Winter X Games XVI (re-titled Winter X Games Aspen'12; styled as Winter X Games Sixteen in the official logo) were held from January 26 to January 29, 2012, in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 11th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. The events were broadcast on ESPN. The following year, the Winter X Games were held in two international cities: Aspen, Colorado and Tignes, France.[1]

Winter X Games XVI
(Winter X Games Sixteen)
LocationUnited States Aspen, Colorado
DatesJanuary 26–29
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Sports

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The following are the events at Winter X Games 16.

Highlights

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  • Games dedicated to renowned freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who died on January 19, 2012, after a freak accident in training.[2]
  • Mark McMorris and Torstein Horgmo landed the first-ever triple corks in the Big Air competition.
  • Heath Frisby landed the first-ever snowmobile frontflip in the Best Trick competition.
  • Shaun White's final run in the Snowboard SuperPipe final scored a perfect 100.00. White's victory also gave him the first-ever five-peat in that event.
  • Mark McMorris became the first snowboarder since Shaun White to win two gold medals in one X Games.

Results

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Medal count

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  *   Host nation (United States)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)*1010727
2  Canada (CAN)71412
3  Norway (NOR)1225
4  Switzerland (SUI)0202
5  Finland (FIN)0112
6  Bulgaria (BUL)0101
  Slovenia (SLO)0101
8  Australia (AUS)0022
9  Japan (JPN)0011
  New Zealand (NZL)0011
Totals (10 entries)18181854
  *   Host nation (Host state (Colorado))
RankStateGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  California3249
2  Idaho2002
3  Texas1113
4  Vermont1102
5  Colorado*1012
6  Nevada1001
  Pennsylvania1001
8  Washington0112
9  Alaska0101
  Indiana0101
  Michigan0101
  Minnesota0101
  Utah0101
Totals (13 entries)1010727

Skiing

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Men's Slopestyle results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
    Tom Wallisch (USA) 93.66 59.66 96.00 96.00
    Nick Goepper (USA) 88.33 94.66 88.66 94.66
    Andreas Håtveit (NOR) 87.66 90.66 92.00 92.00
4   Gus Kenworthy (USA) 89.33 46.00 36.66 89.33
5   Russ Henshaw (AUS) 85.00 89.00 20.00 89.00
6   P.K. Hunder (NOR) 77.66 86.33 86.00 86.33
7   Bobby Brown (USA) 65.33 39.66 83.33 83.33
8   Alex Schlopy (USA) 33.66 40.00 77.00 77.00

Women's Slopestyle results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
    Kaya Turski (CAN) 88.33 88.66 95.00 95.00
    Devin Logan (USA) 56.33 42.66 92.33 92.33
    Anna Segal (AUS) 90.00 86.33 14.66 90.00
4   Keri Herman (USA) 87.00 60.33 45.33 87.00
5   Ashley Battersby (USA) 39.00 85.00 86.00 86.00
6   Dara Howell (CAN) 48.00 81.33 63.00 81.33
7   Emma Dahlström (SWE) 69.33 46.00 77.66 77.66
8   Megan Olenick (USA) 25.00 71.00 30.66 71.00
9   Rose Battersby (NZL) 32.00 29.00 51.00 51.00
10   Kim Lamarre (CAN) 28.66 38.00 39.00 39.00

Men's SuperPipe results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
    David Wise (USA) 86.33 93.00 77.66 93.00
    Noah Bowman (CAN) 87.66 38.00 90.00 90.00
    Torin Yater-Wallace (USA) 85.33 38.66 89.66 89.66
4   Kevin Rolland (FRA) 28.00 89.33 26.66 89.33
5   Tucker Perkins (USA) 79.33 86.00 88.33 88.33
6   Simon Dumont (USA) 82.66 74.00 87.00 87.00
7   Mike Riddle (CAN) 80.33 33.33 23.00 80.33
8   Justin Dorey (CAN) 25.33 38.33 DNS 38.33

