Event Will Also be Televised Live for the First Time on ESPN and ESPN 2
ESPN3.com will celebrate the second iteration of Winter X Games Europe by distributing 18.5 hours of live coverage March 16-18 from Tignes, France. The 24/7 live broadband sports network will stream complete coverage of all elimination events and finals. Additionally and for the first time, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise more than 13.5 live and tape-delayed hours of high-definition action in the United States. ESPN has again collaborated with CANAL + Networks (CANAL +, CANAL + SPORT, Sport +) to show the Winter X Games in France and French-speaking territories (Caribbean, French-speaking Africa) live or on delay. Additionally, Winter X Games Europe will be broadcast live in Norway and the United Kingdom.
Winter X Games Europe will welcome 150 world-class athletes competing in Snowboard and Skiing Slopestyle and SuperPipe events. Athletes participating in Winter X Games Europe 2011 include Olympians Torah Bright, Kelly Clark and Louie Vito; French athletes and previous Winter X Games medalists Xavier Bertoni and Kevin Rolland; Canadian skiing champion Sarah Burke; and British snowboarding icon Jenny Jones.
For the full telecast schedule and complete list of Winter X Games Europe athletes, log on to www.winterxgameseurope.com
*PLEASE NOTE: The schedule is subject to change.
Winter X Games Europe live on ESPN3.com
| Date | Time (ET) | Event |
| Tuesday, March 15 | 12 – 2 p.m. | Ski SuperPipe Men’s Elimination |
| Wednesday, March 16 | 5 – 7 a.m.8 – 9 a.m.1 – 2:30 p.m. | Ski Slopestyle Men’s EliminationSki Slopestyle Women’s FinalSki SuperPipe Men’s Final |
| Thursday, March 17 | 5 – 7 a.m.8:30 – 10 a.m.11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
1:30 – 3 p.m. |
Snowboard Slopestyle Men’s EliminationSki Slopestyle Men’s FinalSnowboard SuperPipe Women’s Final
Snowboard SuperPipe Men’s Elimination |
| Friday, March 18 | 6 – 7 a.m.8:30 – 10 a.m.11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
1 – 2:30 p.m. |
Snowboard Slopestyle Women’s FinalSnowboard Slopestyle Men’s FinalSki SuperPipe Women’s Final
Snowboard SuperPipe Men’s Final |
Together with CANAL + Networks (CANAL +, CANAL + SPORT, Sport +) and ESPN International, Winter X Games Europe will be broadcast live in France and distributed to 198 countries and territories worldwide.
About ESPN3.com
ESPN3.com is ESPN’s live sports broadband network, giving fans a 24/7 online destination that delivers thousands of live, global sports events annually. It is available at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or cable TV video subscription from an affiliated service provider, and is currently available in more than 65 million homes. It is available via dozens of affiliated service providers nationwide, including Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, Cox, Charter, Windstream, RCN, Insight, Frontier, Cavalier, Mediacom, Conway, Grande Communications and many more. It is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks.
-30-
Media Contacts:
ESPN X Games Alex Rozis, alex.a.rozis@espn.com, (415) 609-0749
CANAL + Events Agence Olivia Payerne, contact@agence-op.fr, +33 (0) 1 46 04 08 62
Tignes Resort Danièle Chaudan, dchaudan@tignes.net
Stéphanie Aillet, saillet@tignes.net, +33 (4) 79400311