The 2013 X Games wrapped up yesterday at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, and, as is generally the case, Shaun White took gold in the men鈥檚 snowboard superpipe event. White easily won the premier and final event of the competition for the sixth straight year on Sunday with a score of 98.00. Ayumu Hirano, a 14-year-old from Japan鈥攖o repeat: born in 1998鈥攆inished second with a 92.33. White, who is 26, was the oldest person in the competition.
Some other notable results: 18-year-old American Nick Hoepper won gold in men鈥檚 ski slopestyle, while Norway鈥檚 17-year-old Tiril Sjastad Christiansen, an X Games rookie, won for the women. American Kelly Clark鈥攁n X Games geezer at 29鈥攚on the women鈥檚 snowboard superpipe. White finished fifth in snowboard slopestyle, won by 19-year-old Canadian Mark McMorris, while 22-year-old American Jamie Anderson won the women鈥檚 event.
The snowmobile division featured some notable crashes over the last few days. Brothers Caleb and Colten Moore were on Thursday after making individual mistakes on the same jump. that could have ended very badly:
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