Winter X Games XVI

Winter X Games XVI
(Winter X Games Sixteen)
LocationUnited States Aspen, Colorado
DatesJanuary 26–29
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Winter X Games XVI (re-titled Winter X Games Aspen'12; styled as Winter X Games Sixteen in the official logo) were held from January 26 to January 29, 2012, in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 11th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. The events were broadcast on ESPN. The following year, the Winter X Games were held in two international cities: Aspen, Colorado and Tignes, France.[1]

Sports

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The following are the events at Winter X Games 16.

Highlights

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  • Games dedicated to renowned freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who died on January 19, 2012, after a freak accident in training.[2]
  • Mark McMorris and Torstein Horgmo landed the first-ever triple corks in the Big Air competition.
  • Heath Frisby landed the first-ever snowmobile frontflip in the Best Trick competition.
  • Shaun White's final run in the Snowboard SuperPipe final scored a perfect 100.00. White's victory also gave him the first-ever five-peat in that event.
  • Mark McMorris became the first snowboarder since Shaun White to win two gold medals in one X Games.

Results

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Medal count

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  *   Host nation (United States)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)*1010727
2 Canada (CAN)71412
3 Norway (NOR)1225
4 Switzerland (SUI)0202
5 Finland (FIN)0112
6 Bulgaria (BUL)0101
 Slovenia (SLO)0101
8 Australia (AUS)0022
9 Japan (JPN)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
Totals (10 entries)18181854
  *   Host nation (Host state (Colorado))
RankStateGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 California3249
2 Idaho2002
3 Texas1113
4 Vermont1102
5 Colorado*1012
6 Nevada1001
 Pennsylvania1001
8 Washington0112
9 Alaska0101
 Indiana0101
 Michigan0101
 Minnesota0101
 Utah0101
Totals (13 entries)1010727

Skiing

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Men's Slopestyle results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
 Tom Wallisch (USA) 93.66 59.66 96.00 96.00
 Nick Goepper (USA) 88.33 94.66 88.66 94.66
 Andreas Håtveit (NOR) 87.66 90.66 92.00 92.00
4  Gus Kenworthy (USA) 89.33 46.00 36.66 89.33
5  Russ Henshaw (AUS) 85.00 89.00 20.00 89.00
6  P.K. Hunder (NOR) 77.66 86.33 86.00 86.33
7  Bobby Brown (USA) 65.33 39.66 83.33 83.33
8  Alex Schlopy (USA) 33.66 40.00 77.00 77.00

Women's Slopestyle results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
 Kaya Turski (CAN) 88.33 88.66 95.00 95.00
 Devin Logan (USA) 56.33 42.66 92.33 92.33
 Anna Segal (AUS) 90.00 86.33 14.66 90.00
4  Keri Herman (USA) 87.00 60.33 45.33 87.00
5  Ashley Battersby (USA) 39.00 85.00 86.00 86.00
6  Dara Howell (CAN) 48.00 81.33 63.00 81.33
7  Emma Dahlström (SWE) 69.33 46.00 77.66 77.66
8  Megan Olenick (USA) 25.00 71.00 30.66 71.00
9  Rose Battersby (NZL) 32.00 29.00 51.00 51.00
10  Kim Lamarre (CAN) 28.66 38.00 39.00 39.00

Men's SuperPipe results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
 David Wise (USA) 86.33 93.00 77.66 93.00
 Noah Bowman (CAN) 87.66 38.00 90.00 90.00
 Torin Yater-Wallace (USA) 85.33 38.66 89.66 89.66
4  Kevin Rolland (FRA) 28.00 89.33 26.66 89.33
5  Tucker Perkins (USA) 79.33 86.00 88.33 88.33
6  Simon Dumont (USA) 82.66 74.00 87.00 87.00
7  Mike Riddle (CAN) 80.33 33.33 23.00 80.33
8  Justin Dorey (CAN) 25.33 38.33 DNS 38.33

