January 28, 2011

 

A Fan Favorite

Lago Wins the Inaugural Snowboard Best Method by Vote of the Fans

Aspen, Colo. – Friday night was a night of firsts for Scotty Lago, as he won his first Winter X Games gold medal by vote of the fans in the inaugural Snowboard Best Method.

“I am stoked,” Lago said. “Thanks to everyone for voting for me.  I couldn’t be any happier.  I went from a super low not making Slopestyle finals today, to winning my first X Games gold medal.”

The victory was huge for Lago, but the biggest victory may be the fact that Lago was even able to make an appearance at Winter X Games after breaking his jaw on January 11, while filming a snowboarding video in the backcountry.

“My jaw feels good,” he said.  “It is a little sore but it is all adrenalin right now, so I don’t feel it anymore.”

Ross Powers earned the silver medal and Chas Guldemond, who went shirtless for one of his jumps, earned the bronze.

New to Winter X Games, Snowboard Best Method features six riders will attempt to execute their best and most stylish method grab off the Big Air jump within a 10-minute jam format. This discipline is 100 percent fan judged, and their best attempt is voted in via text messaging.

For Winter X Games media information, including press releases, logos and additional images from past events, log on to www.espneventmedia.com. To view medalist runs, visit the Winter X Games You Tube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/xgames and follow the X Games on Twitter at Twitter.com/xgames

WINTER X GAMES 15

Winter X Games will celebrate its 15^th anniversary in Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. January 27-30, 2011, with live coverage on ESPN and ESPN2. This will mark the 10^th consecutive year Winter X Games will be held in Aspen and will feature new events, more than 200 athletes and primetime coverage on ESPN on Sun., Jan.30. In addition to 24 hours of live programming on ESPN, Winter X Games 15 will be offered for the first time on ESPN 3D, as well as on ESPN International, XGames.com, ESPN360.com, SportsCenter and ESPN2’s X Center.

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