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Winter X finale belongs to Shaun White
ASPEN — Against the world’s best snowboarders, Shaun White’s only competition was himself.
Jan 28, 5:30 AM | Nate Peterson Aspen, CO Colorado

Sensory overload at Winter X: Watching snowmobiles do backflips
ASPEN — Nothing about it seems right.
Jan 27, 8:46 PM | John Marshall The Associated Press Aspen, CO Colorado

Amid carnage, Rahlves gold in skiercross
ASPEN — In what was a contest of adaptation and survival, Daron Rahlves came away as the king of evolution.
Jan 27, 8:42 PM | Ian Cropp Vail correspondent Aspen, CO Colorado

Norwegian skier Andreas Hatveit’s late heroics earn him slopestyle gold
ASPEN — A pair of oversized, white sunglasses and a coif of dirty-blond hair concealed Jossi Wells’ face, but he could do little to mask his nervous energy as he stared uphill.
Jan 27, 7:35 PM | Jon Maletz Aspen, CO Colorado

Hibbert gold again in snowmobile snocross
ASPEN — Twelve sleds jockeyed their way through a boisterous start at Saturday’s Snowmobile snocross final, and within a few moves, Goodridge, Minn. native Tucker Hibbert shot to the front.
Jan 27, 7:44 AM | Aspen Times Staff Report Aspen, CO Colorado

Horgmo wins big air with new trick — sort of
ASPEN — The night ended with a new event, a new name and a new trick — sort of.
Jan 27, 7:31 AM | The Associated Press Aspen, CO Colorado

Jacobellis picks up 4th boardercross gold
ASPEN — “What’s does redemption mean?” Swiss boadercrosser Tanja Frieden innocently asked on Saturday while looking directly at Lindsey Jacobellis.
Jan 26, 8:29 PM | Nate Peterson Aspen, CO Colorado

Holland holds on for three-peat in Winter X boardercross
ASPEN — Nate Holland unintentionally woke up at 5:30 in the morning Saturday.
Jan 26, 8:10 PM | Nate Peterson Aspen, CO Colorado

Video Wiig goes big, tops White again
ASPEN — Shaun White may not be mortal — but his snowboard is.
Jan 26, 8:06 PM | Jon Maletz Aspen, CO Colorado

Anderson repeats in women’s slopestyle
ASPEN —In the absence of Janna Meyen, 17-year-old Jamie Anderson has become the new queen of snowboard slopestyle at the Winter X Games.
Jan 26, 7:47 PM | Nate Peterson Aspen, CO Colorado


COMPETITORS
Teter using her fame for charity
ASPEN, Colo. — The Life of Hannah is about acting silly, hamming it up for the cameras, doing maple syrup shots on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," wearing a tank top and falling on the ice during a victory lap.
Jan 26, 5:12 PM | John Marshall The Associated Press Aspen, CO Colorado

Shaun White still enjoying celebrity life
ASPEN — There was the time Matthew McConaughey gave him the what's up sign at an awards show. Or when Andre Agassi peppered him with snowboarding questions in between takes of a commercial.
Jan 24, 5:47 PM | John Marshall The Associated Press Aspen, CO Colorado

Never count out 'The Palm'
ASPEN — Shaun Palmer has six Winter X golds of his own, but everyone else talks about snowboarding's other Shaun when it comes to the question of who will be the first to seven?
Jan 24, 5:52 AM | Nate Peterson Aspen, CO Colorado

Pipe dreams
They are a study in contrasts.
Jan 24, 7:04 AM | Jon Maletz Aspen, CO Colorado

Defending Winter X champ Steve Fisher has come full circle
ASPEN — Steve Fisher really likes Shaun White. Said he respects "everything" the most the famous snowboarder in world does.
Jan 23, 5:37 AM | Nate Peterson Aspen, CO Colorado

Gretchen Bleiler: Aspen's favorite cover girl
ASPEN — Being the dogged competitor she is, Gretchen Blelier nev­er wants to be fourth in anything.
Jan 21, 9:03 AM | Nate Peterson Aspen, CO Colorado

Snowboarder Lonnie Kauk dreams big
Lonnie Kauk dreams.
Jan 21, 9:06 AM | John Marshall The Associated Press Aspen, CO Colorado

The nXt generation at Winter X
ASPEN — The Winter X Games head to Aspen for the 12th edition of the annual high-flying extreme sports showcase on Jan. 24-27. Here's a few of the up-and-coming riders to keep an eye on…
Jan 21, 9:17 AM | The Associated Press Aspen, CO Colorado

SCENE
Crazy as usual at Aspen X Games
ASPEN — Downtown Aspen saw the usual X Games-induced weekend mayhem, with bars selling out of beer and police making nearly two dozen arrests.
Jan 28, 5:36 AM | Joel Stonington Aspen, CO Colorado

Best of Winter X
ASPEN — The Mountain Dew high has worn off, your visiting couch creatures have hit the road and you’re still wondering about Saturday night: Did you really do body shots with Kelly Clark and Lil John at Hannah Teter’s 21st birthday party at the Fly...
Jan 28, 5:28 AM | Nate Peterson and Jon Maletz Aspen, CO Colorado

Video Swag hunting at Aspen X Games
ASPEN — Have you gotten your giant foam taco hat, yet? A free shaving razor? Fresh-baked pizza roll? How about a wax replica of your hand?
Jan 26, 3:00 PM | Charles Agar Aspen, CO Colorado

The X Games fraud lives on, again
The X Games, now in its awkward adolescent years, needs to figure out what it is going to be when it grows up.
Jan 25, 11:30 AM | Roger Marolt Aspen, CO Colorado

Dinosaur Jr. kicks off X Games music
ASPEN — Indie rock trio Dinosaur Jr. kicks off the Winter X Games weekend of music in downtown Aspen with a free concert on Thursday, Jan. 24.
Jan 21, 8:55 AM | Aspen Times Staff Report Aspen, CO Colorado

All X'd out
This time last year, I was sweating like Roger Clemens at a Congressional hearing.
Jan 21, 9:01 AM | Jon Maletz Aspen, CO Colorado



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