Now that X Games Aspen is over, the time has come to take a look through the three days of mind boggling action. This was hands down one of the finest X Games we’ve seen in recent years. SLVSH was the best opening event we could have asked for; Women’s Knuckle Huck made a long awaited and epic debut; Tess Ledeux and Eileen Gu gave dominante performances; Henrik Harlaut is better at spreading butter than a damn butter knife; Alex Hall’s switch zero in Big Air was objectively the best trick in skiing; the list goes on and on. That’s why FREESKIER is here, though. With so much to cover and dig through, we’ve taken our time to pick out the important pieces from each event. We’ve got you covered with final results, event details, video recaps and an immersive photo gallery.
Events are listed in chronological order as they happened on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Each one is complete with details and final standings, as well as video recaps of the podium runs. Full broadcasts of the events are listed at the bottom.
Jump to a specific event by clicking the hyperlink below.
Friday
Saturday
Men’s Slopestyle – Women’s Knuckle Huck – Women’s SuperPipe – Women’s Big Air – Men’s Knuckle Huck
Sunday
Friday January 26th
Games of SLVSH
This was the first year that the fan favorite game of SLVSH was incorporated into the X Games. Hopefully it’s here to stay! Skiers will throw their chosen trick utilizing any feature, and the second rider will have a chance to land that same trick, or else they receive a letter. The first skier to receive all letters of SLVSH will be eliminated. Think of it as the freeski version of HORSE. With a time limit of one hour for these games, the winner was the rider with less letters at the end of the time frame. No medals here, but the winner walks away with a glamorous gold Nixon watch.
Click here to watch every game of SLVSH Cup Snowmass, the tournament that took place in the days leading up to X Games Aspen 2024
Colby Stevenson Vs. Ferdinand Dahl – Ferdinand Dahl walks away with the win by one letter.
Taylor Lundquist Vs. Olivia Asselin – Olivia Asselin wins, S to SLVS.
Rell Harwood Vs. Tereza Korabova – Rell Harwood takes the win by one letter.
Max Moffat Vs. Jesper Tjader – Game ends in a tie, SLV to SLV. Win went to Jesper. Hopefully we see a rematch.
Men’s Big Air
The Big Air course is approximately 300 feet long and made up of a single 75-foot hybrid jump. The men’s and women’s finals each feature eight athletes who each attempt a single trick of the feature in a jam session format. Athletes will have a 30-minute jam session to complete as many tricks as possible, and their two best scores will count toward the overall ranking. Big Air is judged on aggressive execution of maneuvers, degree of difficulty and variety of tricks, originality and style.
Incredible showing by young guns Troy Podmilsak and Daniel Bacher. Podmilsak dropped a forward tripple 2160 that left everyone in shambles. Alex Hall just keeps adding X Games hardware. His switch zero spin was Tom Wallisch approved and for good reason. The first run being judged based on Style was a great way to add digestible tricks into the field.
🥇 Troy Podmilsak (USA) 86.00
🥈 Alex Hall (USA) 85.00
🥉 Daniel Bacher (AUT) 70.00
Saturday January 27th
Men’s Slopestyle
The Slopestyle course is approximately 1,700 feet long with six features and a vertical drop of 290 feet. The top of the course will test the athletes’ rail prowess with three different rail-based features. Then the remaining three booters will show off their jump skills. In the men’s and women’s finals, riders will have three chances to put together their best runs. Slopestyle is judged on progression, execution, difficulty, variety and amplitude.
Birk Ruud’s X Games dominance continues. He now has 6 X Games medals under his belt, with half of them being gold. A Hall snagged his second medal of the weekend and was only bested by 0.33 points. Mac Forehand grabbed third and was only one full point away from tying first. Talk about a close finish!
🥇 Birk Ruud (NOR) 96.33
🥈 Alex Hall (USA) 96.00
🥉 Mac Forehand (USA) 95.33
Women’s Knuckle Huck
The Knuckle Huck discipline uses the same course as the Big Air jump, however instead of hitting the jump, athletes utilize the rollover or “knuckle” to throw their most stylish tricks. The men’s and women’s final will be a 20-minute jam session where athletes take as many runs as possible and will be ranked based on overall impression. Knuckle Huck is judged on execution and difficulty of maneuvers, variety, progression of attempt, originality and style.
This was the first year Women’s Ski Knuckle Huck was introduced. It was heavily anticipated and did not disappoint. Both Olivia Asselin and Rell Harwood took wins in their games of SLVSH the day before, and found themselves in First and Second places, respectively. Sarah Hoefflin grabbed third, breaking out a stylish zero spin like Alex Hall in big air. The year of the zero!
🥇 Olivia Asselin (CAN)
🥈 Rell Harwood (USA)
🥉 Sarah Hoefflin (SWI)
Women’s Super Pipe
The X Games SuperPipe is approximately 567 feet long and 66 feet wide, with 22-foot walls. Skiers link tricks from wall to wall, attempting to get the most amplitude and maintain flow between tricks. In the men’s and women’s finals, each rider will have three runs to link their best tricks. SuperPipe is judged on progression, execution, difficulty, variety and amplitude.
