A day at the Winter X Games: Colten Moore crashes, wins gold medal, Tebows (video)

Hey, it is called snowmobile freestyle after all. It happened at the Winter X Games in Aspen, where Colten Moore attempted a 120-foot jump during his second run in Heat 1 of the elimination round, only to land without his sled. It was a horrific freefall, but he walked away from it and went on to win the gold medal in Snowmobile Freestyle. His brother Caleb took bronze.

And this being Colorado, Moore Tebowed following his victory, of course.

Check out these animated gifs of Moore’s crash.

Heath Frisby, the fourth rider in Thursday’s finals showdown, finished off the podium in fourth place with a fun run full of throwback tricks, seemingly content to focus on Sunday’s Snowmobile Best Trick competition; he’s a favorite to win it and rumors abound about what he has planned, but he and the other riders say they are trying to keep it under wraps.

“It’s going to be the sickest thing you’ve ever seen if he pulls it,” Parsons said, leaving it at that for the time being. The Snowmobile Best Trick contest will take place at 7 p.m. MT on Sunday.

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Colten Moore wins Freestyle [ESPN]