Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Bruton covers action sports and the Olympics and Paralympics. In freestyle skiing and snowboarding, rail jam has a casual ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Bruton covers action sports and the Olympics and Paralympics. Aspen’s Buttermilk Mountain has served as the home of X ...

Making its debut in Aspen, X Games will leverage AI technology from Google Cloud to enhance objectivity in subjectively judged sports. The aim is to deepen fan engagement, and provide valuable ...

U.S. Ski and Snowboard and X Games have entered a strategic partnership, according to an announcement Thursday, June 27. The news came after X Games announced its plans to begin a new competition ...

Last year, the X Games were filled with plenty of firsts. Hiroto Ogiwara won a gold medal in Big Air after putting down a 2340, a first in any snowboard competition anywhere. It was a trick that he ...

With two weeks to go until the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, snow sports enthusiasts are being treated to a three-day appetizer with the return of the Winter X Games this weekend. For the 25th ...

Some of the biggest names in contest snowboarding will join a list that includes Jamie Anderson and Mark McMorris.

The legacy of Scotty James seems to grow each year, even though his star power can’t get much brighter. The same can be said for his riding, which always seems to improve despite him being a ...

Japan’s Hiroto Ogiwara stunned the world with the first-ever 2340 to win men’s snowboard big air last winter at X Games Aspen. Turns out, that was a script the 20-year-old didn’t feel like changing.

We’ll all see Powell, who became the first Black snowboarder to win gold at the X Games, show off his tricks at Boston’s Red Bull Heavy Metal on Feb. 22. Zeb Powell rides during the Red Bull Slide In ...