Women's SuperPipe results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
 Rosalind Groenewoud (CAN) 87.33 93.66 15.66 93.66
 Maddie Bowman (USA) 91.00 92.00 90.00 92.00
 Brita Sigourney (USA) 21.66 36.33 90.66 90.66
4  Anais Caradeux (FRA) 89.00 82.33 87.00 89.00
5  Devin Logan (USA) 80.66 87.00 87.66 87.66
6  Keltie Hansen (CAN) 86.33 10.00 29.66 86.33
7  Dara Howell (CAN) 22.33 13.66 70.66 70.66
8  Megan Gunning (CAN) 18.00 24.00 49.00 49.00

Men's Big Air results

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Rank Name Two Highest Runs Score
 Bobby Brown (USA) 44 + 44 88
 Kai Mahler (SUI) 43 + 41 84
 Jossi Wells (NZL) 44 + 39 83
4  Gus Kenworthy (USA) 37 + 35 72
5  Sammy Carlson (USA) 40 + 32 72

Women's Skier X results

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Rank Name Time
 Marte Gjefsen (NOR) 1:26.88
 Hedda Berntsen (NOR) 1:27.79
 Jenny Owens (AUS) 1:29.06
4  Marielle Berger (FRA) 1:29.17
5  Marielle Thompson (CAN) 2:00.27
6  Sanna Luedi (SUI) DNF

Men's Skier X results

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Rank Name Time
 Chris Del Bosco (CAN) 1:20.59
 Filip Flisar (SLO) 1:20.73
 Dave Duncan (CAN) 1:20.81
4  Jouni Pellinen (FIN) 1:21.01
5  Casey Puckett (USA) 1:21.45
6  Christian Mithassel (NOR) 1:21.93

Men's Mono Skier X results

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Rank Name Time
 Samson Danniels (CAN) 1:51.98
 Gregory Peck (USA) 1:52.61
 Josh Dueck (CAN) 1:53.14
4  Sean Rose (UK) 1:53.57

Snowboarding

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Men's Snowboard Street results

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Rank Name Score
 Forest Bailey (USA) 88
 Ryan Paul (USA) 83
 Nick Visconti (USA) 76
4  Ethan Deiss (USA) 74
5  Phil Jacques (CAN) 10

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle results

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Rank Name Score
 Jamie Anderson (USA) 95.33
 Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) 82.66
 Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas (NOR) 78.33
4  Charlotte van Gils (NED) 65.00
5  Spencer O'Brien (CAN) 60.00
6  Silje Norendal (NOR) 55.00
7  Cheryl Maas (NED) 44.66
8  Silvia Mittermueller (GER) 31.66
9  Šárka Pančochová (CZE) 24.00
10  Rebecca Torr (NZL) 15.66

Women's SuperPipe results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
 Kelly Clark (USA) 73.66 90.00 93.66 93.66
 Elena Hight (USA) 65.00 80.66 83.66 83.66
 Hannah Teter (USA) 35.00 76.00 12.00 76.00
4  Gretchen Bleiler (USA) 12.66 56.66 65.00 65.00
5  Kaitlyn Farrington (USA) 18.33 60.00 28.00 60.00
6  Cai Xuetong (CHN) 51.66 39.66 17.33 51.66
7  Torah Bright (AUS) 27.66 15.33 24.33 27.66
8  Maddy Schaffrick (USA) 14.33 11.00 12.66 14.33

Men's Big Air results

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Rank Name Score
 Mark McMorris (CAN) 80
 Torstein Horgmo (NOR) 76
 Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 76
4  Eric Willett (USA) 76
5  Seppe Smits (BEL) 68

Women's Snowboard X results

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Rank Name Time
 Dominique Maltais (CAN) 1:31.61
 Alexandra Jekova (BUL) 1:33.34
 Maelle Ricker (CAN) 1:33.64
4  Susi Moll (AUT) 1:34.53
5  Yuka Fujimori (JPN) 1:35.19
6  Zoe Gillings (GBR) 1:35.73

