When Chloe Kim made her X Games debut in 2015 at the age of 13, she took the action sports world by storm by beating the greatest superpipe rider of all time in women’s snowboarding, Kelly Clark.
Now, there’s little room for debate. Kim herself is the G.O.A.T. Her win on January 25, 2025 broke the tie for the most halfpipe titles in women’s history.
10 years later, the 24-year-old won her eighth X Games contest with a score of 93.33. The title tied her with Shaun White for the most superpipe gold medals in X Games history.
U.S. teammate Maddie Mastro finished in second place with a score of 89.66. The duo also finished 1-2 in the Laax Open just a week earlier. They both made history as they became the first women to land double cork 1080s in a competition.
Mastro was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado a few weeks prior, after she hit the lip of the halfpipe hard, and injured herself. She returned to competition with a vengeance. Her double crippler – which has become a bit of a signature trick – coupled with a stylish skyhook helped her secure the number two spot in the opening round, just one point behind Kim.
Kim eventually secured gold with a run that featured a cab double cork 1080.
Maddie Mastro.
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Earlier that day, both the men and women’s street style contest went off. Iris Pham, who earlier in the week, was named a member of both the Nitro Snowboards team and the Rockstar Energy team, took home the gold in the women’s contest. She opened up her contest with a frontside lipslide through a kink rail, and followed it up with a cab boardslide pretzel. A 50-50 over a concrete barrier and a 50-50 transfer to boardslide in the finals helped her secure her spot at the top.
Reigning winner Grace Warner was battling an injured tailbone in the contest, and had to pass on one of her turns in the final. She laid down a gap-to front boardslide with a 180 out in her final run of the final to land in the third place spot, but Telma Sarkipaju put down a gorgeous 50-50 to front boardslide transfer to leapfrog Warner and Jaylen Hanson and secure the silver medal. Hanson went home with a bronze.
British rider Mia Brookes was injured in the opening round of the contest, and was forced to withdraw.
On the men’s side, defending champion and the anecdotal favorite Pat Fava was edged out by Liam Brearley in the opening round, and was unable to make the final. Canadian Frank Jobin took home the gold medal, while 32-year-old Nate Haust took silver by showcasing a wide variety of tricks, from a crail grab to boardslide to a backside 450. Benny Milam took the bronze medal.
While neither left Aspen with a medal, youngsters LJ Henriquez, 16, and Lily Dhawornvej, 15, got the crowd going with their creativity. Both were able to qualify for the contest in Aspen by securing podium spots at the street style pro contest at Copper Mountain in December. Henriquez’s unique approach to the features and Dhawornvej’s signature tame dogs confirmed that the future of the contest is bright.
Red Gerard of the United States competes in the Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle competition during Day Three of the X Games Aspen 2025 at Buttermilk Ski Resort on January 25, 2025 in Aspen, Colorado.
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In men’s slopestyle, Red Gerard was able to hold off Craig McMorris to win his second straight gold medal. McMorris won silver, and Japan’s Taiga Hasegawa took home the bronze medal.
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