X Games will be moving to a global, team-based format in 2026, according to an announcement on Tuesday, June 13. The shift is a change from its current event model, which features two domestic events.
Close to two decades ago, Red Gerard sat in front of his family’s television in Rocky River, Ohio and watched the Winter X Games, mouth agape, taking in one of the first professional snowboard competitions.
Two Summit-based snowboarders punched their tickets to finals on Day 3 of competition at the 2024 Laax Open in Switzerland on Friday, Jan. 19. Men’s snowboard slopestyle semi-final Silverthorne’s Red Gerard made his third-consecutive final.
After waiting an extra day to start competing at his first Laax Open due to inclement weather, Summit’s Jay Riccomini got his chance to shine on Thursday, Jan. 18, in Switzerland. Riccomini, who is transgender.
After beginning the winter competition season on U.S. soil at Copper Mountain Resort last month, Summit County’s large swath of professional snowboarders and skiers returned from the holiday break and took to the slopes at.