X Games Aspen To Returns To Buttermilk Mountain Jan. 29-31 2021
ESPN X Games announced today that X Games Aspen 2021 will return to Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen Snowmass for the 20th-consecutive year January 29-31.
- Sport Disciplines for 20th Aspen Event Revealed
- Chloe Kim, Shaun White, Kelly Sildaru and Gus Kenworthy Among Invited Athletes
- Event Will be Closed to the Public with No Spectators in Attendance
- 13.5 Hours of Live Competition on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC
Nearly 100 of the world’s-best winter athletes will descend upon the biggest stage in action sports, competing in 14 disciplines live on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, and presented across the globe through international syndication partners. Fans can also follow @XGames across digital and social media platforms for behind-the-scenes, athlete-curated and complementary content that enhance the X Games Aspen telecasts.
X Games Aspen 2021 will feature Men’s and Women’s Ski and Snowboard competitions in the disciplines of SuperPipe, Slopestyle, Big Air and Men’s Knuckle Huck. The Aspen event will also mark the first world-class North American snowboard and freeski event of the season.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, X Games Aspen 2021 will be closed to the public and produced with comprehensive COVID-19 risk mitigation protocols in place for participants and staff.
New to the event will be a virtual experience, bringing the excitement of X Games Aspen to fans at home. The immersive and interactive environment will allow fans to build custom avatars, where they can explore and discover X Games content, interact with sponsors, play games and enter for a chance to win prizes.
For the full list of invited athletes:
- Antoine Adelisse
- Ryo Aizawa
- Sonny Alba
- Jamie Anderson
- Isabel Atkin
- Zoe Atkin
- Alex Beaulieu-Marchand
- Laurie Blouin
- Aaron Blunck
- Fabian Boesch
- Noah Bowman
- Phil Casabon
- Queralt Castellet
- Caroline Claire
- Chris Corning
- Ferdinand Dahl
- Danny Davis
- Sebbe De Buck
- Valeriya Demidova
- Annalisa Drew
- Alex Ferreira
- Anna Gasser
- Red Gerard
- Nick Goepper
- Arielle Gold
- Taylor Gold
- Mathilde Gremaud
- Eileen Gu
- Alex Hall
- Henrik Harlaut
- Halldor Helgason
- Dusty Henricksen
- Ayumu Hirano
- Ruka Hirano
- Sarah Hoefflin
- Kurumi Imai
- Birk Irving
- Reira Iwabuchi
- Scotty James
- Yuki Kadono
- Rachael Karker
- Gus Kenworthy
- Johanne Killi
- Chloe Kim
- Marcus Kleveland
- Hailey Langland
- Tess Ledeux
- Devin Logan
- Brendan MacKay
- Julia Marino
- Maddie Mastro
- Haruna Matsumoto
- Micah McCarver
- Evan McEachran
- Mark McMorris
- Toby Miller
- Annika Morgan
- Kokomo Murase
- Megan Oldham
- Miyabi Onitsuka
- Takeru Otsuka
- Max Parrot
- Nico Porteous
- Zeb Powell
- Andri Ragettli
- Rene Rinnekangas
- Verena Rohrer
- Birk Ruud
- Mons Røisland
- Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
- Ståle Sandbech
- Jan Scherrer
- Cassie Sharpe
- Brita Sigourney
- Kelly Sildaru
- Colby Stevenson
- Giulia Tanno
- Sven Thorgren
- Fridtjof Sæther Tischendorf
- Jesper Tjader
- Ruki Tomita
- Yuto Totsuka
- Sebastien Toutant
- Maggie Voisin
- Beau-James Wells
- Jossi Wells
- Shaun White
- David Wise
- Quinn Wolferman
- James Woods