Winter X Games 15 – Snowboard Big Air Final
January 28, 2011
“Corking” His Way to Victory
Horgmo Lands the Triple Cork and Grabs the Gold
Aspen, Colo. – Heading into his last run, Norway’s Torstein Horgmo knew he needed to land the first-ever triple cork at the Winter X Games to have a chance to win gold at Snowboard Big Air.
He did just that, landing a trick he had only completed one other time in practice.
“That was the second one (triple cork) ever,” Horgmo said of his trick. “It feels really good.”
Rookie silver medalist Sebastien Toutan’s score of 79 was just one point behind the gold medal score of 80.
“I needed one point to get the gold medal but Torstein got the triple and Sage killed it as well,” Toutant said of his performance.
Utah’s Sage Kotsenburg scored a 77 to capture the bronze, his first ever Winter X Games medal.
“It is great to be up here with Torstein and Sebastien,” and exuberant Kotsenburg said. “They have been killing it all year and it is pretty sick to be on the podium with them.”
The Snowboard Big Air competition features top snowboarders launching themselves off of a single feature – the 85-foot, step-up gap in jam session format.
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WINTER X GAMES 15
Winter X Games will celebrate its 15th anniversary in Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. January 27-30, 2011, with live coverage on ESPN and ESPN2. This will mark the 10th 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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