French ski piper Kevin Rolland was the second and last skier to defend his 2010
gold medal. A week after taking the win at the penultimate Dew Tour stop in Killing-ton, Vt., Rolland made his fans sweat it, falling in his first two runs. In his third and
final run, Rolland redeemed himself with a winning score of 93.66 after performing
a double 1260, an alley-oop 360 and a switch 900. “Greatest night of my life,” said
Rolland. “I won last year but this is better ‘cause I fell on my first two runs but the
last run I landed on my feet. This is crazy.”
Aspen local Torin Yater-Wallace finished second with 92.66 points. At 15 years
old, Yater-Wallace became the youngest male competitor to win a medal at a
Winter X Games.
Bethel, Maine’s Simon Dumont had a second-run score of 90.33, earning him the
bronze — the eighth X Games medal of his career.
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More than 41,000 fans filled the base area of Buttermilk Mountain Saturday afternoon for men’s slopestyle and big air competitions. Bobby Brown, winner of both
competitions last year, was twice unseated as a pair of first-time winners put their
own names in lights.
Two-time X Games silver medalist Sammy Carlson of Hood River, Ore., stepped
up to the slopestyle gold with his first run, scoring 93.33 points and holding on for
the victory. “This feels amazing,” said Carlson. “To win this event is my dream, my
one dream in life and I did it.”
Carlson’s winning run included a 270 joystick grab, kangaroo flip, double rodeo
900, double flat 900 and a double cork 1080.
The top qualifier, Australia’s Russ Henshaw, took the silver with a score of 90.66
in his first run while Norway’s Andreas Hatveit, last year’s silver medalist, grabbed
the bronze with a top score of 90.
Brown finished fourth in the slopestyle contest — but his day wasn’t over yet.
As the sun went down, the lights flipped on and competition shifted to the 85-foot
step-up gap Big Air jump.
X Games rookie Alex Schlopy of Park City had more than beginner’s luck and
a sturdy family tree on his side to take the win. Scholpy, son of Holly Flanders (a
two-time Olympian and three-time World Cup downhill winner) and cousin of Erik
Schlopy (a three-time Olympian) had his way during a jam-session format with a
top score of 92.
“I can’t believe this,” said Schlopy. “I came in thinking I was just going to go as
big as possible. I just wanted to put on a great show at the X Games. That’s what
it’s all about.”
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The top qualifier, Australia’s Russ Henshaw, took the silver with a score of 90.66
in his first run while Norway’s Andreas Hatveit, last year’s silver medalist, grabbed
the bronze with a top score of 90.
Brown finished fourth in the slopestyle contest — but his day wasn’t over yet.
Sammy Carlson hits a rail in the
men’s skiing slopestyle final.
