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		<title>X Games 15 &#8211; the pictures</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Italiano The X Games have come a long way since modified snow shovel racing and bungee jumping, but here at Winter X 15, the Games have finally found their groove and proven they&#8217;re here to stay with an all-time attendance record of 114,200 spectators over the course of the 4 day event. Here&#8217;s a quick [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">The X Games have come a long way since modified snow shovel racing and bungee jumping, but here at Winter X 15, the Games have finally found their groove and proven they&#8217;re here to stay with an all-time attendance record of 114,200 spectators over the course of the 4 day event. Here&#8217;s a quick recap of what went down in and around town during Winter X 15, and a look at the achievements of the Red Bull athletes</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111FS07.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4977" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111FS07-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="601" height="400" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111FS08.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4978" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111FS08-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="603" height="401" /></a></span></p>
<h5>[Photocredit: (c)Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool, Athlete: Bobby Brown]</h5>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;">In a carbon copy of the 2010 results, Kaya Turski again brought home gold and Grete Eliassen brought home bronze in the Women&#8217;s Skiing Slopestyle event. With access to sleds, a foam pit, and other resources provided by injured rider Levi Lavallee, Daniel Bodin broke his podium curse and won gold in the Snowmobile Freestyle final.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/260111SB04.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-4972" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/260111SB04-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="451" /></a> <a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/260111SM01.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-4973" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/260111SM01-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="451" /></a></span></p>
<h5>[Photocredit: (c)Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool, Athletes: Marko Grilc (left) and Daniel Bodin (right)]</h5>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;">After a brutal crash on his first run, Simon Dumont returned to post a leading score on Run #2, but in the end Dumont earned a bronze medal for his solid efforts in Men&#8217;s Skiing Superpipe finals.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/260111FS03.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4971" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/260111FS03-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="601" height="400" /></a></span></p>
<h5>[Photocredit: (c)Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool, Athlete: Elias Ambühl]</h5>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;">With two huge big air wins already this season, 18-year old upstart from Montreal Sebastien Toutant secured a silver medal in the Men&#8217;s Snowboard Big Air competition with tricks including a front 10 double cork.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/300111SB03.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4983" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/300111SB03-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="601" height="400" /></a></span></p>
<h5>[Photocredit: (c)Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool, Athlete: Athlete: Sebastien  Toutant]</h5>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;">Australian Russ Henshaw, who qualified first for the Slopestyle finals, pulled out a silver medal in the Men&#8217;s Skiing Slopestyle finals with both left and rightside double cork 1260&#8242;s Reigning champ Bobby Brown grabbed the silver medal in the Skiing Big Air finals, an astounding feat considering he injured himself earlier in the day in the Slopestyle competition.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/270111FS03.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-4974" title="Athlete - Action" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/270111FS03-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="452" /> </a><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111FS06.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-4976" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111FS06-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="302" height="452" /></a></span></p>
<h5>[Photocredit: (c)Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool, Athletes: Grete  Eliassen (left) and Bobby Brown (right)]</h5>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;">With creative tricks in the rail section and both regular and switch spin combinations on the jumps, Finnish upstart Enni Rukajarvi rode away with a gold medal in the Women&#8217;s Snowboard Slopestyle finals, becoming the first Winter X rookie in 14 years to win this event.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/260111FS02.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4969" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/260111FS02-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="601" height="400" /></a></span></p>
<h5>[Photocredit: (c)Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool, Athlete: Elias Ambühl]</h5>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;">It was Canadian domination in the Men&#8217;s Snowboard Slopestyle competition as Sebastien Toutant and Mark McMorris stood side-by-side on the podium with gold and silver medals respectively.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111SB02.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-4979" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111SB02-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="449" /></a> <a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111SB05.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-4981" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111SB05-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="451" /></a></span></p>
<h5>[Photocredit: (c)Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool, Athlete: Athlete: Mark McMorris]</h5>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;">Sweden&#8217;s own Daniel Bodin claimed his second gold medal of the Games with a huge double grab backflip in the Snowmobile Best Trick competition.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/300111SB02.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4982" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/300111SB02-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="601" height="400" /></a></span></p>
<h5>[Photocredit: (c)Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool, Athlete: Enni Rukajärvi]</h5>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;">Shaun White wrapped up X Games 15 by making history once again, becoming the only person to ever win four consecutive gold medals in the Snowboard Superpipe.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/300111SB10.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-4984" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/300111SB10-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="452" /></a> <a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111SB04.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-4980" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111SB04-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="452" /></a></span></p>
<h5>[Photocredit: (c)Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool, Athletes: Shaun White (left), Enni Rukajärvi (right)]</h5>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;">Canadian Sebastien Toutant was also named the Jeep Men&#8217;s Athlete of the X Games, taking home a sweet brand new Jeep to go with his two medals.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111FS05.jpg" rel="lightbox[4965]"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4975" title="Winter X Games 15" src="http://www.candiesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/290111FS05-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="601" height="400" /></a></span></p>
<h5>[Photocredit: (c)Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool, Athlete: Russell Henshaw]</h5>
<p><em><span style="color: #ffffff;">Pictures: (c)Christian Pondella, courtesy of RedBull Photofiles</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color: #ffffff;">Story: courtesy of RedBull Photofiles.</span></em></p>
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