Plus, I wanted to go skiing in France.
Turns out that the X Games in Tignes is all that, and a bag of baguettes.
Here’s the full scoop.
Tignes 2100 and Val Claret.
You get the idea.
Though not as well-known as the Aspen X Games, the Tignes event has a flair all its own.
“Everyone’s always coming up and asking for a picture or an autograph.
Having people being so stoked on skiing is pretty cool.”
Some French fans cheering on Marie Martinod, Joffrey Pollet-Villard, and Kevin Rolland in the pipe.
photo: Stone
A huge crowd always turns out here to watch the superpipe competition.
you’re able to watch all of the Real Ski contest entrieshere.
Congrats Pasty C, you just won the X Games!
Joss Wells in the top rail section, with Tignes in the background.
Photo Andy Parant
Tom Wallisch in the bottom rail section.
Photo Tristan Shu
Henrik Harlaut enjoys some nice weather during slopestyle training.
Photo Andy Parant
Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t so friendly to E-Dollo in the eliminations.
Tom Wallisch was amazed at how much bread and cheese the French consume.
Top qualifier Jossi Wells landed in second place, with Gus Kenworthy rounding out the podium.
McRae’s switch right side double rodeo 1080 safety (wow, that’s a mouthful).
Kaya on her way to her fourth consecutive gold medal in Tignes.
Photo Andy Parant
Kaya Turski.
McRae, Taylor Seaton, and friend battled it out with…
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand!
photos: Stone
On Friday it was time for the highly anticipated superpipe competition.
Oh Canada, where art thou?
Everyone put on one hell of a show despite some inconsistencies in the pipe.
“I almost landed without pipe.
photo Maxime Mouchet
David Wise.
Difficulties aside, it was still good enough for second place.
Photo Maxime Mouchet
JPV prefers dropping in to the Rolling Stones' “Paint it Black.”
photo Maxime Mouchet
The man in black again.
Photo Tristan Shu
Matt Margetts' beautiful down-the-pipe flat 5.
Photo Tristan Shu
Roz Groenewoud boosting her way to fourth place.
Photo Tristan Shu
And that’s a wrap from the 2013 European X Games in Tignes!
Photo Jolan Berard
FinalResults
Women’s Slopestyle
1.
Kaya Turski (Canada)
2.
Tiril Sjastad Christiansen (Norway)
3.
Dara Howell (USA)
4.
Katie Summerhayes (Great Britain)
5.
Yuki Tsubota (Canada)
6.
Jamie Crane-Mauzy (USA)
7.
Keri Herman (USA)
Men’s Slopestyle
1.
McRae Williams (USA)
2.
Jossi Wells (New Zealand)
3.
Gus Kenworthy (USA)
4.
Russ Henshaw (Australia)
5.
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (Canada)
6.
Tom Wallisch (USA)
7.
PK Hunder (Norway)
8.
Noah Morrison (Canada)
Women’s Halfpipe
1.
Marie Martinod-Routin (France)
2.
Anais Caradeux (France)
3.
Maddie Bowman (USA)
4.
Roz Groenewoud (Canada)
5.
Ayana Onozuka (Japan)
6.
Keltie Hansen (Canada)
7.
Virginie Faivre (Switzerland)
8.
Annalisa Drew (USA)
Men’s Halfpipe
1.
Torin Yater-Wallace (USA)
2.
David Wise (USA)
3.
Kevin Rolland (France)
4.
Mike Riddle (Canada)
5.
Simon Dumont (USA)
6.
Byron Wells (New Zealand)
7.
Joffrey Pollet-Villard (Mars)
8.
Matt Margetts (Canada)
