Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe: FULL BROADCAST | X Games Aspen 2018

we there we go the final line Oh we're live welcome everybody to X Games Aspen 2018 I'm your host and halfpipe artist Jack met Ronnie and judging from what I just witnessed in practice this will be the best snowboard superpipe event in history ten of the world's best snowboard super pipe athletes getting ready to drop are you ready I'm ready let's do this [Applause] an X Games staple returns to primetime as we bring you the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe final what's after everybody Brandon Graham alongside the voice of snowboarding my best friend forever Craig McCaw hrus and of course Corbin Harris out on the course let's get right down to it Craig will get to the format we'll get to the field and second let's drop a rider you love the ditch I love the ditch let's start niching chase josie 22 years old in his fourth X Games appearance he's got a bronze medal dropping in for the first run of the night chase Josey regular footed rider left foot forward when he's riding his natural stance dropping in that way right now brando nerves big crowd i'm the lights it's all going now chase coming in hot after that win at the mammoth Grand Prix just a week ago [Applause] [Applause] [Music] and right at the bottom welcome to the pipe chase Josey coming correct on the very first run of the night take another look beast of a front ten double right on that first hit grab in stalefish so that's back hand on the heelside edge and the switch double double Crippler I cannot express just how awkward that would be Jesse you do that Chase just missed the point he can't hear you we're not okay chase just missed the podium last year took a fourth place finish did get a bronze in Oslo a couple of years ago trying to get back on the podium a run like that will do wonders a 90 a massive score for Chase Josie right off the top we talked about that first score being a benchmark this could be a podium score right there chase Josie dumped on that random wanna remind you guys the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe is brought to you commercial free thanks to our good friend pulls her head Monster Energy this whole hour commercial free come on let's get it we've got an insane crowd out here at buttermilk for our fourth and final of X Games I spent 2018 the heaviest of hitters out here tonight Chris speaking of heavy hitters Brando let's take a look at two heavy hitters Ben Ferguson Americas boy if you will and then on the right the Aussie Scotty James he's putting on the boxing gloves he wants to knock out the rest of this field now Rand no Scotty James won this event last year he wasn't a favorite though right this year different story yeah Scotty is coming in oh so dominant again the men's snowboard super pipe final here tonight brought to you commercial free thanks to our friends over at Monster Energy and we continue rolling on AMC's first run there didn't see that coming they're gonna check my blind spots because I just got lit up by chase Josie Wray bukata llaman making his X Games appearance for the first time a debut just one of two rookies in the field out here tonight what you got a watch with Rio right here he is going to explode out of this 22 foot super play [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] mute with frontside 1260 right boo boo making his X Games debut and his presence known on run number one getting seven hits in cray this backside area really kick off the run set the Tony says hey I'm gonna go big and I'm gonna go big on every hit then what I'm gonna do well let's do a frontside 1440 with a tail grab let's go a little bit early but I mean he's spending four full rotations give him a break Brandon I've just blown away at the ammo the first two dry phones are coming out with here tonight the only thing I can take away from Ryder's run he's got three frontside rotations in the regular step and eighty 1.66 for the X Games rookie solid first score so excited we haven't even got to our start list let's look at the roster we've got here out tonight ten of the baddest dudes on the planet of course Scotty James are defending gold medals we talked about Ben Ferguson let's not forget about iPod Jake Bates IU mover on oh this thing's wide open that's bottom five right there we thought any one of them could top title now anybody on the top five - yeah after the way those two wrote to start this thing out again we've got a 10 man final three runs each best single score counts if you remember last year we went down to just the two runs now we're back to the traditional three runs and I think everyone's I like it because I just simply get to watch the best riders in this super pipe destroyed three times instead of two and the show rolls on making his X Games appearance twenty seven-year-old mammoth native gray breast we haven't seen them on the X teams stage since 2015 so it's been a minute and [Music] [Applause] oh I'm just gonna say keeping that amplitude up that one was nearly 14 and a half feet midway down the pipe the judges want to see you boobs they want to see you go way up above the lip of that 22 foot half pipe and they want to see you do it on every single hit greg muretz doing that throughout the entirety until this right here takes off just a little bit too early and catches that blue paint on the coping that's a high-risk area right Fred escaping on skate twenty three point six six he'll try to clean things up on attempt number two again each of the riders getting three cracks at this thing let's take a look at Gabe Ferguson's graham from earlier today Oh see the yesterday practice yesterday beautiful shot he's boostin photo credit right there follow along at Gabriel be firk also don't forget to follow so much good social content oh we can learn here a company man so here's a Ferguson 18 years old particle deep he's making his thief X Games appearance he's a young gun but he's got so much experience starting off with a little Manny I don't think the judges are gonna count it but I like took a fifth-place finish back in 2016 that was the last time we saw box team stage 16 grabbing nose Simmons on one right now Brandon [Applause] that lasted I can't see if maybe had enough pipe Brian is about to run out think there was no more real estate only five hit we'll see how the judges score that one but get Ferguson welcome back to X Games I think you can do a frontside 5 anymore steezy than that grabs the nose and the let's go pokes it I think he was showing control we talked about holding on your grab the entirety of the rotation but if you're poking it like that and then following with a double Chuck double Michael Chuck thank you will yeah so I talked in a briefs Becky back anyways