No snowboard cross at x games

As mentioned above, the winner of a Snowboard Cross competition is the rider who completes the course in the fastest time. Major events usually consist of several rounds where the fastest riders from each round continue onto further rounds while those with slower times get eliminated from the competition. There are no points given like in other snowboarding events, but there are still judges who watch to enforce the rules.

While some contact naturally occurs during the competition and this is often an exciting element , any intentional pushing, pulling, or slowing down other riders results in disqualification. Riders are also not allowed to directly slow down another rider from passing them.

That can also result in disqualification. That is known as interference and riders who think that they have been interfered with can request the judges to review video footage and have them decide if it did occur. In theory, all you need for a Snowboard Cross event is a snowboard , boots , and bindings. However, as the sport is a high-speed event, riders almost always wear a helmet and other protective gear.

Some wear body padding like rib guards and hip protection , but a lot of competitors also wear mouth guards as well. Mono Skier X was added to the docket five years ago.

We come up with what we believe are the best events to showcase to our fans on-site and obviously the networks, too. It just comes down to filling the schedule with how much we believe we need to make the event enjoyable to the fans and deliver on what we need from a product standpoint.

Meanwhile, two events that were dropped last year, Snowmobile SnoCross and Speed and Style, are returning to the Aspen schedule. SnoCross had been featured for 14 straight years before it was omitted from X Games Aspen Six-time and defending SnoCross champion Tucker Hibbert knows the sentiment all too well.

The turn of events hit the ski and snowboard communities hard this week, with a handful of athletes finding out Tuesday. Holland said he appreciated the opportunity to work with ESPN in the past, but he's expecting to take a financial hit with the loss of the sport's most prestigious annual event. There's no better exposure we can get for our sport. And right now we're young and growing exponentially. This is a huge, huge hit to the evolution we're seeing.

It's hard to digest. Ultimately we just made the decision that we're going to focus on pipe, slope, big air, a full complement of snowmobiles and snowboard street. I'm open to any suggestions. Next up for the U.

I was able to get around some of the chaos. The biggest difference with my new snowboard is in the turns. Everyone is riding really great. This is the best X Games course even though it is not their typical course. Omar Visintin, snowboardcross silver medalist from Italy I am thrilled to take the silver in my first X Games, and barely beating a legend like Nate Holland means a lot to me. Breakpoints No Retina.

Earlier Saturday, year-old Eileen Gu won her second title in as many days, this time in ski slopestyle. Gu, born in San Francisco to an American father and Chinese mother, became the first athlete from China to win an X Games title on Friday, when she took the ski halfpipe. Alex Hall took bronze, becoming the first U.