Ashleigh McIvor, the first Olympic ski cross gold medalist, is looking for a win at this weekend’s Winter X Games. She told us what it takes to race ski cross, how posing in a bikini boosted Lindsey Vonn’s image and why it’s important for racers to also ski powder.

Michelle Parker spoke to Jen Hudak, who won Friday night's Women's Superpipe Finals at the Winter X Games in Aspen, about how she gets ready for competition and what it's like riding a 22-foot pipe.

An inside look into the Oakley athlete mansion and a conversation with Tanner Hall.

The Winter X Games are happening this week in Aspen, Colorado, so we asked former X Games competitor Michelle Parker (who’s out for the season with a knee injury) to speak to a couple of this year’s Winter X hopefuls—including Kaya Turski, interviewed here. Michelle spoke to Kaya about her pre-competition rituals, what's on her iPod, and her 53-hour roadtrip from Montreal to Mammoth.

With the Winter X Games taking place this week in Aspen, Colorado, we asked former X Games competitor Michelle Parker (who’s currently out with a knee injury) to speak to a couple of this year’s Winter X hopefuls—including Meg Olenick, interviewed here—about what goes through their heads the night before competing, who their podium picks are, and if they have their runs already dialed.

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