Double McTwist 1260 at X Games
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21-year old louri Podladtchikov from Zurich, also known as I-Pod, grabed gold for Switzerland in an incredible display in SuperPipe. 

And what an amazing, breath taking perfomance.

I-Pod became the second person ever to land a Double McTwist 1260 and scored a monsterous 98.0 grabbing the gold medal. 

There's only one other human on the planet who can land this and I think we all know who we are talking about.

The infamous and brilliant Shaun White, also kown as the the “Flying Tomato”, who is sadly missing the Winter X Games in Tignes.

I-Pod displays amazing skill in his winning run below:

He only learned how to do the Double McTwist 1260 a week and a half ago - awesome!

I-Pod is Russian-born, and represented Russia in the 2006 Olympics, but for 2010, he was on the Swiss Olympic Team.

Podladtchikov returned from Winter X Games 14 with a silver medal, a fourth place finish from the Olympics in Vancouver, and can now add gold to that list from his win today at Winter X Games Europe.

France’s Mathieu Crepel, who finished tenth at the Vancouver Olympics, was close behind to land the silver.
 
“The Double McTwist 1260 is a trick I started training for last week,” Podladtchikov said about a trick that won him the competition. “After the Olympics, I took one week off to rest, and started to practice the McTwist, so landing it tonight was a gift.”
 
Crepel was at the top of his progression in 2007 where he landed the first ever frontside 1260 in Big Air history, and he pulled it out again in tonight’s final.  USA’s Louie Vito took home the bronze with the first ever double cork 1080 done three times in a row.
 
“Being in my home country of France does add some pressure,” Crepel said about performing in France. “All the media and fans here in France has been amazing, and you want to do the best you can in front of them.”

Meanwhile, Jen Hudak, 23, from Aspen Colorado won gold in the women's SuperPipe with 91.66.

Jen Hudak, won her first X Games gold last month in her hometown of Aspen in Women’s Skiing SuperPipe.

Competing with a full international field in Tignes, France, Hudak led the pack from her first run through her third run. She was unstoppable.
 
“My win in Aspen was very emotional with all my family and friends surrounding me, and I seemed more nervous,” Hudak said about the difference between the wins in hometown of Aspen and now in France. “Both events were amazing, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
 
Hudak’s final score was seven points ahead of Canada’s Roz Groenewoud who previously won bronze at Winter X Games 14 in Aspen.

France added another medal to their count as Anais Caradeux of La Clusaz finished with a bronze bringing their total to three medals – gold and silver were won by Kevin Rolland and Xavier Bertoni on opening night.
 
In the eight-woman field, there were four different countries represented: Canada, France, Switzerland and USA. 

All of the women in the final had competed at Winter X Games before with a combined total of 12 Winter X Games medals between them. 

Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Finals results:
1. Iouri Podladtchikov 98.00
2. Mathieu Crepel 95.00
3. Louie Vito 92.33
4. Markus Malin 90.33
5. Aluan Ricciardi 88.66
6. Christian Haller 85.00
7. Luke Mitrani 82.33
8. J.J. Thomas 79.66

Women’s Skiing SuperPipe Finals results:
1. Jen Hudak             Aspen, Colo., USA                  91.66
2. Roz Groenewoud  Calgary, Alberta, Canada        84.66
3. Anais Caradeux     La Clusaz, France                   83.33
4. Virginie Faivre       Montreux, Switzerland             81.66
5. Dania Assaly         Edmonton, Alberta, Canada    78.33
6. Sarah Burke          Whistler, Canada                     76.00
7. Mirjam Jaege         Zurich, Switzerland                 74.00
8. Megan Gunning     Calgary, Alberta, Canada        61.66

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