The first full day of the 2015 Winter X Games commences Wednesday with qualifiers for three different snowboarding events and the elimination and final rounds for another.
Winter X Games 2015 live stream: Time, TV schedule, events and how to watch Day 1 online
Eyes across the winter sports world turn to Aspen on Thursday for this year’s version of the Winter X Games.
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The qualifying rounds for the Men’s, Women’s and Adaptive Snowboarder X events kick off the day, which begins at 1 p.m. ET. Later in the day, the Men’s Snowboard Superpipe elimination and finals take place.
Nate Holland is the favorite on the Men’s side of the Snowboarder X event. He has won seven gold medals in that competition at the X Games, including five straight from 2006-10. Lindsey Jacobellis, the Women’s favorite, has taken home eight Snowboarder X gold medals from the X Games and has also earned an Olympic silver in the event.
Event schedule (all times Eastern)
1 p.m. -- Men’s, Women’s and Adaptive Snowboarder X qualifying
2 p.m. -- Men’s Ski Slopestyle elimination
3:30 p.m. -- Mono Skier X final
5 p.m. -- Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding
8 p.m. -- Men’s Snowboard Superpipe elimination
9:15 p.m. -- Snowmobile Speed & Style quarterfinal, semifinal and final
9:45 p.m. -- Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe final
TV coverage
2-4:30 p.m. (ESPN3) -- Men’s Ski Slopestyle elimination, Mono Skier X final
8-9 p.m. (ESPN3) -- Men’s Snowboard Superpipe elimination, Snowmobile Speed & Style
9-11 p.m. (ESPN/WatchESPN) -- Men’s Snowboard Superpipe elimination and final; Snowmobile Speed & Style quarterfinal, semifinal and final
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