Justin Hoyer teamed up with the AMSOIL/Scheuring Speed Sports team this fall to give him a more reliable sled during his Winter X Games competition. The sleds worked perfectly in Aspen and the defending gold medalist held up his end of the bargain during the opening night of competition on ESPN.
Hoyer was the top qualifier coming out of the first round of eliminations and backed it up with the top score after two rounds. Hoyer, who would flip his 500 pound snowmobile last in the Winter X Games final, needed to beat Daniel Bodin's 91.66 score for a shot at the gold. A small hand check on a no-handed landing might have cost Hoyer the gold, but his 91.00 run was enough for a second straight medal, this time the silver.
That was a battle," Hoyer said. "It was the hardest Winter X ever. We've come a long way and hopefully we can continue to grow. Next year I'm a little nervous though. It's going to get ugly. Real ugly."
Team AMSOIL gets another crack at gold tonight when Scheuring sends out AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series pro Willie Elam for the Snowmobile Speed and Style event. Tonight's final will air live on ESPN. Qualifying will be held throughout the day in Aspen.
Robbie Malinoski and Ross Martin will look for gold in Snocross on Sunday afternoon, while Hoyer will compete for the title of Best Trick on Sunday night. Both events air live on ESPN.
Until then, we'll see you at the races,
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