With big names like Silje Norendal and Jamie Anderson, the 2016 Winter X Games was sure to be as big as ever.
Competitors:
At the age of just 15!!!!!! Hailey Langland made her X Games debut. Following her first major win at Mammoth Mountain during the US Grand Prix in 2015, Langland went on to secure a bronze at the 2015 Dew Tour. Langland is really beginning to make her mark on the snowboarding scene, and at the age of 15, she should have a long successful career with much more to come. With some big tricks and incredible style, this is one girl to watch! Watch her run here.
Silje Norendal has become one of the big names in women’s snowboarding. The three time gold medallist, scored an 85 to miss out on Bronze position by just 3 points. At just 22, the Norwegian has some real skills and should continue to go far as one of the dominant forces in the sport.
Jamie Anderson is the most decorated woman in X Games history. With a total of 11 medals after the 2016 slopestyle event, Anderson was even the youngest female winter X Games medallist until Chloe Kim took silver at the 2014 X Games at the age of just 13. Anderson was also named in the Forbes “30 under 30” list in 2015. Although ultimately finishing in a podium position, Anderson was pushed to throw out a more intense run, finishing with a clean 720. Watch the run here.
Competing in 10 winter X Games, Spencer O’Brien is no stranger to the podium with 4 medals (before 2016). Despite being one of the most progressive snowboarders in the sport, coming into the games O’Brien had failed to achieve a Gold medal. O’Brien was the first woman to achieve the milestone of landing a 900 in an X Games competition. Watch her run here.
Results:
1. Spencer O’Brien – 91.00
2. Jamie Anderson – 89.00
3. Hailey Langland – 88.00
4. Silje Norendal – 85.00
5. Christy Prior – 84.00
6. Katie Ormerod – 74.66
7. Klaudia Medlova – 55.66
8. Cheryl Mass – 54.66
In a sport dominated by few, it’s good to see rookies come in and make her mark.
my ignorant opinion 