But instead of trying to get down the course as fast as possible, they use the features to perform tricks and are judged on how well they perform them. In a Winter X Games event called slopestyle, skiers or snowboarders individually choose their own route through a course with many of the same features and obstacles as Skier-X and Snowboarder-X. Ski cross was an Olympic sport for the first time in 2010, when the Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The courses feature a variety of terrain, including jumps, moguls, and bank turns. Athletes in Skier-X and Snowboarder-X race head-to-head, going down the mountain four–at–a time. In Skier-X (also called ski cross) and Snowboarder-X (also called boardercross), athletes do not race individually, the way they do in most sports competitions. Competitors in those sports face off in a variety of different ways. Winter Games The Winter X Games is held in a snowy mountain environment and features winter sports such as snowboarding, skiing, and snowmobiling. White, a native of Southern California, has won X Games medals in both snowboarding (at the winter games) and skateboarding (at the summer games). Shaun White, who has won Olympic gold medals in snowboarding, is also an X Games athlete. Other X Games athletes represent their countries in the Olympics. She is a three-time X Games gold medalist. For example, Sarah Burke, from Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, has been named one of the best freestyle skiers in the world. Many X Games athletes compete in world championships. X Games events can vary from year to year, but generally consist of skiing, snowboarding, BMX biking, and skateboarding. Currently, the winter games are always held in Aspen, Colorado, and the summer games are always held in Los Angeles, California.
The winter competition was added two years later, at Big Bear Lake, California. The first summer games were held in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island, in 1995. The X Games consists of two versions: a summer competition and a winter competition. Athletes from around the world compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals, as well as money and prizes. The X Games is an extreme sports competition that is presented twice a year by ESPN, the sports television network.
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