Gabe Ferg that was a great run love that shot think of a sold-out crowd up your butter moat there's a lot of people up and they're excited to watch some super fights seventy-three point three three for Gabe Burks and respectable first score there I remind you fans if you're just joining us the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe is brought to you commercial free thanks to our friends over at Monster Energy now the second of our X Games rookies dropping in now 17 years old Toby Miller I feel like this kid's been on the radar since he was like 11 so cool to see him finally make his X Games debut here tonight has been on our radar all practice his last hit at the bottom a piece of a frontside 14 [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] stop that practice little different here set up with landed a little oh you're right what am I wrong but Toby Miller you want to talk about nerves you come to the biggest stage in the world the best pipe in the world you put it down on your first run he ain't scared p8 scared but this is where it kind of fell apart look at a low yo hands on the wall when you land that low it's so hard to regain the speed and keep the amplitude that you need for a frontside 14 40th yet no doubt a twenty nine point six six for Toby but a beautiful preview of what's to come if he can crank things up a little wanna remind you fans the first run here tonight of the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe is commercial-free thanks to our friends over at Monster Energy well the defending Olympic gold medalists in the pipe your epod logic off looks for inspiration outside of snowboarding let's hear from Yuri in this profile some things I like to do is definitely to go to the galleries let's go see what's new and the art world's when you're so in something doing something you sometimes want to want to contrast if you want to distract yourself for a minute it's so important for us to see something outside of the box to think outside of the box we we have to create something new for ourselves every time we kind of start the season and plan out our runs and I'd like to say that whenever I step away from the sports I like to go find some art I like you know I don't like to be looked at as a as a competitor all my life I'd like it to be a little bit more than that Jerry Polikoff one of the most stylish and cultured riders you will find in snowboarding and he finds his inspiration lately that's really evident when you watch him ride this pipe there are about a million story lines with URI the Russian Berlin Swiss rider recovery was supposed to take 24 weeks six months if you will he did it in pink yeah he did an eight weeks incredible so certainly a throwaway run for iPod and again it's hard to believe in his 12th x-games appearance he's got four medals he's never won gold here and when you think about the bag of tricks and his style and the consistency that's just crazy to think he's never come out on top the X Games is a different piece this is best pipe in the world with the Beth super pipe athletes competing year in and year out to win a gold medal on this stage nothing better there we see 19 year old Sheikh Bates who's making his X Games debut but this isn't his first time on this pipe and Aspen Craig 12 years ago 11 years ago I'm not very good at math but it was a long time ago if you will as you can see Jake Bates grown up a bit look at the big dogs giving it up for him I gotta ask you this Brando the experience he got 11 years ago yeah very invaluable he's been cleaning out of this and let this be a lesson to all the kids watching right now if you can somehow four run the pipe years later you will be competing for must a guarantee on her mind you folks at home that the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe finals brought to you commercial free thanks to our friends here at Monster Energy that's all for Run one commercial free so here's Jake Bates we've been anticipating this for a long time really seemingly coming out of nowhere and having just a fire season Craig literally exploded on to the sea otter Jake paid start things off that double ended who inches about this 22 foot front end double into the captain in those 10 eighties taste josie sitting there with a score of 90 but it's a good first run yeah I definitely agree the only thing that you can really talk right off the gate is is probably a lack of amplitude throughout the ride and the judges definitely need to see that and it's not like he's not going big yeah exactly he's going huge 12 feet out of this 22 foot super pipe it's just that everybody else is going huge right Jake is the member of the 2018 US Olympic team thanks to his top finishes earlier this season what a cherry on top it would be to reach a podium in his X Games debut two more runs for Jake it's got to clean that up he's getting something more [Applause] sixty nine point six six nice for Jake paid space puts them into fourth place he'll clean things up on run number two here we go Brando Ferguson a silver medal and 2016 an uncharacteristic seventh place in 2017 laser focus from the 23 year old Bend Oregon native we fully expect this guy [Music] [Music] [Applause] from the top to bottom I saw Ben do things and contort himself I've never seen a snowboarder do before why do you go and make my job so hard man I think I have you nailed I think I know what tricks you're gonna do nearly 17 feet out of the pipe Craig that cab double 10 what's crazy is that's one of his easier tricks for him he sets that up for that double Crippler boost it we say it about Benny's he's your snowboarder snowboarder in the footsteps of Danny Davis who unfortunately is injured and unable to compete tonight been carrying that torch you see with the style I've never seen a switchman twist done that good but when you're doing a switch McTwist that goal you have to land switch and he was coming into that that could switch on his toes unable to hang on glad to see a sense of relief and a bit of a smile there for Ben Ferguson we fully expect him to clean things up and run number 2 wow that was a heater if you can put that one down that's gonna be tough to beat Brenda again run one here of the men's snowboard super pipe final brought to you commercial free thanks to Monster Energy I you move Hirano we talk about this kid every single year in his sixth X Games appearance he owns two medals a gold and a silver he's never won gold though here in Aspen it was in Oslo Norway a couple of years ago as talented as anyone in snowboarding today got every big trick you can have in your bag of tricks and guess what he does those tricks at insane tractors he's having some rotations we're worried about you [Applause] okay Jack would try to ascend hey be careful you