It’s quite possible that 20 year old Eileen Gu is as dominate in her sport as anyone ever has been. She held off the pain of recent injury and secured SuperPipe gold. Zoe Atkin and Amy Fraser put down stellar runs in their own right, but not enough to knock Gu off the top spot.
🥇 Eileen Gu (CHN) 95.66
🥈 Zoe Atkin (USA) 90.66
🥉 Amy Fraser (CAN) 90.00
Women’s Big Air
The Big Air course is approximately 300 feet long and made up of a single 75-foot hybrid jump. The men’s and women’s finals each feature eight athletes who each attempt a single trick of the feature in a jam session format. Athletes will have a 30-minute jam session to complete as many tricks as possible, and their two best scores will count toward the overall ranking. Big Air is judged on aggressive execution of maneuvers, degree of difficulty and variety of tricks, originality and style.
Tess Ledeux reminded everyone that she is an absolute force to be reckoned with. Her double seatbelt 720 earned her a perfect 10 on her Style judged run. She took a monster slam on her fifth run of the night going massive when she was already in first place, (LEGEND!) Ledeux is now tied with Maddie Bowman for most Women’s Ski medals in X Games history. Anastasia Tatalina had a mute double cork 1260 that was one of the cleaniest tricks of the night, as she rode into second place. No goggles no problem for Rell Harwood who grabbed her second medal of the weekend.
🥇 Tess Ledeux (FRA) 90.00
🥈 Anastasia Tatalina (RUS) 80.00
🥉 Rell Harwood(USA) 75.00
Men’s Knuckle Huck
The Knuckle Huck discipline uses the same course as the Big Air jump, however instead of hitting the jump, athletes utilize the rollover or “knuckle” to throw their most stylish tricks. The men’s and women’s final will be a 20-minute jam session where athletes take as many runs as possible and will be ranked based on overall impression. Knuckle Huck is judged on execution and difficulty of maneuvers, variety, progression of attempt, originality and style.
Never failing to disappoint, Men’s Knuckle Huck was one of the favorite events of the weekend. X Games veterans filled the podium, with Colby Stevenson taking gold, the style king himself Henrik Harlaut grabbing silver, and the ever creative wizard Jesper Tjader taking home the bronze. Shoutout Quinn Wolferman for the wicked performance landing in fourth place. Should he have been on the podium? It’s a possibility, that’s all we’ll say.
🥇 Colby Stevenson (USA)
🥈 Henrik Harlaut (SWE)
🥉 Jesper Tjader (SWE)
Sunday January 28th
Women’s Slopestyle
The Slopestyle course is approximately 1,700 feet long with six features and a vertical drop of 290 feet. The top of the course will test the athletes’ rail prowess with three different rail-based features. Then the remaining three booters will show off their jump skills. In the men’s and women’s finals, riders will have three chances to put together their best runs. Slopestyle is judged on progression, execution, difficulty, variety and amplitude.
Tess Ledeux put down what might be the best Slopestyle run ever. She also won gold in Big Air, her second time winning gold in both Big Air and Slopestyle in the same X Games after she did it in 2022. She is the first person to ever win gold in two events at the same X Games, two different times! History in the making. Both Mathilde Gremaud and Giulia Tanno, legends in their own rights, put down incredible runs. This podium of skiers has pushed the progression of Women’s Slopestyle as much as any.
🥇 Tess Ledeux (FRA) 95.33
🥈 Mathilde Gremaud (SWI) 92.33
🥉 Giulia Tanno (SWI) 88.00
Men’s SuperPipe
The X Games SuperPipe is approximately 567 feet long and 66 feet wide, with 22-foot walls. Skiers link tricks from wall to wall, attempting to get the most amplitude and maintain flow between tricks. In the men’s and women’s finals, each rider will have three runs to link their best tricks. SuperPipe is judged on progression, execution, difficulty, variety and amplitude.
The creativity was flowing in Men’s SuperPipe. Aspen hometown hero Alex Ferreira continued his SuperPipe dominance by taking home the gold with an elctrifying 95.33 run. Silver went to New Zealand’s own Nico Porteous who threw down one of the most creative lines we’ve ever seen. Take a look at his drop in as well as the left side carve at the end of his winning run. Unreal progression in terms of what a SuperPipe looks like. Only 0.66 points behind was Hunter Hess. The MAGMA stud took home bronze, as his stock continues to rise as one of the best pipe skiers on earth.
🥇 Alex Ferreira (USA) 95.33
🥈 Nico Porteous (NZL) 92.66
🥉 Hunter Hess (USA) 92.00
Full Event Replays
Below are the full replays from each event. While the top 3 podium runs are always incredible, there’s always easter eggs of greatness hidden throughout that didn’t quite make the cut. Tell your friends you’ll talk to them in a few hours and dive into the madness!
Photo Gallery
Photography courtesy of Matt Powers
