Residents of Tignes are in shell shock after the Winter X-Games shredded through the French resort. The event was a massive success, a milestone for European freeskiing and snowboarding. The pipe and slopestyle courses were moulded to perfection – Olympic standards. A huge turnout of world-class athletes, with some unreal performances. The resort was a big hit with the Pros – many blown away by the enormity of ski area.
The first ever European Winter X-Games was a showcase as to how a competition should be run. Tignes has proved itself to be a resort which can host comps of the highest calibre. The event was smoothly run and incredibly entertaining.
Highlights
Iouri Podladtchikov SuperPipe Gold
Kaya Turski Slopestyle Gold
Jenny Jones Slopestyle Gold
The X-Games will be returning to Tignes for the next two seasons. On the strength of this weeks proceedings it will almost certainly grow and next year we can expect to see big air and boarder/ski cross added to the bill.
RESULTS
Freeskiing
Men’s SuperPipe
Women’s Slopestyle
Snowboarding
Men’s SuperPipe
Men’s Slopestyle
Women’s SuperPipe
Women’s Slopestyle