might Jason this could be the most progressive halfpipe event in history he was not mistaken it is already a you move Wow the guy averaged over 15 feet a trick just breathtaking the watch that backside air that was psycho you are a psycho I you move when he puts it together he's as good if not better than anyone else in the pipe that run is putting it together front double 14 front double 12 the way he kind of tuck knees that and drops that back cork that last dip if you will on that 12 6 - come on how do you do that poetry in motion 93 and just like that I you know takes over first place Wow to hear that young kid that was so cool yeah it was a lot more than cool son run one has been absolutely blistering well Scotty James recently stepped up his game by landing the first switch backside 1260 and a halfpipe contest let's learn more about Scotty and the Netflix altered carbon on the move I'm Scotty James I'm 23 years old and I'm from Melbourne Australia making his 6 X Games appearance the Aussie Scotty James who's coming in hi it's not the typical profession that you would tell someone in Australia people ask me what what do you do I sell off my snowboard I'm growing up sometimes I didn't even tell them that I'd say I'm a landscaper or something just because it was easier because I didn't want to explain it it's crazy to think back on my path and Australia's been awesome to me and very supportive and you know I'm very patriotic and I want to fly the flag and you know it's like a good old saying that when I win they win I feel like you carry them on my shoulders and and what I do win it's not only just for me my country and my family and everyone that's kind of told me I could from a young age so that's cool our defending gold medalist no one is better in the pipe right now than Scotty James don't ask me that's how good he's been making his seventh X Games appearance he's got the boxing gloves on he's been on one he's hyper-focused he's a terrific ambassador for the sport and he's his progressive as they get in the pipe right now all that pain said he's gotta follow I am in Toronto who just went savage and Scotty James going savage on that first I don't have the energy for this I'm exhausted Scottie that was unreal Scottie just flex it on him on run number one front 12 double okay that's insane one of the hardest tricks you can do in the halfpipe then what does he do okay I'll just do a back 12 double even harder almost didn't get the grab but then solidifies it with those big red mittens and that's a knockout blow if I've ever seen one here's what we lost our mind though that switch back 12 double nobody has ever done that in competition right the X Games in ask he did it just a few weeks ago so technically sound doing it right here on the biggest stage Toronto put down a 93 a 96 for Scotty James catapulting him into first place no doubt about it do we go from here we can't end the contest we still got to morons partner Run 1 officially in the books big thanks to Monster Energy for allowing us to go commercial free Run 1 you don't want to miss this cop welcome back to the Monster Energy men's snowboard superpipe final run 1 officially in the books really excited though for run number 2 because we saw the trick so we're just put down but also we got some X Games royalty in the house a gold medalist Matt loudly thanks for coming through man guys thanks for having me usually on the other side of things but it's cool to stand in here and talk with you guys I was just gonna ask we're hyped to have you in here but also bummed that you're not a part of this contest yeah it is silver medal last year what what's going on man yeah I had an injury earlier this year so I had a hip I've been battling and ended up tearing the labrum in there pretty badly the first event and so it was kind of forced to get it taken care of got it fixed a couple weeks ago feeling good already though Matt I gotta ask you run one that was psycho what are your thoughts on that was insane okay so a lot of times we don't see a 96 and 93 you know multiple scores in the 90s on that first run it's like we've got two more runs all these guys are amazing there's gonna step it up where do we go from here we got to watch we gotta watch it find out if you like calling some runs with us yes alright well if you're just joining us Run 1 officially in the books Scotty James going absolutely ham with a 96 on the dot following a you mover on oh who had one of the best pipe runs I've seen this year that 93 good enough only for second so run two of the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe final kicks off with chase Josie he's got doubles for days doesn't even he does this guy has some of those technical tricks we're gonna see him do a frontside switch switch what air awareness though Matt you've got a command chase Josie on that he was coming into that wall completely backwards so they able to stop the rotation that is extremely tough to do well I want to hit back and what's something you just said he's so technically savvy but he makes it look so easy and I think sometimes fans watching at home can't appreciate how difficult the tricks are when Chase is doing that's very true it is hard to relate when you're watching somebody do five double corks in one run going for that double cork 1260 here at the bottom could have spell disaster for a lot of people but thankfully he pulled it off and we have to make mention that switch double Crippler he follows that up with a switch double shot yes takes off switch land switch up smart gets right there remember chase would tell that absurd 90 to start the comp and we said oh okay he's come correct he said bronze metal position right now he'll get one more chance on this course reiben katayama making his X Games debut he's just outside podium position right now really the first run from him and he's fun to watch because he rides so well in between the lips of the halfpipe you know making sure that he's going big on every hit it's hard to overstate how impressive it is to hold an edge and go big every hit when you say in between the lips of the halfpipe that's that flat bottom there it's so strong on his edge yeah and the fundamentals come into play as a fundamental how do you over rotate a 14 let me ask you that I don't know are full rotations yeah I guess you got to go over 20 feet out yeah and rabu Cathy Emma he can go over 20 feet out first backside he almost went too high that's insane besides coach at the top there before warming up the legs a good thing he did that because look up how far down he lands Matt that's such a high impact zone yeah in and that's that you know level you know error that on the pop out of the halfpipe a foot that it may only be 12 inches but you're now gonna drop 10 feet you