All Images: Matt Power | Skiers: Colby Stevenson, Luca Harrington, Alex Hall
Day two of X Games Aspen 2026 was packed with heat. Skiers looking for pow at Aspen Snowmass were stoked with the impending storm, but riders on course were likely less hyped. Men's Slopestyle was delayed, and Women's Big Air was moved to Sunday. But when all was said and done, Men's Slopestyle and Men's Knuckle Huck went down in full force with one rider now tied for the most X Games ski medals on record. Read on to find out who jumped into the history books.
Below you'll find highlights, recap and podium results for each of the three events that went down on Saturday, January 24. Be sure to check out FREESKIER's full X Games Aspen 2026 preview to see which events are on deck for day three!
Men's Slopestyle
After a brief delay due to snow, Men's Slopestyle was a go with the return of the legendary chanel gap jump. The stacked roster included Tormod Frostad, Evan McEachran, Big Air champ Mac Forehand, Konnor Ralph, Luca Harrington, Colby Stevenson, Andri Ragettli, Birk Ruud, Alex Hall and Hunter Henderson. The snow paused just long enough for riders to take two runs on the course, doing battle on three rail features and three kickers. To say it was highly contested would be an understatement, with the top five riders all separated by 4.33 points or less.
Bronze was claimed by Alex Hall, who, according to Tom Wallisch, is the tallest man at X Games this year. The more you know! A Hall put together a classic run while trying to keep speed heading into the jumps, and finishing it off with a right-side double cork 9. The silver medal went to another familiar face, Colby Stevenson. His right four, front four out to end the rail section had the judges in awe. He managed to put down a switch right dub 10 over the gap jump despite riders struggling to maintain speed through that feature. But it wasn't enough to knock off the 2025 X Games Men's Slopestyle champ, Luca Harrington. The young kiwi came back ready to defend his title, scoring a 94.33 on his second run, capped off with a triple cork 1440, putting up the hands into a legendary claim as he skied into the corral.
PODIUM RESULTS
🥇 Luca Harrington
🥈 Colby Stevenson
🥉 Alex Hall
Men's Knuckle Huck
The crowd-pleaser of all events, Knuckle Huck, was a huge success under the lights. For other events on Saturday, speed was a huge factor as the fresh snow slowed down the inruns. We saw this in Men's Slopestyle, and it was a big factor in Women's Snowboard Big Air, with riders being pulled into the course by coaches to gain a little more momentum. But in Knuckle Huck, style rules all, and these riders had no problem going big.
Norway's Tormod Frostad snagged the bronze medal amongst a heavily stacked field, which included Daniel Bacher, Jesper Tjader, Juho Saastamoinen, Ed Therriault, Colby Stevenson, Alex Hall and Kuura Koivisto. Tormod opted for an absolute boost, going deep into the landing and putting himself high on the leaderboard. Stevenson was able to jump from fourth into second at the last minute with a nose butter dub 10 tail tap... we think. It's hard to label some of the creative tricks on the knuckle! But A Hall, after getting third in Slopestyle earlier, stole the show with what Tom Wallisch called "the longest grab in X Games history." Hall is now tied with Henrik Harlaut for the most X Games ski medals in history with 14.
PODIUM RESULTS
🥇 Alex Hall
🥈 Colby Stevenson
🥉 Tormod Frostad