Women's SuperPipe results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
    Rosalind Groenewoud (CAN) 87.33 93.66 15.66 93.66
    Maddie Bowman (USA) 91.00 92.00 90.00 92.00
    Brita Sigourney (USA) 21.66 36.33 90.66 90.66
4   Anais Caradeux (FRA) 89.00 82.33 87.00 89.00
5   Devin Logan (USA) 80.66 87.00 87.66 87.66
6   Keltie Hansen (CAN) 86.33 10.00 29.66 86.33
7   Dara Howell (CAN) 22.33 13.66 70.66 70.66
8   Megan Gunning (CAN) 18.00 24.00 49.00 49.00

Men's Big Air results

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Rank Name Two Highest Runs Score
    Bobby Brown (USA) 44 + 44 88
    Kai Mahler (SUI) 43 + 41 84
    Jossi Wells (NZL) 44 + 39 83
4   Gus Kenworthy (USA) 37 + 35 72
5   Sammy Carlson (USA) 40 + 32 72

Women's Skier X results

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Rank Name Time
    Marte Gjefsen (NOR) 1:26.88
    Hedda Berntsen (NOR) 1:27.79
    Jenny Owens (AUS) 1:29.06
4   Marielle Berger (FRA) 1:29.17
5   Marielle Thompson (CAN) 2:00.27
6   Sanna Luedi (SUI) DNF

Men's Skier X results

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Rank Name Time
    Chris Del Bosco (CAN) 1:20.59
    Filip Flisar (SLO) 1:20.73
    Dave Duncan (CAN) 1:20.81
4   Jouni Pellinen (FIN) 1:21.01
5   Casey Puckett (USA) 1:21.45
6   Christian Mithassel (NOR) 1:21.93

Men's Mono Skier X results

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Rank Name Time
    Samson Danniels (CAN) 1:51.98
    Gregory Peck (USA) 1:52.61
    Josh Dueck (CAN) 1:53.14
4   Sean Rose (UK) 1:53.57

Snowboarding

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Men's Snowboard Street results

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Rank Name Score
    Forest Bailey (USA) 88
    Ryan Paul (USA) 83
    Nick Visconti (USA) 76
4   Ethan Deiss (USA) 74
5   Phil Jacques (CAN) 10

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle results

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Rank Name Score
    Jamie Anderson (USA) 95.33
    Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) 82.66
    Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas (NOR) 78.33
4   Charlotte van Gils (NED) 65.00
5   Spencer O'Brien (CAN) 60.00
6   Silje Norendal (NOR) 55.00
7   Cheryl Maas (NED) 44.66
8   Silvia Mittermueller (GER) 31.66
9   Šárka Pančochová (CZE) 24.00
10   Rebecca Torr (NZL) 15.66

Women's SuperPipe results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
    Kelly Clark (USA) 73.66 90.00 93.66 93.66
    Elena Hight (USA) 65.00 80.66 83.66 83.66
    Hannah Teter (USA) 35.00 76.00 12.00 76.00
4   Gretchen Bleiler (USA) 12.66 56.66 65.00 65.00
5   Kaitlyn Farrington (USA) 18.33 60.00 28.00 60.00
6   Cai Xuetong (CHN) 51.66 39.66 17.33 51.66
7   Torah Bright (AUS) 27.66 15.33 24.33 27.66
8   Maddy Schaffrick (USA) 14.33 11.00 12.66 14.33

Men's Big Air results

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Rank Name Score
    Mark McMorris (CAN) 80
    Torstein Horgmo (NOR) 76
    Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 76
4   Eric Willett (USA) 76
5   Seppe Smits (BEL) 68

Women's Snowboard X results

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Rank Name Time
    Dominique Maltais (CAN) 1:31.61
    Alexandra Jekova (BUL) 1:33.34
    Maelle Ricker (CAN) 1:33.64
4   Susi Moll (AUT) 1:34.53
5   Yuka Fujimori (JPN) 1:35.19
6   Zoe Gillings (GBR) 1:35.73

