk
Kalman Heims

HOW TO WATCH 
All times EST

FREESTYLE
Saturday, Jan. 25
1:30 p.m. - Men’s and women’s moguls, Tremblant, CAN - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold