X Games Aspen 2026 Driven by Jeep – Day Three Results
Mark McMorris Makes History as the Winningest Ever Winter Athlete
with 25 Total Medals
X Games Aspen 2026 closed out three days of action-packed competition today, finishing strong with seven world-class competitions across Ski, Snowboard and Snowmobile disciplines. In total, 18 disciplines were featured over the weekend, marking the 25th consecutive year of X Games competition in Aspen.
Sunday’s competitions featured the world’s best athletes in seven disciplines, including:
- Jeep Women’s Ski Slopestyle Final
- Jeep Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final
- Women’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck Final
- Stake Women’s Ski Big Air Final
- Snowmobile Speed & Style Final
- Men’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck Final
- Monster Energy Men’s Ski Superpipe Final
Jeep Women’s Ski Slopestyle
Kirsty Muir BECOMES the only woman to ever represent Scotland at X Games and medal
Under picture-perfect bluebird conditions to start the day, the Women’s Ski Slopestyle podium was effectively decided during the first run, as the competition opened with a standout performance from X Games rookie Naomi Urness (CAN), who set the tone as the first athlete to drop-in to the competition. Nine-time X Games medalist and three-time Olympic medalist Mathilde Gremaud (SUI) earned the bronze, further cementing her status as one of the most accomplished Slopestyle skiers in the world. As the oldest competitor in the Aspen 2026 Slopestyle field, Gremaud continued to demonstrate her consistency and longevity at the highest level. Urness, who has already qualified for the Milano Cortina Olympic Games, continues to emerge as one of Canada’s next breakout stars on the international stage.
The story of the day, however, belonged to Kirsty Muir (SCO). As the only woman to ever represent Scotland at X Games and medal, Muir completed a remarkable comeback performance to earn her first gold medal to add to her collection of two bronzes in Slopestyle and Big Air from X Games Aspen 2023. After being forced to miss X Games Aspen in 2024 and 2025 due to a torn ACL, She returned to competition this weekend less than two weeks after securing a World Cup victory on the same Aspen course.
Winning tricks: Left 270 continuing 270, switch left 270 pretzel 450, backside 450 off the up rail, switch left alley-oop 540 Japan, right side double cork 1080 safety, capping it off with a big, clean left double cork 1440 safety.
Jeep Men’s snowboard slopestyle
Mark McMorris makes history as the winningest winter athlete in X Games
Challenging conditions and visibility moved in during the Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle final where a showdown of slopestyle’s greats took the stage and battled to the end in their quest for X Games gold. Through the competition, it looked as though three-time X Games medalist Red Gerard (Silverthorne, Colo.) would be able to three-peat, but in true Mark McMorris fashion, in the third run, the Canadian not only took down the entire leaderboard in his last run, but also made history as the winningest winter athlete in X Games with his 25th overall medal, 14th gold medal and eighth in the slopestyle discipline in the process.
The podium included Marcus Kleveland (NOR) in second and Gerard in third.
“I was digging deep to find myself, and glad I switched up my run up in these conditions. It was a new one for me and I’m so grateful to have landed it. It just keeps getting better. I dreamt of being in the X Games as a kid but never in my wildest dreams could I have dreamt I would be the winningest athlete in the X Games. I didn’t know if I would get another one of these so this eighth gold means the most. The color of this medal is nice but I’m just thankful I rode to the best of my ability today – that’s always my goal.”
– Mark McMorris
Winning Run 3 Tricks: Cab 270 back lip to switch, half Cab onto container back 270 lipslide 270 off, switch back 270, Cab double 900 tailgrab, backside triple cork 1440 Indy, frontside triple 1800 frontside grab.
Women’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck
X Games rookie Jessica Perlmutter captures her first X Games gold medal
Style took center stage in the Women’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck final, as riders embraced the discipline as an opportunity to cut loose, showcase creativity and highlight a different side of their riding beyond traditional contest formats. X Games rookie Jessica Perlmutter (Millburn, N.J.) captured her first X Games gold medal, ending Cocomo Murase’s reign in the discipline and denying her chances for a three-peat. The 16-year-old also competed in Big Air yesterday, demonstrating how seamlessly her technical skills translate to the knuckle in this high-energy event.
Two-time defending Knuckle Huck champion Cocomo Murase (JPN), fresh off landing the first ever women’s contest-first triple cork 1620 last night, made a stylish statement marked by both her riding and the leather jacket she sported during the competition.Jasmine Baird (CAN) rounded out the podium, securing the bronze medal in just her second appearance for her first career X Games medal.
“I just wanted to have fun with my homies. I am looking forward to the rest of the season but having this under my belt…I don’t know how this happened! I couldn’t have done it without my friends, family and coaches. My friends actually drove three hours out here just to come and watch me. To get a win in front of them is crazy. ”
-Jessica Perlmutter
Winning Tricks judged on overall impression:
1. Sloth roll
2. Sloth roll front 180 to switch attempt (revert on landing)
3. Half Cab knuckle tap backside 180
4. Layout backflip falls in back seat wheelie
5. Slingshot into layout backflip
stake Women’s Ski Big Air
Mathilde Gremaud wins second gold of the weekend in aspen
Rescheduled from Saturday due to snowy weather, two of the three podium finishers in the Women’s Ski Big Air Final— Mathilde Gremaud (SUI) and Kirsty Muir (SCO) — also earned medals earlier in the day in Slopestyle.
