X Games 2021 men’s ski slopestyle gold medalist Nick Goepper and his wife Lizzy Goepper share a moment after the finals at the base of the course at Buttermilk on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. “I’m on Cloud 9,” said Lizzy about her husband’s gold medal. “He’s worked so hard this year. He deserved this more than anyone I know.” (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Freestyle skier Nick Goepper practices on the second big jump on the slopestyle course before finals at X Games 2021 at Buttermilk on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Freestyle skier Nick Goepper stands at the bottom of the slopestyle course after taking gold in the men’s ski final at X Games 2021 at Buttermilk on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Alex Ferreira after winning gold for the second year in a row in X Games men’s ski superpipe final on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
X Games gold medalist Jamie Anderson gives an interview after the women’s snowboard slopestyle final on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Kelly Sildaru stands at the bottom of the slopestyle course after winning the women’s ski final on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
X Games Men’s Snowboard Superpipe returning gold medalist, Scotty James, claps hands with the crowd on the side of the feature during his last run on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. The X Games win gave him his tenth gold medal in a row. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)