pop two feet out you're gonna drop you know 16 which is not fun not fun we're early and run to hear the Monster Energy men's snowboards super pipe final this is a guy you know very well Greg Bret's this is true one of my best friends little biased here but he's really well this year nice frontside double cork today [Applause] [Music] Nonna's first-run Matt break right here yeah makes no mistake though that's gonna be a throwaway for him that is he saw that backside air if he did I think he would have liked to gun a chuck there or maybe even a double Chuck so let's let's watch for that on the third run and where does Greg Britt's grab his double truck you're hearing us talk about a double Michael Chuck essentially it's a double backflip on the heelside edge what I like about that trick is all these riders are grabbing it very differently where does Greg Bret's grab this has he been grabbing nose I think he's been grabbing nose and it's been extremely school it's cool to see a little creativity our next NBA Wednesday double header has Kyrie in the eastern conference leading Celtics hosting kristaps porzingis and the Knicks at 8:00 p.m. Eastern then the Mavs take on Devin Booker and the Suns our coverage sips with NBA countdown at 7:00 on ESPN and the ESPN app brand aware you're watching those games from probably my hotel room that come over no we've been through this Craig no you may not I'm just kidding you can come through so here's Gabe Ferguson dropping sitting in fifth place put down a seventy three point three three again it just blows my mind this is his fifth appearance and then latley you watch this kid grow up yeah it's been good getting around with him over the past few years eighteen years old but as you can see rides like the other guys here he deserves to be here with the double Chuck love that trick I like the way on that first hit that frontside 540 his first run grab nose on this one he throws in a cluck need to switch up the ground that's a essentially yeah he's a true snowboarder and he's him switching up grab switching up tricks every run looking good there Gabe putting down the whole run those Ferguson boys I mean they have poor control through and through it what are they feeding you probably fruit loops [Applause] now we see Gabe get a full pull there Matt does I don't think he's got the technicality to match the I'm a little Scotty James maybe they found this room in 76 so we saw some double corks in there crazy these days that three to three double corks doesn't do the trick you got to do three or four 1440s 1260s it's insane so following up 18 year old Gabe Ferguson 17 year old Toby Miller a twenty nine point six six run number one and you guys were talking about the 1440 down at the bottom of this road I saw him land that yesterday in practice he's been killing it this year here we go the young gun carrying speed I love that helmet too a little bit but he's setting up here at the backside 14 yes sir there he goes perfect it's like he's done in a million times Toby Miller welcome to the stage I was gonna say on top of looking so stylee there's a confidence to his writing which is just like insane to see for someone that young so explosive and the ability he landed that back nine Matt a little bit low how does he gain speed for that frontside 1440 that is more of that edge control that we're talking about you know the fundamentals of snowboarding when you're even if you land low you're able to regain that speed and generate the power you need for that 14:40 speaking at 14:40 that is just a great look at it getting that motivation improved score for Toby Miller but where will it put him a 78 good enough for fifth place as he climbs up the leaderboard we're midway through run number two Matt loudly thanks for coming in the booth bub thanks for having me guys absolutely hope to see you back out there when we return our current leader Scotty James it's the bike welcome back to X Games a spin and there you see some of those modified Street ruts no bikes custom-built here for X Games Aspen we're gonna be seeing a brand new event later tonight featuring those bad boys the harley-davidson Snow Hill Climb actually calling it good for you look you're just joining us we're in the midst of run number 2 here at the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe final shred hey is our X Games bullying prevention initiative this is something really cool that we've all been a part of as a program we love it our own Victoria Ireland actually caught up yesterday with Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and shred hate and ambassador James time Jameson this is your first time at X Games how is it going for you yeah it is I'm having a blast I'm blown away by what these athletes are capable of and one of the big things too that we've been talking about is shred hey how does shred hate resonate with you yeah I'm here on behalf of MLB and shred hate you know because of what I do I'm given a platform to speak out and I know kids look up to me and look up to all athletes so it's my duty to speak out and you know we're standing up for you there are people that care about you there's people on the highest level of sports that are thinking about you and trying to speak out and make a change well thank you Jameson for being here guys shred hate and choose kindness x-games calm slash shred hey check it out so here are the standings thus far early into run number two run one was perfectly an event ended of itself Craig McMorris Scotty James and I you mover on oh absolutely throwing fire out on the super fight it was simply exhausting I've lost my voice we slept a bunch more heater runs touka Brando yeah I wouldn't expect anything less from our next competitor he's sitting in strange Leela laureate pot logic op did not have a full run on his first attempt we know he's got the goods to get on the podium what can he do here on run number two fell on that backside 1260 that he brought to this very few years ago [Applause] two first riders dropping that here's a look at it grabbing nose there he gets it looks a little wild but he put her down on his feet this is back-to-back teddy [Applause] Jori pod logic off was putting together such an incredible run going down hard we hope that he's okay X Games Medical sprinting out there as he takes a tough spill Greg all you can do is hope he's okay that was such a violent fall here epod logic on such a good run up until then that first run fell on that backside 1260 makes no mistake on his second run sometimes when you're getting to the bottom you've landed an entire run right that last hit yeah you are committed so fully you put yourself in such a risky situation that's what happened but we're gonna take a short break while the best in the business X Games