Video Of The Week - Snowboarder Makes History At Winter X-Games

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23-year old Norwegien snowboarder Torstein Horgmo, made history on Friday night, after landing the first Big-Air triple cork in the 15-year history of the Winter X-Games. For those of you not familiar with snowboarding lingo, it means performing three 360° flips in mid-air, before making a perfect landing on the snow.

This is not the first time this amazing snowboarder has landed a Big-Air triple cork. In June 2010, he made headlines by becoming the first snowboarder to land one, whilst filming a commercial. However, the conditions then were ideal - It was a perfect sunny day, the ramp he pushed off from was longer and built specially to attempt a trick as big as this and, most important of all, the snowboarder was in perfect health.

Things were a little less ideal at the Winter Games venue in Aspen, Colorado, this Friday. Not only was the jump ramp much smaller allowing for less time to complete all three loops, but also, the landing was icy making it a little more dangerous. However, the biggest challenge was the snowboarder, who was competing with broken ribs! But, none of that seemed to matter!

While Torstein was happy to win the gold, he was not too thrilled at his own performance, which he thought wasn't as perfect or flawless as the one he had landed in June! Judging from the cheers and the fact the he impressed the judges enough to nail the gold medal, we beg to differ.

Resources: espn.go.com,theskichannel.com

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  • madison3over 13 years
    ha that was aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaazzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg i can't belive that amazing guy did that you rock dude
    • 555over 13 years
      so sick! awesome!
      • matt1over 13 years
        wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! icant believe he did a triple cork screw!!
        • bobover 13 years
          look at you jerjer hahahahahahahahhaha
          • jerjerover 13 years
            ya is that a beasst trick or wat
            • jere jerover 13 years
              thats such a beast trick
              • jere jerover 13 years
                scotty lago is way better but triple corc is the best
                • Coolover 13 years
                  So coooooooooooooooooooooool
                  • Dayneover 13 years
                    I LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE snowboarding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                    • jdhdkwnhcjover 13 years
                      rad dude awsome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! espesaily with recently borken ribs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!