{"id":2453731,"date":"2020-01-26T00:08:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T07:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/henry-matechuk-earn-third-consecutive-golds\/"},"modified":"2020-01-26T00:08:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T07:08:01","slug":"henry-matechuk-earn-third-consecutive-x-games-golds-in-snowbike-disciplines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/henry-matechuk-earn-third-consecutive-x-games-golds-in-snowbike-disciplines\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry, Matechuk earn third consecutive X Games golds in snowbike disciplines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.9411384217335\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-319838-737\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times | Mark Wilson of Steamboat Springs competes Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in the snowbike cross qualifier. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Mark Wilson of Steamboat Springs competes Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in the snowbike cross qualifier. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Dale Pistole\/Special to 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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Mark Wilson of Steamboat Springs competes Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in the snowbike cross qualifier. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-1-819x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Summit Daily News | Jesse Kirchmeyer competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Jesse Kirchmeyer competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Summit Daily News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-1-819x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Jesse Kirchmeyer competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-2-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times | Canadian Cody Matechuk of Cochrane, Alberta, competes Saturday in the snowbike cross. He won golf for the third consecutive year. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Canadian Cody Matechuk of Cochrane, Alberta, competes Saturday in the snowbike cross. He won golf for the third consecutive year. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Dale Pistole\/Special to 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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-2-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Canadian Cody Matechuk of Cochrane, Alberta, competes Saturday in the snowbike cross. He won golf for the third consecutive year. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-3-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Summit Daily News | Harris Huizenga competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Harris Huizenga competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Summit Daily News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-3-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Harris Huizenga competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-4-682x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times | Mark Wilson of Steamboat Springs gets ready for the snowbike cross heat on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Mark Wilson of Steamboat Springs gets ready for the snowbike cross heat on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Dale Pistole\/Special to 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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-4-682x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Mark Wilson of Steamboat Springs gets ready for the snowbike cross heat on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-5-682x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times | on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Dale Pistole\/Special to 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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-5-682x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-6-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Summit Daily News | Cody Matechuk competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Cody Matechuk competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Summit Daily News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-6-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Cody Matechuk competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-7-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times | on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Dale Pistole\/Special to 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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-7-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-8-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Summit Daily News | Yanick Boucher competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Yanick Boucher competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Summit Daily News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-8-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Yanick Boucher competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-9-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times | on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Dale Pistole\/Special to 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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-9-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-10-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Summit Daily News | Seth Fischer competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Seth Fischer competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Summit Daily News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-10-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Seth Fischer competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-11-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times | on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Dale Pistole\/Special to 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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-11-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-12-682x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times | on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Dale Pistole\/Special to 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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-12-682x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-13-682x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times | on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Dale Pistole\/Special to 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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-13-682x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-14-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-14-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Summit Daily News | Mick Olson competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Mick Olson competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Summit Daily News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-14-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Mick Olson competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-15-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-15-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Summit Daily News | Yanick Boucher competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Yanick Boucher competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Summit Daily News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-15-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Yanick Boucher competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-16-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-16-683x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Summit Daily News | Colton Davis competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Colton Davis competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Summit Daily News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-16-683x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Colton Davis competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-17-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-17-1024x819.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Summit Daily News | Yanick Boucher competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Yanick Boucher competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Summit Daily News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/XSnowBikeCross-ATD-012620-10-17-1024x819.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Yanick Boucher competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. (Liz Copan\/Summit Daily News via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/henry-matechuk-earn-third-consecutive-x-games-golds-in-snowbike-disciplines\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/henry-matechuk-earn-third-consecutive-x-games-golds-in-snowbike-disciplines\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Doug Henry is basically the Lebron James of snow biking. He\u2019s been around a long time, and doesn\u2019t seem to know how to lose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Connecticut native, who just turned 50, won his third consecutive gold medal at the X Games as he crossed the line Saturday with a massive lead in the para snowbike cross finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With decades in the sport and a heavy haul of hardware, Henry has considered retiring a few times. Still, he can\u2019t seem to stay away from the sport. Right now, his goal is to keep competing until he\u2019s 55.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a thought probably five times,\u201d said Henry, who is the oldest athlete in this year\u2019s X Games. \u201cI\u2019ve tried, but as long as I\u2019m having fun and still competitive, I\u2019m gonna do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Henry won gold in the para snow bikecross in 2019, and finished first in the adaptive version of the event the year before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Henry\u2019s only competition was eliminated early as Will Posey took a jump too aggressively and wiped out just as he started lap two. From there, Henry cruised to a 15-second margin of victory. Henry nearly committed a crucial mistake when he didn\u2019t take enough horsepower into a jump, but managed to keep his track on the ground and his bike moving forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe first lap or two, you\u2019re just trying to keep it up and start improving, getting a little bit faster here and there,\u201d he said. \u201cI just looked behind me, I had a little bit of a gap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Brandon Dudley finished second, while Leighton Lillie picked up a bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The snow bike veteran Henry has been attending X Games since 1999, but says the thrill of attending and performing well hasn\u2019t faded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cYou have no idea how early this is in my head and in my mind. In November, I\u2019m training pretty hard,\u201d Henry said. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty much a year-round thing. X Games is top of my list of events I want to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Cody Matechuk ran away with his third straight gold medal in snowbike cross, finishing a whopping 16 seconds ahead of Yanick Boucher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The whole race, one of his crew members stood near the lap line, gesturing with his arms how great a lead he had. With each lap, his hands got farther and farther apart, to the point he could no longer accurately express how large Matechuk\u2019s advantage was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI really don\u2019t like racing and looking backwards, so I rely on my mechanic to give me gap,\u201d Matechuk said. \u201cI could see the gap growing. I just felt like I was in a good rhythm. I was hitting all my marks, I wasn\u2019t pushing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He was so far removed from the rest of the race, as the cameras swarmed him at the finish Matechuk asked his crew, \u201cWho got second and third?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Boucher took second, and Jesse Kirchmeyer picked up bronze. Kirchmeyer finished second last year. Boucher made it to the finals in 2019, but didn\u2019t finish the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Matechuk couldn\u2019t avoid drama in his semifinal. At the start of the first semifinal, Hoyer and Josh Hill jumped the gun, having to be moved behind the line and work their way back to the front throughout the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That put Matechuk at an advantage, which he held for most of the race, but with a few laps to go, he bailed off his bike when it malfunctioned. He got back on and crossed the line in second to make the finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cSometimes that stuff just finds you, but it wouldn\u2019t be a good story without a little bit of adversity,\u201d Matechuk said. \u201cWe broke a ski on that first race, still ended up getting second place. We went back and changed it for the main. It\u2019s X Games. You got to leave it all on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/henry-matechuk-earn-third-consecutive-x-games-golds-in-snowbike-disciplines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Wilson of Steamboat Springs competes Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in the snowbike cross qualifier. (Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times)Dale Pistole\/Special to The Aspen Times Jesse Kirchmeyer competes in the snow bikecross finals at X Games Aspen on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. 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