X Games Aspen 2022 Competition Kicks off in Primetime this Friday on ESPN
Trevor Kennison to Hit Big Air Jump Live Sunday on ABC
ESPN and ABC will showcase 13.5 hours of live competition, 7.5 additional hours will be streamed live on @XGames TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter and all 21 hours will be live via the ESPN App. Visit XGames.com for the full telecast schedule and how to watch information.
X Games Aspen begins Friday with five competition windows exclusively available via streaming on the @XGames social media and the ESPN App, before moving to ESPN for primetime coverage of the highly anticipated Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe and fan-favorite Snowboard Knuckle Huck competitions.
Saturday and Sunday host a full slate of X Games action with an ABC and ESPN window each day. Saturday begins on ABC as queen of X Games, Jamie Anderson, looks to defend her double golds in Jeep Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle and Pacifico Women’s Snowboard Big Air. Then evening coverage on ESPN focused on Men’s Snowboard and Ski Big Air contests. Sunday is all about Ski as the ABC window covers Jeep Men’s Ski Slopestyle during the day and ESPN’s evening coverage highlights Men’s Ski SuperPipe and Knuckle Huck.
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During the ABC window on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, adaptive skier Trevor Kennison will become the first adaptive athlete to hit the Big Air jump at X Games. Originally from Keene, New Hampshire, Kennison went viral as at the Kings and Queens of Corbet’s competition in 2019 when he won Rider’s Choice as the only adaptive athlete invited. Paralyzed in a snowboarding accident at 22 years old, Kennison began adaptive skiing in 2015 with support from the High Fives Foundation. He is now training for the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing and began hitting the backcountry on his sit ski in early 2020. A documentary film about Trevor’s life, Full Circle, is slated for release in fall 2022.
| DATE/TIME (ET) | NETWORK | COMPETITIONS |
| Friday, January 21 | ||
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | @XGames | Jeep Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | @XGames | Women’s Ski Big Air |
| 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. | @XGames | Special Olympics Unified Ski and Snowboard |
| 8 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | @XGames | Wendy’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck |
| 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. | @XGames | Women’s Ski SuperPipe |
| 10:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. | ESPN | Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe
Wendy’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck (Encore) |
| Saturday, January 22 | ||
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | @XGames | Jeep Women’s Ski Slopestyle |
| 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. | ABC | Jeep Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle
Jeep Women’s Ski Slopestyle (Encore) Pacifico Women’s Snowboard Big Air Women’s Ski Big Air (Encore) |
| 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. | @XGames | Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe |
| 8:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | @XGames | Men’s Ski Big Air |
| 10 p.m. – 11 p.m. | ESPN | Men’s Snowboard Big Air
Men’s Ski Big Air (Encore) |
| Sunday, January 23 | ||
| 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. | ABC | Jeep Men’s Ski Slopestyle
Women’s Ski SuperPipe (Encore) Trevor Kennison Big Air jump Jeep Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle (Encore) |
| 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | ESPN | Wendy’s Ski Knuckle Huck
Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe (Encore) Men’s Ski SuperPipe |
*All competitions will also be available on the ESPN App.
The full X Games Aspen 2022 schedule, current list of invited athletes, up-to-date tune-in information and other FAQs are available on xgames.com.
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Contact:
Grace Coryell ESPN, 213-405-4402, [email protected]
Danny Chi ESPN, 213-405-4400, [email protected]
