England's Jones has been winning snowboard contests for years, but it wasn't until a fourth-place finish at Winter X Games in 2008 that the shred world began to recognize. She started winning Winter X in 2009 and hasn't stopped. The level of competition has increased, but so has Jones' game. And she just keeps winning.

The sun came out, the course was dialed and the women of Snowboard Slopestyle finally had their time to shine Friday morning for finals.

Every girl on the podium today had a 7 in her run -- and not just a 7, but a stylish 7. "The girls have had 7s for a while, but grabbing and stomping is pretty new. For me, a 7 feels really slow now and I want to keep it going ... but with style," said today's silver medalist Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas, who has been competing in Winter X SuperPipe and Slopestyle since 2002 but has never landed in the top three.

Swiss rider and third-place finisher Sina Candrian attempted a 9 on her first run, but didn't quite have the speed to bring it around. "This is my first Winter X Games and ending up on the podium is great. It couldn't be better," she said. Candrian's run included a double grab back 3, front 5, Cab 5, back 3, front 360, 50/50 and front 720. She has landed front 9s previously, at the Chicken Jam and the European Open.


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It's been a long week for the all the riders in Tignes, with the marathon-length course going through multiple incarnations and the weather fluctuating daily. "In the beginning, I was terrified. I thought, 'I don't know enough tricks.' Now I like it, because it doesn't feel like a contest, it just flows. It was challenging, but a lot of fun," said Buaas.

"You could concentrate on riding rather than freaking out about speed," said Jenny Jones, who won her third straight Winter X gold medal today. "It's a shame that a lot of the top girls weren't able to ride. It makes for a better competition when you have Jamie [Anderson] and Sarka [Pancochova] and Janna [Meyen-Weatherby]. But there's nothing I can do about that," said Jones.

Anderson hurt herself in practice earlier in the week and Pancochova pulled out of finals, going in for an X-ray on her left foot Friday morning.

Jones' run featured a 5-0, front 3, back 3, front 5, Cab 5, 50/50 and front 7. She added a Cab 7 to the run in practice, but couldn't bring it together in her third run of finals.

If you're wondering where you'll find today's winners tonight, they'll be celebrating:

Candrian: "On the dance floor."
Buaas: "On a table."
Jones: "On the pole."

Here are the official results.

Jenny qualified in first place for the 6 women finals, which also saw the UK's Aimee Fuller in 9th place. Jenny then wen ton to win, dominating the event from start to finish. Well done to both of them.


Go Jenny

Women's Slopestyle - Final Result

1. Jenny Jones 92.33
2. Kjersti Oestgaard Buass 86.66
3. Sina Candrian 83.00
4. Spencer O'Brien 80.66
5. Silje Norendal 63.33
6. Charlotte van Gils 48.33
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9. Aimee Fuller 36.33


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