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Puckett Takes Final X Games Ride In Skicross

ASPEN, CO (Jan. 29) - In his 10th and announced final Winter X Games, Casey Puckett (Aspen, CO) finished fifth in men's skicross. A five-time Olympian, two-time X Games champion and three-time medalist, Puckett said it was his last run prior to the final, won by Canada's Chris Del Bosco. The

HIGHLIGHTS

· Casey Puckett finished fifth in the Winter X Games men's skicross

· Puckett said it would be his final X Games appearance prior to the final

· He has competed in 10 X Games where he has won three medals: two gold and a bronze

· Puckett is a five-time Olympian competing as an alpine racer in 1994, '98, '02 and '06

· He was a member of the Olympic skicross team in 2010 for the sport's debut

ASPEN, CO (Jan. 27) -

Bobby Brown (Breckenridge, CO) captured gold at freeskiing big air for a career fifth Winter X Games medal. Teammates Gus Kenworthy (Telluride, CO) and Sammy Carlson (Hood River, OR) were fourth and fifth respectively. Brown's winning jump featured a switch double 1440 mute grab. He won a silver in 2011 and regained the gold status he achieved in 2010.

HIGHLIGHTS

· Bobby Brown captured the fifth Winter X Games medal of his career with gold in big air

· Brown won big air gold in 2010 and silver in 2011

· Brown's tricks included a switch double cork 1440 mute grab and a switch double misty 1260

· Brown finished with 88 points four points ahead of X Games rookie and silver finisher Kai Mahler's 84

· The Big Air course was approximately 300 feet and made up of a single 80-foot step-up jump

QUOTES
Bobby Brown
It's all about consistency It's not about someone coming out with the gnarliest trick ever, it's just about laying it down when you need to. I am just really stoked. Everyone is at such a high level now no one person is that much further ahead than anyone else.

Kai Mahler
A dream came true for me definitely. I am super stoked right now and I can't believe I got silver.

ASPEN, CO (Jan. 28) - U.S. Freeskiing's

David Wise (Reno, NV) averaged airs of 17 feet en route to the Winter X Games ski superpipe title. His 93 on his second run of three nailed down the win for the 21-year-old, the oldest competitor on the podium in only his second X Games. Teammate Torin Yater-Wallace (Basalt, CO), 16, was third for the second Winter X medal of his career.

HIGHLIGHTS

· David Wise won his first Winter X Games medal with gold in ski superpipe

· Wise solidified his 1st place ranking on the Association of Freeskiing Professionals list

· It was only Wise's second Winter X Games

· Wise, at 21, was the oldest of the three on the podium

· Wise's average amplitude down the pipe was 17 feet

· Torin Yater-Wallace was third for the second Winter X medal of his career (2011 silver)

· Wise's winning run: switch left double 1080 Japan grab, right 900 true tail grab, left 900 true nose grab, ally-oop flat 540 true tail grab (20 ft out of halfpipe), left double 1260 mute grab

QUOTES
David Wise
I just didn't think about it as pressure. I focused on the perfect halfpipe and perfect conditions. I wanted to show the world who I am and what I can do. Thanks to everyone for giving me the opportunity to show you what I can do in the pipe.

Torin Yater-Wallace
I felt like I was expected to do well. I tried to put the pressure aside, but it is so hard as you are standing at the top about to drop. I am stoked that I am on the podium again.

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