Today ESPN announced the sponsors for X GAMES Aspen 2017, taking place at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen Snowmass, Colo., January 26-29, 2017, with live coverage on ESPN and ABC. GEICO joins the roster as the competition's music sponsor alongside returning official sponsors America's Navy, AT&T, Coors Light, GoPro, Harley-Davidson®, Jeep® brand, LifeProof and Monster Energy. Polaris returns as an additional sponsor.
The 2017 event will again feature ACTION SPORTS competitions, world-class musical performances and a festival village offering the most complete youth cultural experience for fans of all ages to enjoy. Serving as the title sponsor of the Men's Snowboard Big Air competition, America's Navy will bring an exciting array of attractions to X GAMES Aspen. During the event, fans will be able to meet real members of the Navy Special Operations team and check out their gear. The world-famous "Leap Frogs," the Navy's parachute team, is planning several jumps into a drop zone at the base of Buttermilk Mountain. The popular Warrior Challenge will again invite fans to compete in daily pull-up contests for the chance to win custom Navy X GAMES snowboards. Additionally, there will be opportunities to score autographs from Maggie Voisin and Bobby Brown at the Navy display. Finally, the brand will introduce its Virtual Reality experience where guests can complete an immersive VR mission driving a special warfare boat upriver to rescue a SEAL team. The digital technology is designed to transform and elevate the way people think about the Navy.X Games Aspen 2017 will feature 16 hours of extensive coverage and live content distributed on ESPN, ABC, WatchESPN, WatchABC and the ESPN App from January 26 - 29. An additional seven hours of competition will be carried exclusively on the X Games Youtube Channel and XGames.com. Extensive coverage will also feature across ESPN digital and social platforms, including XGames.com, the X GAMES Aspen App, and X GAMES on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and more.
Fans will have the opportunity to watch all the action, get an inside look at the event and establish a two-way conversation with ESPN X Games, athletes and other viewers.
The full initial list of invited athletes can be found on www.xgames.com. Additional information on all X GAMES Aspen events will be forthcoming on www.xgames.com for fans or on www.espnmediazone.com for media only. For photos please visit www.espnimages.com.
More details on tickets and full music and competition schedules are available at XGames.com/tickets. As always, general admission to the ACTION SPORTS competitions and festival villages is free to the public.
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