After rumors that X Games wouldn't be happening this year due to restrictions, the show will go on in Aspen sans spectators from January 29-31. While we're glad X Games will still happen this year it certainly will be odd with no crowd in attendance. Who will Henrik bark at when he comes barreling into the corral after he just did an insane NBD trick??
Last year, a big topic of discussion was the jam style, overall impression scoring system that lacked scores throughout the events. Will they continue with that format or will they revert to the old ways? We won't know until they start dropping in on the 29th.
The events will be livestreamed on X Games' Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube as well as ESPN during primetime slots throughout the weekend. Qualifications are up in the air as to how those will go down but looking at the smaller field for the men & women in all events, it seems as though it may just be the Finals.
The invited ski athletes for their respective events are as follows:
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Slopestyle
Men
Colby Stevenson
Alex Hall
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand
Ferdinand Dahl
Andri Ragettli
Nick Goepper
Henrik Harlaut
Evan McEachran
Birk Ruud
Fabian Boesch
Colby Stevenson's Winning Run from X Games 2020 Slopestyle
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Women
Kelly Sildaru
Caroline Claire
Mathilde Gremaud
Johanne Killi
Eileen Gu
Maggie Voisin
Sarah Hoefflin
Tess Ledeux
Giulia Tanno
Kelly Sildaru's Winning Run from X Games 2020 Slopestyle
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Halfpipe
Men
Beau-James Wells
Noah Bowman
Alex Ferreira
Gus Kenworthy
Birk Irving
David Wise
Aaron Blunck
Nico Porteous
Alex Ferreira's Winning Run from X Games 2020 Halfpipe
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Women
Zoe Atkin
Kelly Sildaru
Eileen Gu
Valeriya Demidova
Rachael Karker
Brita Sigourney
Cassie Sharpe
Devin Logan
Kelly Sildaru's Winning Run from X Games 2020 Halfpipe
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Big Air
How it'll go down: 1 heat of 16 athletes in a 50-minute jam session, with approximately 3 runs per athlete. Riders are ranked based on overall impression. Judges will rank competitors throughout the contest.
Men
Quinn Wolferman
Alex Hall
Henrik Harlaut
Antoine Adelisse
Evan McEachran
Andri Ragettli
Birk Ruud
James Woods
Dollo's Winning Runs from X Games 2020 Big Air
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Women
Mathilde Gremaud
Sarah Hoefflin
Maggie Voisin
Kelly Sildaru
Megan Oldham
Tess Ledeux
Giulia Tanno
Isabel Atkin
Tess Ledeux's Winning Run from X Games 2020 Big Air
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Knuckle Huck
Men
Fabian Boesch
Alex Hall
Jossi Wells
Colby Stevenson
Quinn Wolferman
Henrik Harlaut
Ferdinand Dahl
Jesper Tjader
Ski Knuckle Huck Highlights from X Games 2020
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The ski event TV/streaming schedule is as follows:
Friday 29th January 2021
Women: Big Air
4:00 - 4:45 PM ET
Women: SuperPipe
9:00 - 10:00 PM ET
Men: SuperPipe
10:30 pm - 12:30 am ET
Saturday 30th January 2021
Women: Slopestyle
1:00 - 6:00 PM ET
Men: Big Air
8:00 - 8:45 PM ET
Sunday 31st January 2021
Men: Slopestyle
1:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Men: Knuckle Huck
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM ET
The full streaming schedule can found here as well as how to watch if you're outside of the United States.
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