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The 2020 edition of X Games Aspen is now over, but don't worry if you didn't catch all of the events; we've conveniently assembled our favorite replays for your viewing pleasure. Keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list of all replays, just Men's and Women's Slopestyle and Big Air. For the other replays and highlights, click here.
We'll start off with Slopestyle. This was a pretty classic pair of events in terms of course design, with the only interesting feature being the much-touted "shark's fin" quarterpipe feature at the bottom of the course. In terms of format, however, the riders were judged on something called "overall impression." Basically, the judges can shuffle the leaderboard after each run based on factors like the skier's performance, their mood, and/or waffle quality at the hotel breakfast buffet. Or maybe there's a complex system utilizing decibel meters strategically located within the crowd multiplied by something to do with Amazon Web Services. It's hard to say.
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Next, up we've got Big Air. Lots of flips, lots of spins. Highlights include Henrik throwing some cool rotations to snag his record 12th X Games medal and Elias Syrja toiling mightily (though to no avail) to bring some style back into Big Air. He and AHall (cork 180) both get the "Made Big Air Less Boring" award from us.
After a dominant performance last year, Kelly Sildaru was held to a mere two gold medals (in Slopestyle and Superpipe) by the combined effort of every single woman skier on the start list. Rumor has it that she has now absorbed all of their strength and style and has already a secured a revenge-sweep of next year's podiums.
