Bulgarian snowboardcross super star Alex Jekova (left) with Deborah Anthonioz FRA (right) at Winter X Games 2011, photo © Alex Jekova
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WINTER X GAMES 16. ESPN announcing on November 16, 2011, the first wave of invited athletes for the 2012 Winter X Games in Aspen, which are taking place January 26-29, 2012. This athlete list is constantly being updated and is subject to change.
Bulgarian snowboardcross super star Alex Jekova (left) with Deborah Anthonioz FRA (right) at Winter X Games 2011, photo © Alex Jekova
SNOWBOARD
Men's SuperPipe
Athlete Name Country
Shaun White USA
Scotty Lago USA
Louie Vito USA
Kazuhiro Kokubo JPN
Luke Mitrani USA
Iouri Podladtchikov SUI
Kohei Kudo JPN
Danny Davis USA
Ryo Aono JPN
Markus Malin FIN
Peetu Piiroinen FIN
Jack Mitrani USA
Women's SuperPipe
Athlete Name Country
Kelly Clark USA
Kaitlyn Farrington USA
Elena Hight USA
Gretchen Bleiler USA
Hannah Teter USA
Torah Bright AUS
Men's Slopestyle
Athlete Name Country
Sebastien Toutant CAN
Mark McMorris CAN
Tyler Flanagan USA
Chas Guldemond USA
Torstein Horgmo NOR
Eric Willett USA
Peetu Piiroinen FIN
Mikkel Bang NOR
Sage Kotsenburg USA
Seppe Smits BEL
Roope Tonteri FIN
Torgeir Bergrem NOR
Women's Slopestyle
Athlete Name Country
Enni Rukajarvi FIN
Jenny Jones GBR
Jamie Anderson USA
Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas NOR
Spencer O'Brien CAN
Silje Norendal NOR
Cheryl Maas NED
Janna Meyen-Weatherby USA
Men's Big Air
Athlete Name Country
Halldor Helgason ISL
Mark McMorris CAN
Peetu Piiroinen FIN
Eric Willett USA
Seppe Smits BEL
Scotty Lago USA
Tyler Flanagan TBD
Torstein Horgmo NOR
Sage Kotsenburg USA
Sebastien Toutant CAN
Men's Street
Athlete Name Country
Nic Sauve CAN
Forrest Bailey USA
Ryan Paul USA
Zak Hale USA
Phil Jacques CAN
Nick Visconti USA
Men's Snowboarder X
Athlete Name Country
Alberto Schiavon ITA
Alex Deibold USA
Alex Pullin AUS
Andrey Boldikov RUS
Christopher Robanske CAN
David Speiser GER
Frank Boivin CAN
Graham Watanabe USA
Jayson Hale USA
Jonathan Cheever USA
Kevin Hill CAN
Luca Matteotti ITA
Max Schairer AUT
Michael Haemmerle AUT
Nate Holland USA
Nick Baumgartner USA
Omar Visintin ITA
Pat Holland USA
Paul-Henri de le Rue FRA
Pierre Vaultier FRA
Robert Fagan CAN
Ross Powers USA
Seth Wescott USA
Shaun Palmer USA
Women's Snowboarder X
Athlete Name Country
Alexandra Jekova BUL
Callan Chythlook-Sifsof USA
Deborah Anthonioz FRA
Dominique Maltais CAN
Emilie Aubry SUI
Eva Samkova CZE
Helene Olafsen NOR
Joanie Anderson USA
Lindsey Jacobellis USA
Maelle Ricker CAN
Nelly Moenne Loccoz FRA
Zoe Gillings GBR
SKI
Men's Big Air
Athlete Name Country
Elias Ambuhl SUI
Bobby Brown USA
Sammy Carlson USA
Alex Schlopy USA
Henrik Harlaut SWE
Andreas Hatveit NOR
Jacob Wester SWE
Women's Slopestyle
Athlete Name Country
Kaya Turski CAN
Keri Herman USA
Anna Segal AUS
Grete Eliassen USA
Ashley Battersby USA
Kim Lamarre CAN
Devin Logan USA
Men's Slopestyle
Athlete Name Country
Sammy Carlson USA
Russell Henshaw AUS
Andreas Hatveit NOR
Elias Ambuhl SUI
Bobby Brown USA
Alex Schlopy USA
JF Houle CAN
Phillip Casabon CAN
Gus Kenworthy USA
Henrik Harlaut SWE
Tom Wallisch USA
Jacob Wester SWE
Men's SuperPipe
Athlete Name Country
Duncan Adams USA
Torin Yater-Wallace USA
Justin Dorey CAN
Simon Dumont USA
Thomas Krief FRA
Matt Margetts CAN
Tucker Perkins USA
Mike Riddle CAN
Kevin Rolland FRA
Byron Wells NZ
Jossi Wells NZ
David Wise USA
Women's SuperPipe
Athlete Name Country
Sarah Burke CAN
Anais Cardeux FRA
Rosalind Groenwoud CAN
Brita Sigourney USA
Devin Logan USA
Men's Skier X
Athlete Name Country
Andreas Matt AUT
Brian Bennett CAN
Casey Puckett USA
Chris Del Bosco USA
Conradign Netzer SWI
Errol Kerr JAM
Filip Flisar SLO
John Teller USA
Jouni Pellinen FIN
Lars Lewen SWE
Michael Schmid SUI
Nik Zoricic CAN
Scott Kneller AUS
Simon Stickl GER
Stan Rey CAN
Tomas Kraus CZE
Daniel Bohnacker GER
Patrick Gasser SUI
Armin Niederer SUI
Alex Fiva SUI
Women's Skier X
Athlete Name Country
Kelsey Serwa CAN
Anna Holmlund SWE
Fanny Smith SUI
Ophelie David FRA
Marte Hoeie Gjefsen NOR
Heidi Zacher GER
Katrin Mueller SUI
Anna Woerner GER
Andrea Limbacher AUT
Nikol Kucerova CZE
Check out current list at http://espn.go.com/action/xgames/story/_/id/7234240/winter-x-aspen-2012-confirmed-athletes
ESPN Winter X Games 16
Thursday, January 26 - Sunday, January 29, 2012
Base of Buttermilk Mountain
For an unprecedented 11th year in a row, more than 200 ski, snowboard and snowmobile athletes from across the globe will land in Aspen/Snowmass to compete in ESPN’s Winter X Games 16 on Buttermilk. All events at Buttermilk are FREE and open to the public. In addition to the action at Buttermilk, Aspen/Snowmass will host a FREE Bud Light Hi-Fi concert at the base of Aspen Mountain.
The annual Winter X Games is the premier winter action sports event in the world, featuring athletes from across the globe competing for medals and prize money in the sports of Ski, Snowboard and Snowmobile. Winter X Games 16 will feature nighttime events and will be telecase live on ESPN and ABC.
In addition to 24 hours of live programming on ESPN, Winter X Games 16 will be offered for the first time on ESPN 3D for all the SuperPipe, Slopesyle and Big Air competitions, as well as on ESPN International, XGames.com, ESPN3, SportsCenter and ESPN2’s X Center.
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