As the X Games is gearing up to host top winter athletes in Aspen this weekend, the Colorado State Patrol is also planning DUI checkpoints in the same area.

Jeremy Bloom has a lot to learn as the new CEO of X Games, but with a veteran supporting cast around him, the nerves should be minimal.

Early in his tenure as the CEO of X Games, Jeremy Bloom is ready to show off some new tricks. Bloom and his charges have been preparing an "AI judge" powered by Google Cloud for the Superpipe competition at X Games Aspen on Jan.

Mac Forehand has a remarkable track record at the X Games, earning a medal every time he has competed, including a gold in Men's ski big air.

The X Games will experiment judging halfpipe runs this week in Aspen using artificial intelligence, the cutting-edge technology that could someday play a role in the way subjectively judged sports are scored.

"I think there's probably an opportunity for us to evolve the word 'action' into other things," he says. But first: Aspen next week!

An AI judge gets a tryout during the X Games this week in Aspen, Colorado. The experimental Google Cloud-based tech will judge snowboarding superpipe.

Extreme sports fans will travel to Aspen's Buttermilk Mountain to watch some of the world's best extreme athletes pull off breathtaking stunts. Here are a few things to know for those attending their first X games or some fresh info for X Games vets.

With X Games coming to Aspen this weekend, police, businesses, and hotels have their work cut out for them. The events, running Thursday through Saturday, will bring an influx of sponsors, spectators,

Once a matter of parody, artificial intelligence judging will make its snowsports debut in a few short days at the 2025 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, Snowboarder reports. X Games has partnered with Google Cloud to bring AI judging to SuperPipe competitions at this year's event.

Bloom also expanded on the details of the X Games League in our conversation. The new team format will launch in 2026, and will feature teams in eight cities. The points system is simple: podium finishes earn points.