Big things happening for our boy Wallisch--like
claiming an X Games record score of 96.00 and his
first X Games Gold!

Big things happening for Tom Wallisch recently and it looks like it ain't stopping anytime soon. Wallisch set a new X Games record with his gold medal score of 96.00, his first Winter X medal in the skiing slopestyle final at Buttermilk Mountain. X Games rookie, Nick Goepper at 17-years-old turned heads with his second place 94.66 run just behind Wallisch for silver and Norway’s Andreas Håtveit claimed his third consecutive X Games Winter bronze.

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“This is amazing,” Wallisch said with a smile beaming across his face. “Under the lights in primetime and this crowd, it is amazing. I think it’s going to open the sport up to a bigger audience and make it just that much sicker to watch."

Highlights from his run included a wallride on the first feature name "Wall Street" that immediately stunned his competition which is exactly what he needed to do in order for Gold to be attainable.

“It is getting crazy and crazier,” added the native of Pittsburgh, Pa. “Everyone was doing perfect runs it was just a matter of trying to stand out some how.”

17-year old Winter X Games rookie Nick Goepper, who surprised many by being the top qualifier in the elimination round, finished just behind Wallisch with a score of 94.66 and the silver medal

"I've worked hard to get here,” Goepper said. “I'm just real stoked to be on the podium with Tom and Andreas (Håtveit). All these people, all the media, the biggest stage for us, it's awesome."

For the third-consecutive year, Norway’s Håtveit grabbed the bronze.

"Everything just fell together,” Håtveit said. “The first run a couple things to clean up, second run one thing to clean up, and last run was just as I wanted it. I skied better than ever."

The Slopestyle course is approximately 1,600-feet long with six features and a vertical drop of 280 feet. Skiers attempt multiple tricks throughout their run on specially designed jumps, rails, boxes and other obstacles. Judging is based on creativity, trick competitions and style. The competitors are ranked based on the best score of their three runs.