medical attend to Yuri more from Aspen after this welcome back everybody to X Games Aspen 2018 you just witnessed a very unfortunate crash there from Yuri pedlow Chekhov who was having the run of his life and then right at the end they're just the smallest bit of error and unfortunately did not land his trick and we have the best medical staff you could ask for here in Aspen looking out for him so sending all the healing vibes to Yuri right now and you know a lot of people always ask me is the sport getting too dangerous and these people love it you know you get in your car every day and that's a risk I mean you watch football games it's a risk you know people that are here snowboarding love what they do and even when they go down they come back even stronger so fingers crossed that Yuri is okay other than that we have been witnessing some of the best halfpipe riding we have ever seen Scotty James landed one of the best runs probably ever to be performed in a halfpipe and here's a look at his run right here now Scotty Scotty James has been working so hard the last couple years to get to where he is right now and that trick right there the switch double backside 1260 one of the hardest tricks you can do and Scotty James pulling it off with the boxing gloves right here hoping to defend his gold medal we all said chase Josey landing an incredible run all the fans down there x-games you got to love all the energy all the fans support down there I remember competing that was the best part of X Games was riding with all the fans so if you're watching make sure to just cheer extra loud make sure to get on social give these guys support what they're doing is their passion they're putting everything on the line to battle it out for X Games medals and most importantly tool and what they dreamt of as kids so we're witnessing dreams coming true all weekend long here at X Games and very unfortunately for URI just the smallest bit of every error he was so close to landing that trick he's having the run of his life and I guess you really got to pay respect to these guys right here then there's a wide shot of what's happening right now everyone patiently waiting the medical staff right now looking after URI Pat logic off and unfortunately the rest of the athletes up top just patiently waiting also hoping that URI is okay fingers crossed for the best event leading up after this thank you guys for watching X Games Aspen 2018 I'm your host jack met Ronnie we're gonna get to a quick break when we get back more lifeproof men snowboard superpipe welcome back to the Monster Energy men's snowboard superpipe final Brandon Graham alongside Craig McKee Morrison I wish we were coming back to you under better circumstances your epod logic off a perennial gold medal favorite in this event just went down devastatingly hard in the pipe we hope that he's okay x-games medical at Ning to him right now and it was just tough because he was put together such a good run Craig URI was on he was on one yeah so much fire backside 1260 back-to-back 1080 double corks it was on that last hit so so tough to see him go down but we can hear some applauding and hopefully he's gonna be okay thoughts and prayers are with your ecologic yeah absolutely Yuri blah blah Chekhov who I believe is getting off the pipe right now it was it's had the makings really of an incredible pipe final you know we really hyped it up and it's this one's gonna be one for the record books given the roster of talent given the progression of where this discipline is going and run one certainly just didn't disappoint run one I said it time and time again it was exhausting the amount of hammers that were dropped in Run one was it was just mind-blowing we talked about Scotty James in a humor Hirano and Ben Ferguson and they just didn't disappoint they came out they were so on point they put it down and Yuri pod logic off he was putting it down in a second run but just so tough yeah absolutely so the show must go on we'll be getting back to the event in just a little bit bent Ferguson who's one of our favorites heading into this thing he's on the US Olympic team we expect him to get a medal out here tonight he and our own Jack met Ronnie got some new rides let's check this thing out Wow whoa wait up those are Harley's [Music] they left the keys in them you finding it on bigger up hold me back we got I'm ready baby that's Rick see more of the custom Street rod snow bikes at HD calm / x-games remember those Harley's are going to be racing up that later on tonight we'll be closing out X Games Aspen 2018 with that event very exciting if you're just joining us your epod logic op just went down hard in the pipe X Games medical attending to him let's head down to Corbett Harris who's out at the course Corbin what can you tell us just went down with Yuri yeah it was it was a pretty tough slam that he took that but everyone behind it was so respectful everyone was caught the whole time then we had a big pause when he shipped at so we hope he's okay was he able to walk off or was he on the sled Corbin no you have to go off on the sled okay thank you very much Corbin yeah it's situations that's the risk especially when progression is being pushed manually and this is the event where it showcased 22 foot high walls there is absolutely no room for error in this super pipe our big Monday doubleheader on ESPN presented by Joseph a bank Notre Dame squares off against number four Duke at Cameron Indoor at 7 p.m. Eastern then it's a big 12 matchup between 5th ranked Kansas and Kansas State the sunflower showdown both games are also available on the ESPN app so we return to action at the top of the pipe Jake Bates our next rider to drop it Craig I ask you the show must go on so we're in the middle of run to hear the Monster Energy mint snowboard super fight final it's got to be tough to follow up after a big slam line it has to be put the best thing you can do go out put down a hammer keep your and your sauce double Michael Chuck grab an ad from Jake paints but landing low J case put down his first run with a score of 69 points 66 he's gonna hang on to that one because this will be about your old way of obviously just landing so low on that with Michael Chuck yeah we in the booth here just a moment ago and is talking about the riders who are good in between the lips laughs those riders they can land deep and they can somehow generate speed which is extremely tough to do unfortunately Jake Bates plans just a little too deep here for and that he elects one of the elite to edge focus the entirety the flat bottom oh yes the 19 year old Eagle Colorado native making his X Games debut will hold on to his first run score as he just doesn't have the amplitude run number two a silver medal just two years ago your