From Breakout Stars to Shocking Upsets: 5 Takeaways From the 2026 X Games

I'm not usually someone who will sit down to watch live sports, especially if it cuts into my ski time. However, this past weekend I found myself turning on the X Games intermittently to try and catch some of the ski events, and ended up watching a chunk of them and really enjoying it. 

After all, freeskiing is undeniably fun to watch, and both the men's and women's fields are absolutely stacked with talent right now. Between epic comeback stories like Gus Kenworthy and Nick Goepper and...