Winter X Games XI are coming to Aspen, Colorado in January 2007. Here is a quick look at the games and what's new for this year.
Mark your calendar: The Winter X Games XI is scheduled for January 25-28, 2007. The Winter X Games is the ultimate forum for winter action sports. Athletes from around the globe come to compete for medals and prize money. Competitors are invited to participate by a sport-specific selection committee. The only athletes who don’t need an invitation are the previous year’s gold medal winner in each sport.
Sponsored by ESPN ( two years after the first "Extreme Games"), the Winter X Games has been the competitive forum for winter action sports since 1997. In 2002 the games premiered in Aspen, Colorado which will serve as the official winter home of the X Games through 2010.
New to the Games: For the 2007 Games, Snowmobile Freestyle will make its debut. Ten riders will take to the course, demonstrating their skills and tricks. According to the X Games press release, “the variety of jumps will allow the riders to showcase the full arsenal of tricks that the sport Snowmobile Freestyle has to offer.”
The Events: In addition to the debut of Snowmobile Freestyle, athletes will be competing in the following sports:
- SnoCross
- Skiing- Skier X (men’s and women’s)
Slopestyle
SuperPipe (men’s and women’s)
- Snowboarding- Slopestyle (men’s and women’s)
Snowboarder X (men’s and women’s)
SuperPipe (men’s and women’s)
- MotoX- Best Trick
Winter X Games XI will be broadcast live on ESPN and ABC.