Men's Snowboard X results

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Rank Name Time
    Nate Holland (USA) 1:27.57
    Nick Baumgartner (USA) 1:28.10
    Jayson Hale (USA) 1:33.27
4   Alex Deibold (USA) 1:56.82
5   Pierre Vaultier (FRA) 2:46.44
6   Stian Sivertzen (NOR) 3:10.80

Men's Slopestyle results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
    Mark McMorris (CAN) 90.00 93.00 8.33 93.00
    Sage Kotsenburg (USA) 30.00 37.66 88.00 88.00
    Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) 60.00 70.00 86.00 86.00
4   Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 83.66 47.66 21.66 83.66
5   Seppe Smits (BEL) 26.00 40.66 79.33 79.33
6   Gjermund Braaten (NOR) 29.00 78.66 17.00 78.66
7   Eric Willett (USA) 38.66 63.00 37.00 63.00
8   Torstein Horgmo (NOR) 28.33 24.00 29.66 29.66

Men's SuperPipe results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Score
    Shaun White (USA) 94.00 71.33 100.00 100.00
    Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) 90.00 92.00 93.00 93.00
    Ryo Aono (JPN) 73.33 68.66 86.00 86.00
4   Christian Haller (SUI) 33.33 83.00 13.33 83.00
5   Matt Ladley (USA) 78.66 29.66 41.33 78.66
6   Louie Vito (USA) 70.00 9.33 18.66 70.00
7   Greg Bretz (USA) 60.00 10.00 7.33 60.00
8   Luke Mitrani (USA) 37.00 32.00 37.66 37.66
  • Shaun White became the third athlete in Winter X Games history to achieve a five-peat. His 100-point victory run included a Double McTwist 1260 combo'd into the first-ever frontside double cork 1260. It was the first-ever perfect score in the history of SuperPipe.

Snowmobile

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Freestyle results

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Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Score
    Colten Moore (USA) 92.66 93.66 93.66
    Joe Parsons (USA) 90.66 89.00 90.66
    Caleb Moore (USA) 87.00 86.00 87.00
4   Heath Frisby (USA) 80.00 82.66 82.66

Best Trick results

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Rank Name Score
    Heath Frisby (USA) 96.66
    Colten Moore (USA) 89.66
    Joe Parsons (USA) 88.00
4   Cory Davis (USA) 79.33
5   Caleb Moore (USA) 72.00
6   Justin Hoyer (USA) 71.33
  • Frisby won gold with the first-ever Frontflip
  • Colten Moore won silver with a Tsunami flip
  • Justin Hoyer attempted a double back flip, but under-rotated, fell over his handlebars, and broke his arm

References

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  1. ^ Davon O'Neil, X Games expands globally, Xgames.com, May 1, 2012
  2. ^ "Canada's Groenewoud wins X Games superpipe gold". CBC Sports. January 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Winter X Games Aspen 2012 schedules, news, results, video highlights and athletes - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2012-01-30.
  4. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Ski Slopestyle - ESPN
  5. ^ "Winter X Games Aspen 2012 schedules, news, results, video highlights and athletes - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.
  6. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Ski SuperPipe - ESPN
  7. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Ski Big Air - ESPN
  8. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Skier X - ESPN
  9. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Men's Skier X - ESPN
  10. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Mono Skier X - ESPN
  11. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Snowboard Street - ESPN
  12. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Snowboard Slopestyle - ESPN
  13. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Snowboard SuperPipe - ESPN
  14. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Snowboard Big Air - ESPN
  15. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Women's Snowboarder X - ESPN
  16. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Men's Snowboarder X - ESPN
  17. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Men's Snowboard Slopestyle - ESPN
  18. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Men's Snowboard SuperPipe - ESPN
  19. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Snowmobile Freestyle - ESPN
  20. ^ Winter X Games Aspen 2012 - Results: Snowmobile Best Trick - ESPN
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