Experience Pays Off
Del Bosco Takes the Top Spot in Men’s Skier X
Chris Del Bosco, an eight-year Winter X Games veteran, relied on his experience and skill to take gold in Men’s Skier X at Winter X Games Aspen 2012.
“It’s amazing, this is my favorite event,” an excited Del Bosco said. “I have had an up and down season and this one was the big one on my list. So to come in and grab gold is pretty special.”
Del Bosco struggled at the start of the race but relied on his experience to move through the field and gain the top spot midway through. From there he held off his competitors and crossed the finish line with the field behind them.
The next competitor to cross the finish line was Solvenia’s Filip Flisar who won the first Winter X Games medal for his country.
Del Bosco’s Team Canada teammate Dave Duncan took the bronze
The X Course is approximately 4,060-feet long with an elevation of 8,700 feet and vertical drop of 690 feet. The X Course includes banked turns, gap jumps, berms, flat and steep sections and ends with a 65-foot jump. Athletes start simultaneously from a starting gate positioned on an incline and race side-by-side to the finish line.
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WINTER X GAMES ASPEN 2012
Winter X Games Aspen 2012 returns to Aspen/Snowmass, Colo., January 26-29, 2012, with live coverage on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. This year marks the 11th consecutive year the event is being held in Aspen and features more than 200 of the world’s best athletes in the sports of Skiing, Snowboarding and Snowmobile. In addition to 16 hours of live programing on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, more than nine hours of Winter X Games Aspen content will be offered on ESPN3 and 25 hours on ESPN 3D.
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