Men's Snowboard X results

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Rank Name Time
 Nate Holland (USA) 1:27.57
 Nick Baumgartner (USA) 1:28.10
 Jayson Hale (USA) 1:33.27
4  Alex Deibold (USA) 1:56.82
5  Pierre Vaultier (FRA) 2:46.44
6  Stian Sivertzen (NOR) 3:10.80

Men's Slopestyle results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
 Mark McMorris (CAN) 90.00 93.00 8.33 93.00
 Sage Kotsenburg (USA) 30.00 37.66 88.00 88.00
 Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) 60.00 70.00 86.00 86.00
4  Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 83.66 47.66 21.66 83.66
5  Seppe Smits (BEL) 26.00 40.66 79.33 79.33
6  Gjermund Braaten (NOR) 29.00 78.66 17.00 78.66
7  Eric Willett (USA) 38.66 63.00 37.00 63.00
8  Torstein Horgmo (NOR) 28.33 24.00 29.66 29.66

Men's SuperPipe results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
 Shaun White (USA) 94.00 71.33 100.00 100.00
 Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) 90.00 92.00 93.00 93.00
 Ryo Aono (JPN) 73.33 68.66 86.00 86.00
4  Christian Haller (SUI) 33.33 83.00 13.33 83.00
5  Matt Ladley (USA) 78.66 29.66 41.33 78.66
6  Louie Vito (USA) 70.00 9.33 18.66 70.00
7  Greg Bretz (USA) 60.00 10.00 7.33 60.00
8  Luke Mitrani (USA) 37.00 32.00 37.66 37.66
  • Shaun White became the third athlete in Winter X Games history to achieve a five-peat. His 100-point victory run included a Double McTwist 1260 combo'd into the first-ever frontside double cork 1260. It was the first-ever perfect score in the history of SuperPipe.

Snowmobile

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Freestyle results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Score
 Colten Moore (USA) 92.66 93.66 93.66
 Joe Parsons (USA) 90.66 89.00 90.66
 Caleb Moore (USA) 87.00 86.00 87.00
4  Heath Frisby (USA) 80.00 82.66 82.66

Best Trick results

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Rank Name Score
 Heath Frisby (USA) 96.66
 Colten Moore (USA) 89.66
 Joe Parsons (USA) 88.00
4  Cory Davis (USA) 79.33
5  Caleb Moore (USA) 72.00
6  Justin Hoyer (USA) 71.33
  • Frisby won gold with the first-ever Frontflip
  • Colten Moore won silver with a Tsunami flip
  • Justin Hoyer attempted a double back flip, but under-rotated, fell over his handlebars, and broke his arm

References

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  1. ^ Davon O'Neil, X Games expands globally, Xgames.com, May 1, 2012
  2. ^ "Canada's Groenewoud wins X Games superpipe gold". CBC Sports. January 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Winter X Games Aspen 2012 schedules, news, results, video highlights and athletes - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2012-01-30.
  4. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Ski Slopestyle - ESPN
  5. ^ "Winter X Games Aspen 2012 schedules, news, results, video highlights and athletes - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.
  6. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Ski SuperPipe - ESPN
  7. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Ski Big Air - ESPN
  8. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Skier X - ESPN
  9. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Men's Skier X - ESPN
  10. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Mono Skier X - ESPN
  11. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Snowboard Street - ESPN
  12. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Snowboard Slopestyle - ESPN
  13. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Snowboard SuperPipe - ESPN
  14. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Snowboard Big Air - ESPN
  15. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Snowboarder X - ESPN
  16. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Men's Snowboarder X - ESPN
  17. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Men's Snowboard Slopestyle - ESPN
  18. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Men's Snowboard SuperPipe - ESPN
  19. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Snowmobile Freestyle - ESPN
  20. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Snowmobile Best Trick - ESPN
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