In his fourth X Games, Park City’s Colby Stevenson said he felt prepared and at ease as he rode through the freestyle skiing slopestyle contest Saturday in Aspen, Colorado.
“I wasn’t scared to do my run because I’ve done it so many times,” he said. “It was like the first event I can remember dropping in for [when] I wasn’t nervous for my run. I wasn’t scared of the tricks, and so I was able to just kind of lock in and just ride with a lot of confidence.”
He landed tricks on three rails and four jumps during the run.
Behind him, Mac Forehand of Connecticut won silver, and Norwegian Ferdinand Dahl came away with bronze. Others competing in the event included Olympic gold medalist Alex Hall of Park City and Olympic gold medalist Birk Ruud from Norway.
Saturday was stormy in Aspen. Stevenson said fresh snow on the ground may have slowed some opponents, but not him because he took a fast, direct line down the course.
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