Schedule Announced For Tignes X-Games 2013
With the first event of the 2013 global expansion completed, X Games returns to the center stage in France with X Games Tignes.
March 20--22. CANAL+ Events and ESPN will collaborate to host and televise the fourth iteration of the event atTignes Ski and Snowboard resort in the French Alps. X Games Tignes will welcome 150 world--class athletes competing in Snowboard and Skiing events.
Among them, snowboarders Mark McMorris (CAN), Iouri Podladtchikov (SWI), Louie Vito (USA), Torstein Horgmo (NOR), Kelly Clark (USA), Jamie Anderson (USA), Elena Hight (USA) battle to remain atop the podium, while three rookies -- Arielle Gold (16 y--o, USA), Yuki Kadono (16 y--o, JAP) and Max Parrot (17 y--o, CAN) make their debut in Tignes after successful Aspen events. Also returning are 2010 Olympic champion Torah Bright (AUS) and superstar Shaun White (USA) defending his two X Games Tignes 2012 gold medals.
In ski, American David Wise, X Games Aspen Ski SuperPipe winner, France’s Kevin Rolland, Thomas Krief et Anaïs Caradeux and young Torin Yater--Wallace(17 y--o, USA), Bobby Brown (USA), Tom Wallisch (USA), Nick Goepper (USA), James Woods (GBR), Kaya Turski (CAN), Maddie Bowman (USA) all return toTignes in hopes of winning gold.
The full athlete list is available on : http://xgames.espn.go.com/
* This athlete list will be updated and is subject to change
The event will feature eight different events for men and women over three days, including Ski and Snowboard SuperPipe and Slopestyle.
Schedule highlights include :
Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th : training
Tuesday 19th : X Games Tignes 2013 opening press conference
Wednesday 20th : Two Women’s finals:
1pm – Women’s Ski Slopestyle Final
6:30pm – Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe Eliminations
8:30pm – Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe Final
Thursday 21st :
1pm – Men’s Ski Slopestyle Final
6:30pm -- Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe Final
8:30pm -- Men’s Ski SuperPipe Eliminations
Friday 22nd : 4 finals
Men’s (10 :30am) and Women’s (1pm) Snowboard Slopestyle Finals
Men’s (6 :30 pm) and Women’s (8 :30pm) Ski SuperPipe Finals
Please visit http://www.xgames-tignes.com/schedules for the full complete schedule.
* Schedules subject to change