Thanks to a bevy of tricks including a switch double cork 1440 and a switch double misty 1260, Bobby Brown took the top spot in Ski Big Air at Winter X Games Aspen 2012.
"It's all about consistency," Brown said of his runs. "It's not about someone coming out with the gnarliest trick ever, it's just about laying it down when you need to. I am just really stoked. Everyone is at such a high level now no one person is that much further ahead than anyone else."
With the win, Brown returned to the top spot he secured in 2010 after grabbing silver in the event in 2011. He held off a hard-charging Winter X Games rookie, Kai Mahler.
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.
Nike will be featuring their snowboard athletes today with a live Q&A from the Nike House in Aspen, CO. Starting at 5 pm mountain time, Nike will have a live stream on a little website called Facebook for about an hour and a half. The Nike Winter Chosen crew contest is currently underway and should be up for discussion. Head to the link below to get up close and personal with Nike athletes.
The average human being would laugh in your face if you showed them the Winter X Games 16 Big Air jump and told them to straight line into the lip and huck themselves towards the sky. The competitors last night would laugh in your face if you doubted that they would be absolutely sending it without hesitation off said jump.
Under the bright lights, a select group of snowboarding's top riders dropped into an 80-foot step up jump in attempts to earn X Games gold.
The acrobatic contest quickly moved towards, "who is going to land a triple cork" contest with Torstein Horgmo, Sebastien Toutant, Seppe Smits, Eric Willett, and Mark McMorris throwing down their best for the massive crowd.
It was McMorris who earned the winning score and his first X Games gold medal by stomping a gigantic backside triple cork mute 1440 even though Torstein Horgmo was giving him a run for his money earning a perfect score of 50. However, his overall score wasn't enough to take down Mark. To round out the podium, McMorris' fellow Canadian Sebastien Toutant snagged the bronze with a clean double cork cab 1260.
The 2012 Big Air finals demonstrated the level of progression that snowboarding has reached. These riders are hungry and dedicated - providing excellent shredding and impressive competitions.
Capping off night two of Winter X Games 16 was the women's snowboard superpipe finals. Seven of the world's best lady pipe riders duked it out under crystal clear, chilly skies in Aspen's pristine 22' U-tube. Each lady had three runs to stomp their best tricks on snowboarding's biggest stage.
The field was stacked with three former Olympic gold medalists and up-and-comers who were all vying for this year's X Games Gold. Reigning champ, Kelly Clark, was looking solid throughout practice, even stomping her famed 1080 prior to the contest.
Gretchen Bleiler has also been practicing all season for this event, and has been focusing on perfecting her inverted tricks. After taking a two year hiatus from the contest scene, Torah Bright also made a return to the superpipe and noted that she was riding for her dear friend, Sarah Burke. Unfortunately Bright was unsuccessful in stomping any of her runs and winded up in seven place.
The first runs for all the ladies were a bit shaky, as the contest jitters were visibly affecting everyone. By the second and third runs, the ladies had settled down and began to break out the big guns.
In Elena Hight's second run, she spun a backside 9 into an alleyoop 5 that oozed style and was easily one of the best combos of the night. This run earned her a solid 83.66 which put her in first, until Kelly Clark dropped in for her second run.
Clark stomped a huge, smooth frontside 1080 that was easily the biggest trick of the night. She wooed the judges and the crowd with this massive spin and earned a 90.0, which propelled her into the coveted first place spot.
As the ladies dropped in for their third runs, each was trying to unseat the unbeatable Kelly Clark. The last to drop was Bleiler who rode her heart out, but was only able to post up a score of a 65.0 which was good enough for fourth place.
In the end, birthday girl, Hannah Teter took third, Elena Hight took second, and Kelly Clark nabbed her 13th win in a row with a score of 93.66
Following the contest Kelly said "I just take it one contest at a time, and the X Games is one contest that is always at the top of my list to win, and I'm just so grateful."
This year's women's snowboard pipe finals were easily the most progressive to date, as all of the riders were laying it on the line.
Thanks to a bevy of tricks including a switch double cork 1440 and a switch double misty 1260, Bobby Brown took the top spot in Ski Big Air at Winter X Games Aspen 2012.
Photo: Trevor Brown Jr./ESPN
Capping off night two of Winter X Games 16 was the women's snowboard superpipe finals. Seven of the world's best lady pipe riders duked it out under crystal clear, chilly skies in Aspen's pristine 22' U-tube. Each lady had three runs to stomp their best tricks on snowboarding's biggest stage. 
