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Thomas' McTwists topped out at about 15 feet above the deck, Travis Rice featured a rodeo and in his winning Slopestyle run, but it was year-old Shaun White who captured imaginations by taking silver in both disciplines.

Kelly Clark crushed women's SuperPipe, airing 10 feet above the deck and finished first with an enormous point margin over second place. She then went on to win the Winter Olympic gold medal that year as well.

Reggie Crist took Skier X gold a year after brother Zach did. Attendance over the four-day event increased by more than 12, from , with a total of 48, spectators. Shaun White linked a frontside to a Cab in SuperPipe and flashed a Cab melon grab in Slopestyle to win the gold medal in both competitions.

After a disappointing debut in , Skiing SuperPipe became a fan favorite as Candide Thovex used lofty s and an inverted to best Tanner Hall. Hall did go on to claim Slopestyle gold. The on-site spectator total of 66, was the highest in the event's three-year history. For the first time in X Games history, the event was telecast live on ESPN and ABC, and the average viewership for Winter X set an all-time record by exceeding the previous year's household average by 30 percent.. Fisher landed a for his win while Teter linked a McTwist to a and then took a victory lap wearing a bib and sports bra.

Relatively unheralded Canadian Michael Island confidently predicted in practice that he would foil Blair Morgan's bid for a SnoCross four-peat -- and he did just that, besting Tucker Hibbert as well. Mono Skier X is introduced as a demo event.

ESPN's four primetime telecasts earned a 0. On-site attendance also reached a record high with a total of 69, Finland's Antti Autti used back-to-back s for Snowboard SuperPipe gold; he became the first non-American to take the discipline.

Winter X Games 10 was held Jan. The on-site spectator total of 69, was the second-highest in the event's five-year history in Aspen and a 92 percent increase from the first Winter X Games in Aspen. On Nov. Snowmobile Freestyle featured 10 riders competing on the inaugural Winter X Games freestyle course. On Dec. Janna Meyen made Winter X history, and became the first athlete to four-peat.

Shaun White joined Meyen almost immediately when he also won Slopestyle gold. White used three s to add another SuperPipe title and then exploded into superstar status weeks later when he won the Winter Olympic gold. Winter X legend Blair Morgan tallied his fifth gold and eighth overall SnoCross medal when upstart Levi LaVallee -- who had an enormous lead -- crashed at the start of the final lap.

LaVallee recovered for silver, his second Winter X top-three. It was Morgan's final Winter X podium. Businesses that donate items to be entered into the volunteer raffle will gain exposure by having their company name included on the volunteer Web site and the on-site jumbotron at Winter X Games VIII.

All volunteers will have access to free apparel, sponsor goody bags, snacks and refreshments and will also receive an invitation to the private volunteer appreciation party.

Volunteers must be 18 years of age by January 20, All applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. ESPN, best known for its hour sports and sports news broadcasts, first developed its X Games franchise in Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality, locally relevant journalism. Known for his finesse on jumps and innovative rail skills, the Slopestyle gold medalist even made the dean's list twice at the University of Utah while competing.

Wallisch has produced some of the most popular ski flicks of his generation including the Wallisch Project made in conjunction with ESPN in Sweden's Henrik Harlaut wins over the fans wherever he goes whether he's touring small ski resorts or competing in city big airs. A gifted jumper with unmatched creativity, he's earned four Big Air gold medals at X Games -- the most gold of any male skier in a single discipline. Known for his nose-butter take offs, Harlaut is no slouch on the Slopestyle course either.

He has X Games silver from and is a two-time winner of the Dew Tour and There is perhaps no skier that has integrated his park skills into the backcountry better than Sammy Carlson. The Oregon native captured four Slopestyle medals at X Games, including gold in , before walking away from competition to focus on filming.

While a bit of a gamble at the time, it was soon apparent that Carlson's career was meant to go off-piste. When David Wise wins, everyone wins. So is his motto. Want another reason to cheer for Wise? This family man -- wife is Alexandra and children are Nayeli daughter and Malachi son -- frequently does volunteer work overseas when he's not skiing. The first woman skier to win XG gold in a trick discipline , Grete Eliassen was at the forefront of the women's freeski movement.

From , she earned six medals between SuperPipe and Slopestyle. A former ski racer at the Europa Cup level, Eliassen is a great all-around skier who is also known for her jibbing exploits in the backcountry. Her ski film, "Say My Name," released in , was a major milestone for women skiers because it was produced by a woman Eliassen and featured all women skiers.

These days, Eliassen continues to champion women athletes as the president of the Women's Sports Foundation. Known for his awe-inspiring amplitude, he earned 8 medals in the discipline, including two gold.

X Games wasn't the only place where Simon soared. In , he set a world record when he boosted out of a custom built quarterpipe ft tall and ft wide and flew a breathtaking ft above the ground while throwing a cork One of the most respected ski mountaineers in the world, Aspen's Chris Davenport was the first person to ski all fifty-four of Colorado's 14,foot peaks in less than one year.

While he spends most of his time going uphill these days, that wasn't always the case. A former ski racer for the University of Colorado, Dav won some of the early extreme skiing contests and was regarded as one of the best big mountain skiers of his time.