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Winter X Games XVI

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Dates
  
26 Jan 2012 – 29 Jan 2012

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Location
  
Aspen, Colorado, United States

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. Next year, the Winter X Games will be held in two international cities in Aspen, Colorado (January 24–27, 2013); Tignes, France (March 20–22).

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Sports

The following are the events at Winter X Games 16.

  • Skiing
  • Snowboarding
  • Snowmobiling

    • Highlights

  • Games dedicated to renowned freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who died on January 19, 2012, after a freak accident in training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

    Winter X Games XVI Wikipedia
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