{"id":803364,"date":"2020-01-23T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/aussie-rider-scotty-james-goes-for-10-straight-wins-as-new-format-hits-superpipe-at-x-games\/"},"modified":"2020-01-23T10:32:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T17:32:00","slug":"aussie-rider-scotty-james-goes-for-10-straight-wins-as-new-format-hits-superpipe-at-x-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/aussie-rider-scotty-james-goes-for-10-straight-wins-as-new-format-hits-superpipe-at-x-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie rider Scotty James goes for 10 straight wins as new format hits superpipe at X Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8233009708738\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-377773-410\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times | X Games snowboarder Chase Josey competes in the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe qualifier on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Josey finished third to qualify for Thursday night\u2019s final.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>X Games snowboarder Chase Josey competes in the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe qualifier on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Josey finished third to qualify for Thursday night\u2019s final.<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"X Games snowboarder Chase Josey competes in the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe qualifier on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Josey finished third to qualify for Thursday night\u2019s final.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-1-1024x713.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times | Returning X Games gold medalist Scotty James answers questions during a press conference before the start of the 2020 X Games on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Returning X Games gold medalist Scotty James answers questions during a press conference before the start of the 2020 X Games on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-1-1024x713.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Returning X Games gold medalist Scotty James answers questions during a press conference before the start of the 2020 X Games on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-2-1024x650.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times | Taylor Gold competes in the qualifying round of the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe event during the 2020 X Games on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Gold finished second and will be competing in the finals on Thursday night.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Taylor Gold competes in the qualifying round of the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe event during the 2020 X Games on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Gold finished second and will be competing in the finals on Thursday night.<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-2-1024x650.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Taylor Gold competes in the qualifying round of the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe event during the 2020 X Games on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Gold finished second and will be competing in the finals on Thursday night.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-3-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times | X Games snowboarder David Habluetzel competes in the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe qualifier on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>X Games snowboarder David Habluetzel competes in the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe qualifier on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-3-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"X Games snowboarder David Habluetzel competes in the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe qualifier on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-4-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times | X Games snowboarder Chase Josey competes in the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe qualifier on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Josey finished third to qualify for Thursday night\u2019s final.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>X Games snowboarder Chase Josey competes in the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe qualifier on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Josey finished third to qualify for Thursday night\u2019s final.<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/xwednesday-atd-012320-1-4-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"X Games snowboarder Chase Josey competes in the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe qualifier on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Josey finished third to qualify for Thursday night\u2019s final.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/aussie-rider-scotty-james-goes-for-10-straight-wins-as-new-format-hits-superpipe-at-x-games\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/aussie-rider-scotty-james-goes-for-10-straight-wins-as-new-format-hits-superpipe-at-x-games\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Scotty James already is in uncharted territory, and he\u2019s got a chance to take it another step further. The Australian snowboarder is one win away from making it 10 consecutive victories in halfpipe competitions, a feat he could accomplish Thursday night at X Games Aspen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe pressure definitely still gets the better of me,\u201d James said Wednesday during an introductory news conference at Buttermilk. \u201cIt would be amazing to get 10, but that\u2019s not really why I started snowboarding. Winning and all those things and the accolades are amazing, but the biggest thing for me is to stick to my fundamentals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Since finishing third at the 2018 Winter Olympics, James has been nearly untouchable. He won every contest he entered during the 2018-19 season, including at X Games Aspen. The 25-year-old has four career X Games Aspen medals, including gold in 2017 and 2019. He won silver in 2018 in what was arguably the greatest X Games halfpipe competition in history, losing with a 98 to Japan\u2019s Ayumu Hirano, who scored 99. James also won bronze in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cTo be that consistent in a sport like snowboarding is just unheard of,\u201d former pro snowboarder and current X Games host Jack Mitrani said of James. \u201cNot even Shaun (White) won 10 straight in a row, I don\u2019t think. Especially with where the level is at, it\u2019s remarkable. I think he\u2019s just really dialed in. The fundamentals of superpipe riding and just mentally, he\u2019s far beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">What could make things interesting during Thursday\u2019s 8 p.m. men\u2019s snowboard superpipe final at X Games Aspen is the new format. Instead of the traditional untimed runs, ESPN has opted for a jam session. The finals will include a 30-minute running clock where athletes take as many laps as they can in that time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">They are judged on overall impression instead of individual runs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cFor the halfpipe, I think it\u2019s actually going to be really good,\u201d James said. \u201cYou can kind of start to loose the element of what I feel snowboarding is to a lot of us, which is the opportunity to express our creativity and show people what we think is cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The new format had its trial run Wednesday night during the event\u2019s qualifier. James, as well as last year\u2019s other podium finishers in Japan\u2019s Yuto Totsuka (silver) and Truckee\u2019s Danny Davis (bronze), didn\u2019t compete as they automatically qualified to finals. This left 12 others to vie for the final five spots in Thursday\u2019s eight-rider final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Under the lights with snow falling in the Buttermilk superpipe, Switzerland\u2019s Jan Scherrer finished first, holding off Steamboat Springs native and Breckenridge resident Taylor Gold, who took second. Scherrer, a relatively veteran rider and two-time Olympian, never has won an X Games medal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI still don\u2019t know yet,\u201d Scherrer said after the qualifier about whether he likes the new format or not. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of weird how we don\u2019t see the scores, but it worked out really good for me, so I\u2019m happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 12-man qualifier was a 45-minute jam session with each rider getting four runs. Standings were periodically updated during the contest but scores weren\u2019t awarded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Joining Scherrer and Gold in advancing out of the qualifier are Idaho\u2019s Chase Josey (third), California\u2019s Toby Miller (fourth) and Longmont native and Dillon resident Chase Blackwell (fifth), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/dillons-chase-blackwell-to-realize-dream-of-competing-at-x-games-on-wednesday\/\">who was one of five X Games rookies competing Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Riders not making finals include Ryan Wachendorfer, David Habluetzel, Andre Hoflich, Derek Livingston, Jake Pates, Joshua Bowman and Lucas Foster, listed in order of finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/aussie-rider-scotty-james-goes-for-10-straight-wins-as-new-format-hits-superpipe-at-x-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X Games snowboarder Chase Josey competes in the Men\u2019s Snowboard Superpipe qualifier on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Josey finished third to qualify for Thursday night\u2019s final.Kelsey Brunner \/ The Aspen Times Returning X Games gold medalist Scotty James answers questions during a press conference before the start of the 2020 X Games on Wednesday, Jan. 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