Winter X Games XII were held from January 24 to January 27, 2008, in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 7th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. Television coverage of Winter X Games XII was broadcast on ESPN and ABC, primarily hosted by Sal Masekela and Todd Harris. Final attendance for the four-day event was 72,500.Thomas, Pete. "Shaun White wins snowboard superpipe with top three runs." Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2008. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-xgames28jan28,1,7090531.story
Disciplines Disciplines at the 12th Winter X Games were:
Skiing Snowboarding Snowmobiling
Highlights Skier Tanner Hall won his third consecutive men's superpipe gold medal and his seventh X Games gold medal over all, the most of any winter competitor. This record stood alone until the final night of competition, when Shaun White tied it with a gold medal in the men's snowboard superpipe and set his own record with 12 career Winter X Games medals.Thomas, Pete. "Shaun White wins snowboard superpipe with top three runs." Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2008. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-xgames28jan28,1,7090531.story
Snowmobile Speed and Style was debuted as a new event on the opening night of competition, combining traditional snocross, a timed race, with trick skill.Gonzales, John. "New Snowmobile Event Brings Racing and Tricks Together at X Games." The Press-Enterprise, January 22, 2008. The event was judged, with completion time and freestyle each making up half of the final score.Mutrie, Tim. "Speed or Style?" EXPN.com, January 25, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?id=3177516 Levi LaVallee won gold. Tucker Hibbert won his third gold medal in Snocross and his second consecutive. LaVallee's subsequent gold medal win in the snowmobile freestyle made him only the second Winter X Games competitor to win a gold medal in four different events, after Shaun Palmer.
In women's snowboarding, Lindsay Jacobellis regained the gold medal, her fourth, in Women's Snowboard Cross, defeating Swiss boarder Tanja Frieden. Frieden defeated Jacobellis at the 2006 Winter Olympics after Jacobellis fell near the finish line after attempting a trick. Aspen native Gretchen Bleiler won the women's superpipe, defeating the Australian Torah Bright. The women's superpipe final was ceremonially "fore-run" by the late Bibian Mentel, an adaptive snowboarder from the Netherlands, who would eventually win multiple Paralympic snowboarding gold medals in 2014 and 2018.
Big Air events returned to the Winter X Games for the first time in several competitions. There were only four participants in both the skiing and snowboarding big air events."Winter X 12 Invited Riders." EXPN.com, January 26, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?id=3163738 The events were done in a knockout format, with two judges voting and the audience, voting through text messaging, each having equal say as to who advanced to the finals and who won. There were only gold medals awarded for the Big Air events, as they were judged as winner take all competition.
On the final day of competition, the weather deteriorated throughout the day The weather likely affected the turnout, with around 4,000 fewer spectators than Winter X Games XI. The ski cross course was affected by weather conditions as the day went on, and there were several major crashes involving top competitors. Lars Lewen, Juha Haukkala, and Karin Huttary all had to be taken to the hospital following injuries; Enak Gavaggio was involved in the same crash as Lewen, but refused transport. American Daron Rahlves, a three time Olympian, won the gold in the men's event, his first X Games medal. Errol Kerr, who had the fastest time of the day in any heat, did not medal. Sarah Burke defended her gold medal in the women's ski superpipe competition, defeating Swiss ex-snowboarder Mirjam Jaeger.
Results
Skiing Men's Monoski Cross"Mono Skier X Final Results." EXPN.com, January 27, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_monoskixf PlaceAthleteTime GoldKees-Jan van der Klooster117.77 SilverTyler Walker121.52 BronzeChris Devlin-Young161.61
Men's Ski Big Air PlaceAthleteSemifinal Score GoldJon Olsson Runner-upCharles Gagnier3-0
Men's Ski Cross"Men's Skier X Final Results." EXPN.com, January 27, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_skixmf PlaceAthleteTime GoldDaron Rahlves86.05 SilverStanley Hayer86.27 BronzeCasey Puckett86.61
Women's Ski Cross"Women's Skier X Final Results." EXPN.com, January 27, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_skixwfinals PlaceAthleteTime GoldOphelie David92.19 SilverHedda Berntsen92.70 BronzeMagdalena Jonsson93.56
Men's Ski Slopestyle"Men's Ski Slopestyle Final Results." EXPN.com, January 27, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_skistylemfinals PlaceAthleteScore GoldAndreas Håtveit94.00 SilverJossi Wells90.00 BronzeJon Olsson87.00
Men's Ski SuperPipe"Men's Ski SuperPipe Final Results." EXPN.com, January 26, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_skisuperpipefinalm PlaceAthleteScore GoldTanner Hall92.33 SilverSimon Dumont91.00 BronzeColby James West85.00
Women's Ski SuperPipe"Women's Ski SuperPipe Final Results." EXPN.com, January 26, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_skisuperpipefinalw PlaceAthleteScore GoldSarah Burke92.00 SilverMirjam Jaeger81.33 BronzeJen Hudak78.33
Snowboarding Men's Snowboard Big Air"Snowboard Big Air Finals." EXPN.com, January 26, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_sbdbigair PlaceAthleteSemifinal Score GoldTorstein Horgmo2-1 Runner-upKevin Pearce3-0
Men's Snowboard Cross"Men's Snowboarder X Final Results." EXPN.com, January 26, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_snbxfinalsm PlaceAthleteTime GoldNate Holland93.48 SilverMarkus Schairer93.81 BronzeDavid Speiser95.80
Women's Snowboard Cross"Women's Snowboarder X Final Results." EXPN.com, January 26, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_snbxfinalsw PlaceAthleteTime GoldLindsey Jacobellis102.00 SilverTanja Frieden102.67 BronzeSandra Frei104.33
Men's Snowboard Slopestyle"Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Final Results." EXPN.com, January 26, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_snbstylefinalsmen PlaceAthleteScore GoldAndreas Wiig92.00 SilverKevin Pearce88.33 BronzeShaun White83.33
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle"Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final Results." EXPN.com, January 26, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_snbstylefinalsw PlaceAthleteScore GoldJamie Anderson90.66 SilverClaudia Fliri86.33 BronzeSpencer O'Brien80.00
Men's Snowboard SuperPipe"Women's Snowboard SuperPipe Final Results." EXPN.com, January 27, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_snbsuperpipefm PlaceAthleteScore GoldShaun White96.66 SilverRyo Aono88.00 BronzeKevin Pearce85.66
Women's Snowboard SuperPipe"Women's Snowboard SuperPipe Final Results." EXPN.com, January 26, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_snbsuperpipefinalw PlaceAthleteScore GoldGretchen Bleiler93.33 SilverTorah Bright92.66 BronzeKelly Clark90.00
Snowmobiling Snocross "SnoCross Finals Result." EXPN.com, January 27, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_snocrossfinals PlaceAthlete GoldTucker Hibbert SilverBrett Turcotte BronzeD.J. Eckstrom
Snowmobile Freestyle "Snowmobile Freestyle Finals Result." EXPN.com, January 27, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_smbfreef PlaceAthleteScore GoldLevi LaVallee87.66 SilverJoe Parsons87.33 BronzeHeath Frisby92.33 (in consolation)
Snowmobile Speed and Style "Snowmobile Speed and Style Final Results." EXPN.com, January 26, 2008. http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2008/results/story?pageName=wx12_results_snbspeedstylefinal PlaceAthleteScore GoldLevi LaVallee91.00 SilverSam Rogers82.07 BronzeJoe Parsons92.33 (in consolation)
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