X Faces: A look at the athletes who made up X Games Aspen 2020
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Alex Ferreira after winning gold for the second year in a row in X Games men’s ski superpipe final on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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Kelly Sildaru stands at the bottom of the slopestyle course after winning the women’s ski final on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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X Games rookie Brendan MacKay after taking home the bronze medal from the men’s ski superpipe final on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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X Games gold medalist Jamie Anderson gives an interview after the women’s snowboard slopestyle final on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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Aaron Blunck after taking home the silver medal from the men’s ski superpipe final on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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X Games skier Maggie Voisin stands at the bottom of the slopestyle course after finishing with a bronze medal in the women’s ski final on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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X Games rookie Colby Stevenson before getting the Best in Snow award on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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X Games skier Birk Irving stands at the base of the superpipe after Friday’s eliminations.
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X Games skier Sarah Hoefflin stands at the bottom of the slopestyle course after getting second in the women’s ski final on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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X Games skier Mathilde Gremaud stands at the bottom of the slopestyle course after finishing in fifth place at the women’s slopestyle final on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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X Games rookie Cassidy Jarrell smiles as he talks about his debut run after the men’s qualifying ski superpipe event on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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X Games skier Cassie Sharpe stands at the base of the superpipe after the women’s ski final. Sharpe finished third overall.
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Staff photographer Kelsey Brunner was behind the scenes all weekend to document the X Games Aspen 2020 edition.
Along the way, The Aspen Times photographer caught the faces of those who made up one of the bigger athlete lists. From skiers to boarders, Brunner focused in on their intense looks and signs of relief when they got to the bottom.
From teens to veteran riders, we take a look at the “Faces of X Games.”