favorite snowboarders favorite snowboarder I said it earlier kind of following in footsteps of Dani Davis who couldn't be here due to an injury we've seen a focus from Ben that we have it in previous years watch the way he enters the pipe you're crazy that no one else is doing that so difficult to carry that much speed switch tend into a double Crippler boom there's a backside 360 watch this switch McTwist yeah nobody can even do him that good regular that's what he went down switch double backflip to camp up technically savvy run from Ben Ferguson Wow oh so clean Greg as we take another look he gave us a preview of that run number one wasn't able to land it he shakes it up and does just that here on attempt number two tab 1080 double off the top with that air to fakie into the pipe so tough it's one thing to ride your snowboard switch it's another to ride it up a 22-foot super pipe switch Ben Ferguson your board control yeah it's out of this world so after a 26 on run one he gonna jump up but how high will Ben Ferguson go after cinchy innovative run out here at buttermilk doesn't have a 1260 or 1440 but he does have technicality that gets him a matador thing started from the bottom now he's here from 10 all the way up into silver metal position come on he did expect to ride her like I you move her on o2 have grown up in the snowy mountains of Japan but that's not the case let's take a look at how I you moved here to this in Miami moving to its Matisse I took up much cover Jana Jana paso de Soto chocolatito Nino Google Sky to you skateable tomar una cita Inga has a message Sakura and I have a so much so that you know capital needs to take Kakaako so yep a Minami the Kraken got you feeling with your pipes our magic [Music] capable today 90 customer wouldn't know so listen sty ritika kite a logic toka well Murray snow cacao ho I'm a scarecrow Cara magic huh narrative in there Erika Thomas snow snow every cocky director [Music] practically all of the super pipe competitors have some sort of transitional skateboarding back they move certainly no exception as you saw there but it's so evident in his style of writing and I you moot Hirano Tokyo 2020 he wants to book his ticket to that Olympic Games in the skateboarding event that would be the inaugural running of the crazy foot pack deep so here's how you knew Hirano you put down an insane run one it was good enough for second place but he just got bought by Bedford he's at bronze medal position there into that double cork 1440 captain wanted to see him go back-to-back double 1440 I think he needs that to catch Scotty James who's back well now that was the same run we saw in his first run was it a little cleaner now we're kind of splitting hairs here but that first backside air was beast now again remember he's a little less than appointment half behind Ben Ferguson for that silver medal spot was this slight cleanup enough to at least bump him back into second place I don't want to say anything because I know I will be wrong whenever I predict something straight question I got I got to give you I got a needed the truth here but I want to see I you move dude back-to-back 1440s we know he's got a cab double 1440 he hasn't brought it out les bar I think he needs that to rival Ferguson or Cape and if we know it that beats the judges know it too it's commonly known secret now you guys at home know it a 93 on run one who would have thought that Bolton he'd be good enough for third place that's how Eddy this contest has been here this evening judges really taking a look at that one there you see our current leader Scotty James I don't know what he'll do for a follow up just really taking the time with this does it beat Ben Ferguson's 94 points three in my opinion no he's already done that running he did it very well in his first one I didn't see any major bobbles that he could have cleaned up the only thing that I you move her Otto can do is had some technicality and I know I know you're probably laughing how do you add technicality to a rack twelve double front fourteen no he doesn't get second he jumps on the way up in the first place six point six six I see that coming clearly you didn't you didn't think he was gonna vote for a second whoa as if this cop couldn't get any more elevated by you Murano goes and does that Scotty James put down a crazy good run right out the gate with that 96 what can Scotty do to gain a point jump back into the top five I honestly don't know Scotty James literally did the hardest superpipe run you can do and now he's sitting in second [Music] 1:12 absolutely perfect speedin he knows it under rotate it's absolute perfection when you're dealing with two scores north and 95 this frontside 12 Brando you can't do it any better dumps it over perfectly lands ice and high-speed in this back side 12 done very very well but look lads a little low rocks on the keel and within a millisecond it's over and it instantly becomes a throw away for Scotty James and how quickly the tides have turned so James now stays in second run to officially in the books we've got a busy fourth and final night here at X Games a spent coming up snow bike best trick but of course we got to finish this final by you mover ah no shocking the world taking over the top spot on that second run or for bottle milk when we return [Music] here's a look back at LCD soundsystem performing last night on the Geico music stage Craig you and I were both there so in that we got LCD out of exams it was too perfect it was a party and I was partying it was fun if you're found of the party guy of the crew everybody knows that I'm the party guy in the crew so you can't I can't use that one so LCD put on a show at the Geico music stage and there's been a show in the pipe here tonight as we welcome you back to the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe final run to officially in the book so many great events here at X Games Craig we kick things off on Thursday night with the lifeproof men's ski super pipe and now we're here in the midst of the men's snowboard super pipe let's take a moment to recap that epic ski event in the lifeproof gopher Umbro looking for his personal battle for ADA walls you switch down to the right [Applause] into the down the fight double flatspin 900 and he gets it the wiseguy dodged the bullet there double cork Sartain double cork [Applause] so good to see David wise adding another gold medal to this collection hey before we start run number three let's head down for a course report from Corbin Harris hey Brandon hey done I have an updated report for you for iPod he does have a head injury he's being taken to the hospital straightaway for an evaluation so we're sending good vibes his way absolutely thank you so much Corbin hoping for the best there you're just