Freestyle Skiier Zoe Atkin runs to celebrate with family and friends after winning gold during the 2023 X Games Women’s Ski SuperPipe finals at Buttermilk Mountain on January 28, 2023, in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano practices before the Snowboard Superpipe Men Final at the 2023 X Games at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023, in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott flies high during the 2023 X Games Snowboard Slopestyle at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023, in Aspen, Colorado. Sadowski-Synnott ended up with gold in Snowboard Slopestyle. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Taylor Horner, a fan at the 2023 X Games slides on the snow as she and her friends listen to musical artist TJ Mizell at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023, in Aspen, Colorado. Horner came from Arizona with friends to checkout the X Games. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Canadian freestyle skier Simon d'Artois does a practice run in the superpipe as athletes start arriving to to Buttermilk Mountain for the 2023 Winter X Games on Jan. 26, 2023 in Aspen. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Fans listen to TJ Mizell during the 2023 X Games at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
X Game fan Dylan Moreno, 21, of Loveland Colorado, takes in the action during the 2023 X Games Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Canadian Laurie Blouin ended up in fifth place during the 2023 X Games Snowboard Slopestyle at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023, in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Snowboarder Mia Brookes flies high off the last jump during the 2023 X Games Snowboard Slopestyle at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023 in Aspen, Colorado. Brookes finished 6th in the Snowboard Slopestyle. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Seen through safety fencing X Games athletes do practice runs as they arrive to Buttermilk Mountain for the start of the 2023 Winter X Games on Jan. 26, 2023 in Aspen. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Only one person was in the beer line during the 2023 X Games at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
X Games athlete Scotty James arrives to Buttermilk Mountain for the 2023 Winter X Games on Jan. 26, 2023 in Aspen. James has 4 X Games gold and 7 medals total. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Anna Gasser, of Austria, finished in seventh place during the 2023 X Games Snowboard Slopestyle at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Seen through safety fencing, an X Games athlete does a practice runs in the Monster Energy SuperPipe as athletes arrive to Buttermilk Mountain for the start of the 2023 Winter X Games on Jan. 26, 2023, in Aspen. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Australian snowboarder Scott James practices before the Snowboard Superpipe Men Final at the 2023 X Games at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023 in Aspen, Colorado. James ended up getting gold in the Snowboard Superpipe Men Final. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Zeb Powell, a breakout star of the Knuckle Huck discipline arrives to Buttermilk Mountain for the 2023 Winter X Games on Jan. 26, 2023 in Aspen. Powell claimed gold in his debut X Games appearance in 2020 in the Knuckle Huck. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Australian snowboarder Tess Coady celebrates her second place finish during the 2023 X Games Snowboard Slopestyle at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Alex Hall arrives to Buttermilk Mountain for the 2023 Winter X Games on Jan. 26, 2023, in Aspen. Hall is the first male skier to medal in 3 disciplines at the same X Games. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Snowboarder Mia Brookes flies finishes in sixth place during the 2023 X Games Snowboard Slopestyle at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins gold during the 2023 X Games Snowboard Slopestyle at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2023 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Freestyle Skiier Zoe Atkin drops into the pipe as snow falls during the 2023 X Games Women’s Ski SuperPipe finals at Buttermilk Mountain on January 28, 2023, in Aspen, Colorado. Atkin won gold in the event. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
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Freestyle Skiier Zoe Atkin runs to celebrate with family and friends after winning gold during the 2023 X Games Women’s Ski SuperPipe finals at Buttermilk Mountain on January 28, 2023, in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
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Getting your player ready...
X Games athletes and fans take in the competition at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen for the 2023 Winter X Games between Jan. 26 and Jan. 28, 2023.
