| Winter X Games XI (Winter X Games Eleven) | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Aspen, Colorado |
| Dates | January 25–28 |
Winter X Games XI were held from January 25, 2007 to January 28, 2007 in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 6th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. Television coverage of Winter X Games XI was broadcast on ESPN and ABC, primarily hosted by Sal Masekela and Todd Harris. Final attendance for the four-day event was 76,150. [1]
Disciplines at the 11th Winter X Games were:
Men and Women's Monoski Cross [2]
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Tyler Walker | 84.868 |
| Silver | Kevin Connolly | 84.930 |
| Bronze | Kees-Jan van der Klooster | 93.480 |
Men's Ski Cross [3]
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Casey Puckett | 57.958 |
| Silver | Jack Fiala | |
| Bronze | Enak Gavaggio |
Women's Ski Cross [4]
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ophelie David | 65.367 |
| Silver | Valentine Scuotto | |
| Bronze | Meryll Boulangeat |
Men's Ski Slopestyle [5]
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Candide Thovex | 95.00 |
| Silver | Sammy Carlson | 92.33 |
| Bronze | Colby West | 90.00 |
Men's Ski SuperPipe [6]
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Tanner Hall | 95.00 |
| Silver | Simon Dumont | 94.00 |
| Bronze | Peter Olenick | 90.00 |
Women's Ski SuperPipe [7]
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sarah Burke | 90.00 |
| Silver | Grete Eliassen | 86.33 |
| Bronze | Jen Hudak | 66.33 |
Men's Snowboard Best Trick [8]
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| Gold | Andreas Wiig |
| Silver | Travis Rice |
| Bronze | Antti Autti |
Men's Snowboard Cross [9]
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Nate Holland | 64.796 |
| Silver | Xavier de le Rue | |
| Bronze | Seth Wescott |
Women's Snowboard Cross [10]
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Joanie Anderson | 71.387 |
| Silver | Lindsey Jacobellis | |
| Bronze | Maëlle Ricker |
Men's Snowboard Slopestyle [11]
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Andreas Wiig | 89.66 |
| Silver | Jussi Oksanen | 84.66 |
| Bronze | Shaun White | 83.33 |
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle [12]
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jamie Anderson | 85.33 |
| Silver | Hana Beaman | 78.33 |
| Bronze | Chanelle Sladics | 76.33 |
Men's Snowboard SuperPipe [13]
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Steve Fisher | 92.00 |
| Silver | Shaun White | 91.00 |
| Bronze | Mason Aguirre | 90.66 |
Women's Snowboard SuperPipe [14]
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Torah Bright | 94.66 |
| Silver | Gretchen Bleiler | 91.00 |
| Bronze | Elena Hight | 88.00 |
Snocross [15]
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Tucker Hibbert | 186.226 |
| Silver | Ryan Simons | 186.543 |
| Bronze | T.J. Gulla | 192.684 |
Snowmobile Freestyle [16]
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Chris Burandt | 96.33 |
| Silver | Aleksander Nordgaard | 93.66 |
| Bronze | Heath Frisby | 89.33 (in consolation) |
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