joining us it's time for our third and final run of the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe final here's a look at podium position thus far I Yuma Verano with a insane run to to catapult into the lead Greg I you Mohan oh is mine bullying Lee good he's sneaky good yeah in Run 1 he did a back 9 in run 2 he improved upon that I thought he did a back 12 and run 1 and the judges gave him a much higher score for the same run but he did a totally different run and run to so I apologize for calling that score nothing and it was deserving but a ninety six point six six with a 14 double cork 12 and another back and a back 12 in it he deserves a tall spurt unit so here's chase Josey kicking things off for one number three sitting just off podium position in fourth place the most technical back to back double connections you can do switch double Kramer arete switch double michael Chuck the captain Dobbin but landing much to love the rod chase was looking for but you know I seen what Ben Ferguson did seeing what you hope didn't run number two especially following what happened to your epub ah-choo cough with that the fall just a credit to them for for really writing inspire and elevating their performance up how do you follow them when you see somebody go down and take such a hard slam you know their energy it's got a play in your mind but these are the best snowboarders in the river this is tunnel vision when it's run - when it's run 3 nothing distracts them you're literally looking at the pipe all you're doing is thinking about how the heck can I land this run crazy to think chase Josie part of the 90 club is not going to get a medal that's how next-level this contest has been sitting in 4th place sitting in fifth place raghu katayama who had a very strong first run did not have a full pool in attempt number two anything he could do to inch toward that podium position crack well the judges have been very transparent the only way you're gonna get up into that top three you either have to throw 1440s 1260s a couple of them or you just have to go completely psycho like Ben Ferguson do a backside 180 into the pipe switch McTwist which shouldn't even be legal it's so difficult I don't even understand what you just said drive whose third and final luck Japanese riders in our field I uni boom going how do you go front 14 and fall in a cab are you asking me I have no idea I don't know either I can't do even close to this thing so maybe we got a thriving that backside air though so stylee taking that back foot out and just exploding out of the pipe I like the way let's go to grab a little bit early on that frontside 1440 and then just not enough English on that almost held on to it so I hold on to his first grunt score let's forget this is ribose x-games day for you sitting in fifth place nothing wrong with that so there's Greg Brett's an X Games veteran and his eighth appearance first time back here since 2015 he's sitting in Knight has not had a clean run yet love riding is just you're putting in everything you possibly can into a half cover it's hard to stay and great brass unorthodox stock 10 after carving down great scramble play-doh Greg Bratz always a fan favorite giving something to the crowd up here but enough to close that thing off that's a lot harder than it works by the way hit that right sidewall land fire on that toe side edge and then come up the right side wall again you see him thirty-nine point three three overheard him say I can't keep up with these kids neither can i apparently tonight I [Applause] umihara know our leader will he win a gold medal here in the pipe find out when we return the X Games and echo entertainment family lost one of the very best recently a great man loving husband and father a talented director and a loyal friend to many here at the X Games we take this moment to honor the memory of Phil Smith what's up everybody I'm Jack Mitrano down here mini Jack met Ronnie with a little update make sure to tune in to X Games extra the official recap show of X Games Aspen and it's streaming live at facebook.com slash X Games see you there okay I'll do that Jack Jack's mini jack is like that noxious friend but yeah just like I mean bringing him around oh yeah we got some business attend to well complete to the third and final run of the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe final I you mover ah no leader the clubhouse with seats six six Scotty James right behind them and Ben Ferguson in third all three of those guys still have one run to go the level of riding has just gone next levee here tonight I didn't even think it could get to that level I don't think we can say level any more times in the sequence but I'm gonna say it it's just beyond any level I've ever seen there's levels to so here's gate Fergus to be sitting in seven slightly increasing his score with [Applause] [Music] very so much impact there he was almost he was over 17 feet out of the pipe which is 22 feet imagine 40 feet in the air dropping down get a good look at it here take notes for you folks at home that was so sick but landing a little bit low and unable to gain horsepower in those legs to save so he'll hold on to his second run score at 7th place is where he will stay right in front of him Toby would put down a really solid run number two here in his X Games debut with that 78 that's the stage certainly not too big for the 17 year old when you're a rookie at the X Games you're only game plan can be I want to come into this event and I want to give myself a run that maybe even kind of puts me in potential contention part of me and if you can land that you've already won your first X Games Toby he's already done as the salt is icing on the cake at this point [Applause] [Music] he wants a front 14 here how does he do though busy gymnast he was there a banana there Toby you're a rookie on your third and final run and you're gonna do it like that [Music] I'm your head too Toby after that run I don't understand Toby Miller's ability to land lower on that back nine and that's not the first time he's done it site almost on all three of his runs he kind of lands a little bit low on that back nine and then somehow just hits the NOS button and explodes into this front 14 didn't really get the grab there had it on the heel Cupp but it could've fooled me in the real time nothing gets by us though and slowly around oh well except for a Yuma's back nine which I call the back twelve and I apologize stop beating yourself up over it we've already forgotten about that a 78 on run number two then he goes out and has a run like that on his final attempt where will the judges place it I don't think it's gonna get into that podium there just don't have the technicality right that her on right now Ben Ferguson is in