Slopestyle is a sprawling competition that asks freestyle skiers to blend all of their skills and prove themselves on both massive jumps and rail features. The course in Aspen this year is electric, spanning over 1,700 feet long with six unique features. The top half of the course consists of three rail-based features, and the bottom half includes three large jumps. 10 athletes lay down two runs each, with the best run being counted. The five best riders move on to finals, where they have two more runs to put down their finest tricks.
Slopestyle skiers are judged on progression, execution, difficulty, variety and amplitude.
Women’s Slopestyle brought the heat as last women’s ski event of X Games Aspen 2025. Tess Ledeux, Olivia Asselin, Anni Karava and Megan Oldham were the four riders who moved on to finals out of the original eight athletes. There were certainly a few surprises, with standout riders Rell Harwood and Ruby Star Andrews among those who weren’t able to put down the runs they’d envisioned.
The field was shaken up by the lack of Eileen Gu, who took a bad fall in Street Style and decided not to compete in other events. Gu had recently won the Slopestyle World Cup event in LAAX, marking her first World Cup Slopestyle win in three years.
In last night’s Women’s Ski Big Air, there was a sixty-point differential between second and third place. Slopestyle saw a different outcome, with the top four finishers separated by just seven points. We saw Anni Karava back on the podium in third place. This marks her second third of XG Aspen 2025 after she claimed bronze in Women’s Knuckle Huck on Thursday afternoon.
Karava is certainly known for her technical abilities on rails, but it was her jump line performance that set her apart from the steep competition. She sealed the deal by stomping a right misty 7 Japan followed by a pristine mute double cork 1080.
Olivia Asselin secured the silver medal, making her return to the podium after winning gold yesterday in Women’s Street Style. She had a great recovery on the rail section, carrying ample speed into the jumps. Spinning left and right off the first two kickers, she came in switch to the final jump, sticking a giant switch 1080 to secure second place.
But it was Tess Ledeux who stole the show, grabbing her second medal of X Games Aspen 2025. Ledeux came out with a chip on her shoulder after not being able to put down her preferred final run in last night’s Big Air event. She crushed the rail section with ease and stomped back-to-back doubles to secure her seventh XG gold and 12th overall XG medal in her career. This makes Ledeux the winningest female skier in X Games history.
Ledeux is now tied with Alex Hall and the legendary Tanner Hall for the second most X Games Ski medals ever. Ledeux and Alex Hall are now just two medals behind Henrik Harlaut for the record. A Hall has a chance to surpass Tanner and Ledeux in the men’s Big Air event tonight.
Check out the winning podium runs and full event replay below!