The 2012 Winter X Games will return to Colorado’s Buttermilk Mountain for an 11th straight year on Thursday. Included among the athletes are some of the biggest names in extreme sports, including Shaun White, Kazuhiro Kokubo and Kelly Clark.
Winter X Games 2012: Preview, Schedule And Events
The 2012 Winter X Games will air live on the ESPN family of networks starting on Thursday.
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As this is a competition created by ESPN, all of the events will be broadcast on one of their many outlets. Most of the competition will air on ESPN3, but ESPN, ESPN2 and even ABC will cover much of it live as well.
Also of note, this is the first big event since the passing of freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who died from complications related to a crash during a training run.
2012 Winter X Games Schedule
| Thursday, January 26 | ||
| Time (ET) | Event | Venue |
| 12:30 p.m. | Men's Ski Slopestyle Elimination | Slopestyle |
| 3:30 p.m. | Women's Ski Slopestyle Final | Slopestyle |
| 5:30 p.m. | Snowboard Street Final | Street venue |
| 9:00 p.m. (ESPN) | Snowmobile Freestyle Final | Snowmobile |
| 9:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Men's Ski Slopestyle Final | Slopestyle |
| Friday, January 27 | ||
| Time (ET) | Event | Venue |
| 12:30 p.m. | Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Elimination | Slopestyle |
| 1:30 p.m. | Men's & Women's Skier X Qualifying | X Course |
| 3:30 p.m. | Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final | Slopestyle |
| 4 p.m. | Men's & Women's Snowboarder X Qualifying | X Course |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adaptive Snowboarder X Exhibition | X Course |
| 8:30 p.m. | Men's Ski SuperPipe Elimination | SuperPipe |
| 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Snowboard Big Air Final | Big Air |
| 10:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Women's Snowboard SuperPipe Final | SuperPipe |
| Saturday, January 28 | ||
| Time (ET) | Event | Venue |
| 11:30 a.m. | Mono Skier X Qualifying | X Course |
| 1 p.m. | Women's Ski SuperPipe Final | SuperPipe |
| 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) | Men's Ski SuperPipe Final | SuperPipe |
| 4 p.m. (ABC) | Men's & Women's Snowboarder X Final | X Course |
| 4:15 p.m. (ABC) | Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Elimination | X Course |
| 8:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Ski Big Air Final | Big Air |
| 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Final | Slopestyle |
| Sunday, January 29 | ||
| Time (ET) | Event | Venue |
| 2 p.m. (ESPN) | Men's & Women's Skier X Final | X Course |
| 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final | Slopestyle |
| 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Elimination | SuperPipe |
| 4:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Mono Skier X Final | X Course |
| 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Snowmobile Best Trick Final | Snowmobile |
| 9:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Final | SuperPipe |
*All events broadcast on ESPN3.com unless otherwise noted.
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