Zoi Sadowski-Synnott set the bar for the X Games Aspen 2022 competitions this weekend, when she quickly took the lead in Jeep Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle with her first run. But she wasn’t done yet, landing arguably the best Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle run in contest history – Cab 270 on the down bar, a switch boardslide pretzel out, frontside bluntslide 450 out, switch backside 900 Indy, frontside double cork 1080 melon and backside double cork 1080 Weddle grab. The first woman to land back-to-back double corks in a Slopestyle run, Zoi earned her third Slopestyle gold after settling for silver in 2021. Zoi bested favorite Jamie Anderson who took silver for her 20th X Games medal, making her the most medaled Slopestyle athlete and tying her for most X Games winter medals with Mark McMorris. Laurie Blouin rounded out the podium winning the bronze.

Snowboarder Marcus Kleveland started off his X Games appearance with his first Wendy’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck win. He is the first rider to Marcus will compete in Snowboard Slopestyle and Big Air tomorrow.

Capping the night was the Monster Energy Men’s SuperPipe competition, with Scotty James reclaiming the top spot after settling for silver last year. The last time Ayumu Hirano competed at X Games Aspen was in 2018, when he beat Scotty James by one point – a 99 over Scotty’s 98 score. However, tonight Scotty earned redemption and his fourth X Games gold medal. Although Ayumu’s run included back-to-back 1440s and two 1260s, Scotty’s switch backside double cork 1260 Weddle grab  on the first hit set him apart. Ayumu Hirano landed a frontside triple cork 1440 truck driver for the first time at X Games, but fell on his next wall. A late add to the competition, Kaishu Hirano – Ayumu’s younger brother – earned his first X Games medal with bronze in his rookie appearance.

Day two continued with mens Slopestyle, womens SuperPipe, womens & mens big air.

After missing X Games Aspen 2021, Mark McMorris earned his spot back atop the Jeep Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle podium to take home his sixth gold medal. Mark now has 12 medals in 14 competition starts at X Games and is tied for fifth-most X Games medals. The only rider to throw three triple corks on the jump line, Mark’s fourth run launched him into gold medal position with a 50-50 backside 270 transfer, switch lipslide transfer to switch boardslide 270 out, switch backside 270 to fakie through the rails into a switch backside triple cork 1620 stalefish, frontside triple cork 1440 Weddle and backside triple cork 1620 Indy on the jump line. Marcus Kleveland earned his first silver and Sven Thorgren bronze. Although he finished in fifth place, Rene Rinnekangas landed a competition-first 1980.

Adding to her Friday Slopestyle gold, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott earned her first-ever Big Air gold medal with frontside double cork 1080 melon and a backside 1260. The entire field going frontside double cork 1080 on their first runs, Pacifico Women’s Snowboard Big Air. The defending Big Air gold medalist, Jamie Anderson earned a silver medal, to re-tie her with McMorris for the most medals in X Games winter history. Miyabi Onitsuka stayed podium perfect in her Big Air appearances, landing a cab 1260 and frontside 1080 for bronze.

Sena Tomita made X Games history, becoming the first Japanese gold medalist in Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe. After taking a hard fall on her first run, Sena returned to the top to land a run that included a frontside 900 on the first hit, into a  backside 540, frontside 720, cab 720 and ending with a frontside 1080. Although X Games 2020 gold medalist Queralt Castellet landed a solid run, it was not enough to catch Sena and she settled for silver. In the very last run of the contest, Haruna Matsumoto landed her first full run which included a frontside 1080 and a frontside 900 for bronze.

The day closed with Men’s Snowboard Big Air, where defending gold medalist Marcus Kleveland earned his second medal of the day. Not to be outdone, the snowboarders also joined the 1800 and 1900 clubs. Marcus’ best tricks were a backside quad cork 1800 Indy and a Cab 1800 Weddle. Big Air specialist Max Parrot returned to X Games after missing Aspen 2021 to earn his 11th Big Air medal, a silver. Max’s best tricks were a Cab triple cork 1800 Weddle and a frontside triple cork 1800 Weddle. Fan favorite Rene Rinnekangas opened up the contest with the 1980 in the first run, however he eventually earned bronze.

Results

Jeep Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle

1. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (NZL)
2. Jamie Anderson (USA)
3. Laurie Blouin (CAN)
4. Kokomo Murase (JPN)
5. Anna Gasser (AUT)
6. Tess Coady (AUS)
7. Hailey Langland (USA)
8. Annika Morgan (GER)

Wendy’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck

1. Marcus Kleveland (NOR)
2. Fridtjof Saether Tischendorf (NOR)
3. Dusty Henricksen (USA)
4. Zeb Powell (USA)
5. Luke Winklemann (USA)
6. Miles Fallon (USA)
7. Tyler Nicholson (CAN)
8. Dillon Henricksen (USA)

Monster Energy Men’s SuperPipe

1. Scotty James (AUS)
2. Ayumu Hirano (JPN)
3. Kaishu Hirano (JPN)
4. Ryan Wachendorfer (USA)
5. Lucas Foster (USA)
6. Valentino Guseli (AUS)
7. Toby Miller (USA)
8. Joey Okesson (USA)
9. Joshua Bowman (USA)
10. Chase Blackwell (USA)

Jeep Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle

1. Mark McMorris (CAN)

2. Marcus Kleveland (NOR)

3. Sven Thorgren (SWE)

4. Red Gerard (USA)

5. Rene Rinnekangas (FIN)

6. Darcy Sharpe (CAN)

7. Max Parrot (CAN)

8. Ståle Sandbech (NOR)

9. Mons Røisland (NOR)

10. Dusty Henricksen (USA)

 

Pacifico Women’s Snowboard Big Air

1. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (NZL), 85.00

2. Jamie Anderson (USA), 82.00

3. Miyabi Onitsuka (JPN), 78.00

4. Kokomo Murase (JPN), 65.00

5. Laurie Blouin (CAN), 51.00

 

Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe

1. Sena Tomita  (JPN)

2. Queralt Castellet (ESP)

3. Haruna Matsumoto (JPN)

4. Kurumi Imai (JPN)

5. Maddie Mastro (USA)

6. Summer Fenton (USA)

7. Elizabeth Hosking (CAN)

Men’s Snowboard Big Air

1. Marcus Kleveland (NOR), 82.00
2. Max Parrot (CAN), 81.00
3. Rene Rinnekangas (FIN), 80.00
4. Mark McMorris (CAN), 49.00
5. Mons Røisland (NOR), 42.00
6. Taiga Hasegawa (JPN), 30.00
7. Sven Thorgren (SWE), 24.00
8. Chris Corning (USA), 18.00