Winter X Games athletes to watch
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- Created on Thursday, 27 January 2011 06:07
- Written by Brian Gomez
BY BRIAN GOMEZ, THE GAZETTE
GRETCHEN BLEILER (ABOVE)
Age: 29
Residence: Aspen
Events: Snowboard superpipe
Olympic medals: Silver in snowboard halfpipe in 2006
Winter X medals: Golds in snowboard superpipe in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2010; silver in snowboard superpipe in 2007
What to know: Took 11th at the 2010 Vancouver Games after falling on both of her final runs
BOBBY BROWN
Age: 19
Residence: Breckenridge
Events: Skiing slopestyle, skiing big air
Olympic medals: None
Winter X medals: Golds in skiing slopestyle and skiing big air in 2010
What to know: Recorded the first perfect score in skiing big air last year in winning in his second Winter X appearance
SARAH BURKE
Age: 28
Residence: Whistler, British Columbia
Events: Skiing superpipe
Olympic medals: None
Winter X medals: Golds in skiing superpipe in 2007, 2008 and 2009; silvers in skiing superpipe in 2005 and 2006
What to know: The first skier to claim an ESPY award, for Female Action Sports Athlete of the Year in 2007
OPHELIE DAVID
Age: 34
Residence: Alpe D’Huez, France
Events: Skier X
Olympic medals: None
Winter X medals: Golds in skier X in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
What to know: The seven-time World Cup champion finished ninth in Vancouver in the Olympic debut of skicross
TUCKER HIBBERT
Age: 26
Residence: Pelican Rapids, Minn.
Events: Snowmobile SnoCross
Olympic medals: None
Winter X medals: Golds in snowmobile SnoCross in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; silvers in snowmobile SnoCross in 2002, 2004 and 2005; bronze in snowmobile SnoCross in 2003
What to know: His 61 wins (in 112 starts) are the second-most among professional SnoCross racers
NATE HOLLAND
Age: 32
Residence: Sandpoint, Idaho
Events: Snowboarder X
Olympic medals: None
Winter X medals: Golds in snowboarder X in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
What to know: Has twice competed at the Olympics, with a fourth-place finish in Vancouver
LINDSEY JACOBELLIS
Age: 25
Residence: Stratton, Vt.
Events: Snowboarder X
Olympic medals: Silver in snowboardcross in 2006
Winter X medals: Golds in snowboarder X in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010; silver in snowboarder X in 2007; bronze in snowboard slopestyle in 2003
What to know: Crashed out of the semifinals in Vancouver, resulting in an automatic disqualification
JENNY JONES
Age: 30
Residence: Bristol, England
Events: Snowboard slopestyle
Olympic medals: None
Winter X medals: Golds in snowboard slopestyle in 2009 and 2010
What to know: Won a gold in snowboard slopestyle last year at the inaugural Winter X stop in Europe
TYLER WALKER
Age: 24
Residence: Franconia, N.H.
Events: Mono skier X
Paralympic medals: None
Winter X medals: Golds in mono skier X in 2007, 2009 and 2010; silver in mono skier X in 2008
What to know: Has made two Paralympic appearances, placing 10th in the slalom in Vancouver
SHAUN WHITE
Age: 24
Residence: Carlsbad, Calif.
Events: Snowboard superpipe, snowboard slopestyle
Olympic medals: Golds in snowboard halfpipe in 2006 and 2010
Winter X medals: Golds in snowboard superpipe in 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and in snowboard slopestyle in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009; silvers in snowboard superpipe in 2002 and 2007 and in snowboard slopestyle in 2002; bronzes in snowboard slopestyle in 2007 and 2008
What to know: On his skateboard, won a silver in vert at the X Games in July before touring to promote his new video game
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