Gremaud put together a winning Big Air performance highlighted by clean rail execution up top, followed by massive airs and highly technical spins. Her consistency and difficulty edged out the field, earning her gold — her fourth Big Air victory and 11th overall X Games medal. Widely regarded as one of the most progressive athletes in the sport, Gremaud remains the only woman known to have landed a double cork 1440. After narrowly missing the Big Air podium at her three most recent X Games while attempting some of the sport’s most difficult tricks, including the left double cork 1620, she returned to the top step of the podium at age 25 as the oldest competitor in the field.
Muir followed her Slopestyle gold with a silver medal in Big Air, landing a 1620 with a switch finish. Megan Oldham (CAN) took bronze, using the slingshot-style approach to land a double Left double cork 1260 mute.
“I’m going to keep going. I’ve never won double gold in this event, and some of the girls like Tess Ledeux, Eileen Gu and Megan (Oldham) have done it. That’s a big goal for me and I would love to achieve that. And if not double gold, I really want a gold in Slopestyle. I’ve never had one and I’ve won all the other events there is in Slopestyle except for X Games, so I will just not stop until I get it at X Games.
-Mathilde Gremaud
Winning Trick: Left nose butter double cork 1260 safety
Snowmobile speed & Style
Weather unofficially dubs exciting head-to-head showdown “Speed & No Style”
Due to weather conditions and limited visibility, the competition format was modified for safety, eliminating the style component and shifting the focus entirely to speed. The event was unofficially dubbed “Speed & No Style,” featuring an exciting head-to-head snocross showdown between Brett Turcotte (CAN) who seeded in first position and Willie Elam (Twin Falls, Idaho) in the gold medal match.
Turcotte repeatedly looked for the holeshot to get ahead of Elam, but Elam’s background in SnoCross racing shone as he applied constant pressure, shutting down every passing attempt in a tightly contested race. Elam made an early, decisive move to take the lead and never relinquished it, capturing his first-ever X Games gold medal at age 39 – the oldest competitor at X Games Aspen this weekend. This win is his second medal of the weekend, adding to the bronze he received in Snowmobile Freestyle on Friday night. Turcotte earned silver, while the return of snowmobile competition was capped by a memorable podium moment shared by three longtime friends. Cody Matechuk (CAN) took Freestyle silver on Friday and finished in bronze position tonight.
“It was a fun race. We all grew up racing together and then were on the same team. It’s pretty cool to have the first gold after three bronze. This one feels good.”
-Willie elam
Men’s snowboard knuckle huck
Rene Rinnekangas wins his first knuckle huck gold
Under the dramatic scene under dumping snow and the bright lights, the Snowboard Knuckle Huck took place in electric fashion. Each rider entertained the crowd with their most creative tricks with maximum flare including two-time X Games medalist Halldor Helgason (ISL) who flipped through a hula hoop and landed for a silver medal finish.
Four-time X Games medalist Rene Rinnekangas (FIN) ended up winning with three runs that impressed the judges to reward him with the gold medal. Three-time Knuckle Huck gold medalist Marcus Kleveland (NOR) finished with bronze.
“This is genuinely one of my favorite events and it’s so nice that everyone is cheering everyone on. It was a lot of fun today and conditions got better. I’ve been watching X Games since I was a little kid. I’m so grateful to be here.”
-rene rinnekangas
Winning Tricks judged on overall impression:
Run 1 – Cab 540 hand drag bringback to 360.
Run 2 – Power slide to frontside rodeo 720.
Run 3 – Hand drag double sloth roll.
MOnster men’s ski superpipe
Finley Melville Ives wins his first ever X Games gold medal
The final competition featured the SuperPipe’s most fierce competitors, with all eyes on the much anticipated showdown between eight-time X Games Superpipe medalist with three gold Alex Ferreira (Aspen, Colo.) vs. Nick Goepper (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) – both 31 years old. The night’s matchup echoed a modern Tanner Hall vs. Simon Dumont rivalry who were both on five straight SuperPipe podiums between X Games Aspen 2005 and 2009.
Once a Slopestyle phenom with six X Games medals (four gold), Goepper retired at age 29 but missed competition, so he returned with a new focus on SuperPipe, where he has continuously excelled in contest results.
But it was the Kiwi, Finley Melville Ives (NZL), who surged to the top with the highest score on his opening run and never relinquished the lead. He posted the biggest amplitude of the night, soaring 20 feet, 6 inches up the wall on his winning run. Judges noted that his switch double cork 1440 is a trick unique to Melville Ives, which set him apart and secured the victory by a comfortable margin. The performance further cemented his status as a rising force in the halfpipe, following his breakthrough World Championship gold in 2025, where he also finished ahead of veterans Alex Ferreira and Nick Goepper — a podium order mirrored again under the lights in Aspen.
“The vibe is so electric. I am honestly lost with words. It’s such a crazy event. Conditions were super tricky, but I’m just so grateful to manage to put down a run in front of all the fans. And honestly, I’m so grateful for everything and to the support staff and the X Games. I can’t believe it. I’m so lost for words. I’m happiest about putting down a switch 1440. I’ve never landed that in competition before.”
-Finley Melville Ives
Winning run: Switch right 900 Japan, switch left double cork 1440 safety, right double cork 1620 safety, left double cork 1260 mute, left alley-oop double flat spin 900 mute.
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