The biggest ski & snowboard freestyle comp in Europe is due to hit Tignes in just over a week!
The 4th edition of the X Games Tignes, co-produced by ESPN and CANAL + Events will be held from 20 to 22 March 2013 in Tignes. The world's top 100 skiers and snowboarders have been invited to participate in this amazing event, which has been held in Tignes for the past three years.
A total of eight freestyle competitions will be held in both ski and snowboard disciplines, over three days; Ski SuperPipe, Snowboard SuperPipe, Ski Slopestyle, Snowboard Slopestyle. The public are invited to come and support the event for free, as well as enjoy a wealth of free entertainment in the X Games Village.
Television broadcasts of the event all over the world have ensured that the event has grown in size each year... matching the enormity of the slopestyle kickers! As always, Tignes Spirit will be there to keep tabs on all the action, with exclusive interviews and photos with the athletes!
Events
The showpiece event of X Games Tignes!
Dimensions: 176 meters long (classic half-pipe is normally 120m)
7 meters high (classic half-pipe is normally 4m)
19 meters wide
The Slopestyle course created specially for the X Games event on the Double M piste.
Dimensions: 510 mètres long, 190 vertical metres, 3 kickers & 9 rails
Programme
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m - Ski Slopestyle training
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Snowboard Slopestyle training
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Ski & Snowboard SuperPipe training
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Ski Slopestyle training
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Snowboard Slopestyle training
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Ski Slopestyle training
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Snowboard SuperPipe training
8:30 to 10:00 - Ski SuperPipe training
9:00 to 10:15 - Ski Slopestyle training
10:30 to 12:00 - Qualifications: Mens Ski Slopestyle
12:00 to 12:45 - Practice: Womens Ski Slopestyle
1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. - FINAL: Womens Ski Slopestyle
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Snowboard Slopestyle training
5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. - Practise: Mens Snowboard SuperPipe
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Qualifications: Mens Snowboard SuperPipe
8:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. - FINAL: Womens Snowboard SuperPipe
8:30 to 10:00 - Ski SuperPipe training
9:00 to 10:15 - Mens Ski Slopestyle training
10:30 to 12:00 - Qualifications: Mens Snowboard Slopestyle
12:00 to 12:45 - Womens Ski Slopestyle training
1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. - FINAL: Mens Ski Slopestyle
5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. - Mens Snowboard SuperPipe training
6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. - FINAL: Mens Snowboard SuperPipe
8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. - Qualifications: Mens Ski SuperPipe
9:00 to 10:15 - Mens Snowboard Slopestyle training
10:30 to 12:00 - FINAL: Mens Snowboard Slopestyle
12:00 to 12:45 - Womens Snowboard Slopestyle training
1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. - FINAL: Womens Snowboard Slopestyle
5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. - Ski SuperPipe training
6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. - FINAL: Mens Ski SuperPipe
8:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. - FINAL: Womens Ski SuperPipe
Invited Athletes
(As of 20th February - subject to change)
*Men...
1.Aaron Blunk, USA 2.Noah Bowman, CAN
3.Simon Dumont, USA 4.Gus Kenworthy, USA (WC)
5.Thomas Krief, FRA 6.Matt Margetts, CAN
7.Joffrey Pollet-Villard, FRA 8.Tucker Perkins, USA
9.Michael Riddle, CAN 10.Kevin Rolland, FRA
11.Byron Wells, NZL 12.Jossi Wells, NZL
13.David Wise, USA 14.Torin Yater-Wallace, USA
**Women...
1.Maddie Bowman, USA 2.Anais Caradeux, FRA
3.Annalisa Drew, USA 4.Virginie Faivre, SUI
5.Roz Groenewoud, CAN 6.Keltie Hansen, CAN
7.Ayana Onozuka, JPN
*Mens...
1. Arthur Longo, FRA 2.Greg Bretz, USA
3. Jan Scherrer, SUI 4.Benji Farrow, USA
5.Christian Haller, SUI 6.Ayumu Hirano, JPN
7.Taku Hiraoka, JPN 8.Nathan Johnstone, AUS
9.Kasu Kokubo, JPN 10.Matt Ladley, USA
11.Scotty Lago, USA 12.Markus Malin, FIN
13.Luke Mitrani, USA 14.Iouri Podladtchikov, SUI
15.Louie Vito, USA 16. Peetu Piiroinen (FIN)
**Womens...
1.Gretchen Bleiler, USA 2.Torah Bright, AUS
3.Queralt Castellat, ESP 4.Kelly Clark, USA
5.Kaitlyn Farrington, USA 6.Arielle Gold, USA
7.Ellery Hollingsworth, AUS 8.Elena Hight, USA
*Mens...
1.Bobby Brown, USA 2.Nick Goepper, USA
3.Andreas Hatveit, NOR 4.Henrik Harlaut, SWE
5.Gus Kenworthy, USA 6.Alex Bellemare, CAN
7.RussellHenshaw, AUS 8.Alex Beaulieu-Marchand, CAN
9.Joss Christensen, USA 10.Alex Schlopy, USA
11.Tom Wallisch, USA 12.Matt Walker, USA
13.James Woods, GBR
**Womens...
1.Tiril Christiansen, NOR 2.Keri Herman, USA
3.Dara Howell, CAN 4.Yuki Tsubota, JPN
5.KayaTurski, CAN 6.Jamie Crane-Mauzy, USA
*Mens...
1.Ulrik Badertscher, NOR 2.Gjermund Braaten, NOR
3.Chas Guldemond, USA 4.Torstein Horgmo, NOR
5.Yuki Kadono, JPN 6.Sage Kotsenberg, USA
7.Mark McMorris, CAN 8.Aleksander Ostreng, NOR
9.Maxence Parrot, CAN 10.Peetu Piiroinen, FIN
11.Staale Sandbech, NOR 12.Seppe Smits, BEL
13.Roope Tonteri, FIN 14.Sebastien Toutant, CAN
15.Eric Willett, USA
**Womens...
1.Jamie Anderson, USA 2.Sina Candrian, SUI
3.Aimee Fuller, IRL 4.Silje Norendal, NOR
5.Spencer O’brien, CAN 6.Kjersti OestgaardBuaas, NOR
7.Sarka Pancochova, CZE 8.Enni Rukajarvi, FIN
