Sunday, January 29, 2012 9:53am PST

McMorris grabs his second gold medal at the Winter X Games 16 in men's slopestyle finals

By: Lindsay Fraka



This Canadian 18-year-old is on one hell of a roll. Just after claiming the gold medal in the men's Snowboard Big Air finals Friday night, Mark McMorris stomped his way to first place again in Men's Slopestyle finals on another frigid evening in Aspen.

Although the riders were having a tough time with the jump line on the course in eliminations, the speed and conditions were there during finals.

The finals were stacked with experienced slopestyle riders - all capable of earning the top spot. Mark beat out the likes of Torstein Horgmo, 2011 slopestyle gold medalist Sebastien Toutant, Eric Willett, Gjermund Braaten, Seppe Smits, Sage Kotsenburg, and Peetu Piiroinen for the gold with his fluid style and technical tricks.

His top score was a 93.33 after a run consisting of a frontside 180 onto a cargo container, Cab 270 into wallride, and frontside bluntslide to 450 out in the rail section, then dropping into the jumps and throwing down a Cab double cork 900, a frontside double cork 1080, a double "wildcat" backflip, and a backside 1260.

Sage Kotsenburg represented the U.S. on the podium and grabbed the silver after massive tricks such as a switch backside double cork 1080, Cab double cork 1260, and backside double cork 1260. Peetu Piiroinen earned the bronze admitting that he was surprised he medaled and that it was the most difficult slopestyle contest he'd ever competed in.

Once McMorris knew he had sealed the win, the now double gold medalist took a victory run full of gigantic methods through the jump line. The Canadian rider is undoubtedly on fire with this only being his second appearance at the Winter X Games.

"When you ride with the people you love to ride with it makes it so much fun. All those guys up there are my friends so it was so much fun."

From zero gold medals to two in a span of 24 hours isn't too bad. Watch out for this kid, he's proving to be unstoppable.

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