X Games: Wednesday - Day 1

So the X-Games came to town and they were hosted by our neighbours... Tignes. There were three days of competition from Wednesday 10th March to Friday 12th March. The two main disciplines that were being featured were the half pipe and the slopestyle.

I was more interested in the mens skiing half pipe and so I made a trip over to Tignes with Penny and some friends. Obviously we took the JW Landy.



Parking was tough due to the fact that every man and his dog had descended on Tignes but eventually we made our way into resort. We popped into Saloon Bar to say hello to the guys that worked there and give out some JW beanies. This year the Saloon in Tignes is run by a guy called Grant. He has spent the last few years in Val and so I know him very well. We had a cheeky burger and a pint and then went to watch some the action.

The place was packed and the half pipe looked amazing...





Luckily I bumped into an old friend, Jaye, who had a spare media pass. This meant that I had unrestricted access to the half pipe and so was at the heart of the action.



The winner and the overall best skier by a long way was Kevin Rolland. He perfomed three double flips on his winning run to secure the X games gold. Being in the media section meant that I was meters away from him after his win.



The following is the winning run:



Due to the fact that Kevin is a local French lad meant that the crowd went nuts.



Here are some other photos from the evening session:







Thanks... Until next time.

Fraser