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Australian snowboarder Scotty James, left, and Canadian snowmobile Brett Turcotte look at an X Games gold medal during a press conference at Buttermilk Mountain on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. It will be Turcotte’s first time competing in the X Games in five years.
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Snowmobile competitions are returning for the first time in five years to the X Games in Aspen. This is just one recent change to the quickly evolving games under CEO Jeremy Bloom. Other changes include ticketed events, AI judging, sports betting and an X Games League.
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