that bronze medal spot at a ridiculous ninety four point three three and eighty two point six six a strong score gets him up one spot but that just tells you how impressive the writing has been now his fellow rookie Jake Pitts will be dropping in now if you're just joining us this would have been where URI pot logic off would have been dropping in unfortunately he went down very hard on his second run he was transported to the hospital he's currently being evaluated for a head injury we wish the best for his third and final both of those correct [Applause] combat 12:00 tail grab from Jake Pete's flirting with the coping there a little bit I thought it was maybe gonna deck out cuts out some ninja like reflexes that trick just has a ability that just make you like lift your arms above your head a sneaking suspicion we would have a Berlin quote but it's got eyes on that coping just narrowly avoids it they're taking off just a hair too early on that backbone level Telegraph so he'll hold on to that sixty nine point six six rug on your shoulders don't worry Jake you've got a bright future ahead of you we're losing our minds here they've been without fit changes the final runs of the contest when we return [Applause] just three riders remain in our third and final run of the Monster Energy men's snowboard super pipe final and pregnant course would you believe it those last three currently are podium at the moment I am the Burano Scottie James it doesn't get any better than this the three best super pipe riders on the planet right now are about to battle it out for gold Mayumi murano does have the top spot right now but of course Scotty James will be dropping in last to see if he can defend his gold medal but right now it's up to Bank Ferguson who's sitting in that bronze metal spot what can man do to clean this up and maybe jump up the second or even win this thing outright I don't know how you get anymore [Applause] [Music] that backside 360 watch the switch McTwist difficult let's switch [Applause] shake it off shake it off boat shake it off that was crazy he did a 19 and a half foot cab ten double who's more creative in the pipe right now that bent Ferg the answer's no one mmm am i right that is correct sir okay he's sitting behind Scottie James Skyy James got 96 Ben Ferguson has a ninety four point three three is it a knob is it an opposite two points better than his second run two points would put him into second place two and a half would put him into the gold medal spot so 95 so he increases his score but does it beat up in the standings a bronze medal is what it's just simply remarkable that a 95 gets you third so here is our current leader I youmu Hirano put down an absurd ninety six point six six on run number two to take the lead away from Scotty James now he's the one that Scottie is chasing there you see with the boxing mitts on what does I you know do here I don't know that he can afford to play it safe Craig because you know Scotty James is going to send it and Scotty will be the last to drop in this is the ninth round most fighters black and blue eyes they can barely see they need to get a knockout punch here at you Ronald has a cap 1440 double we haven't seen yet it'd be tosses it in his runner will be right after this front side run like that in a pipe final Craig McMorris no because it's never been done anywhere on earth how are you going to outdo yourself I you mover on oh look at this Jumpman Jumpman Jumpman like I'm speechless I am literally spicy to say something Craig IU mu Hirano front 14 double cap 14 double front 12 double back 12 double and a backside air right off the top that'll just drop your job what planet are you from not earth Brendan mutters that is the first time we've ever seen back-to-back for teens and burr period exclamation point you know what's crazy to the contest isn't even over a ninety six point six six then he goes and makes history how did the judges score them a 99 on the dot are you kidding me oh my goodness he's not even really smiling - he's kind of like yeah that's pretty cool I guess that is the best single score we've seen since Shaun White put off the perfect 100 here six years ago simply breathtaking as if Scotty James didn't already have his hands full trying to catch that ninety six point six six he's gonna have to go above a 99 Craig to win this thing how do you do that back-to-back 1440s and twelve sixties need Scotty hasn't even dropped yet and this is already the greatest pipe final we've ever seen I like how Scotty has a cheeky smile on cuz he just knows that was psycho it all comes down to this Scotty James in silver medal position if he wants to win he's got to put it down right now beast of a front [Applause] been out there pretty notes 20 feet inches switchback 12 perfect even better than his first one crank but is it enough to push the back-to-back 14 and the 99 for my human I don't know that it is but I mean craziness the amplitude that Scotty James brought to that run [Applause] it's just crazy this is a gold metal run but yet it may not be a gold metal run in every single other half pipe event that there has ever been contested on earth this would have the gold medal but guess what 2008 at 18 X Games it's the greatest pipe event ever and it might not get you the gold medal I'm sorry I apologize to the folks at home Brandon we have been losing our minds but rightly so the level of riding I make no apologies Scotty James put down a 96 IU mu Murano put down a 99 on his third and final run how're the judges gonna score this a 98 just one point away and I you boomer on Oh wins gold the first time a Japanese winter athlete has ever won gold at two different X Games it's his second ever X game superpipe gold but his first here in Aspen the greatest half night ride technicality things we've never seen before I umihara know you deserve that gold medal more than anybody else on earth you haven't been back on top since 2016-2017 you had a huge crash now you are back what's it like to be back here on top at X Games Aspen has he made the taiga demo give me that it's about I was only that I was only looking at first place competing here and this routine is the one I actually wanted to land cleanly so I'm glad it all paid off congratulations I'll let you celebrate you're back on top people here today are going to remember where they were I hope you DVR this at home the best performance we've ever seen in a super pipe it doesn't get any better than this how will we ever top it I don't know why you mover ro with to win the gold here in the Monster Energy men's super pipe final so much more here from Aspen when we return [Music]

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Id: eEQ9Tq0RRIg

Length: 75min 24sec (4524 seconds)

Published: Sun Jan 28 2018