<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After debuting at <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/winter-x-games-aspen-2019" target="_blank">X Games Aspen 2019</a></strong>, Knuckle Huck will make its Norway debut in 2020. Instead of hitting the Big Air jump as they traditionally would, riders instead take off the knuckle (roll over) of the jump and huck their most unique and creative trick, finishing in the same landing area. Tickets are on sale <strong><a href="https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/627149" target="_blank">now at Ticketmaster</a></strong>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also announced today, <strong><a href="http://www.xgames.com/events/2020/norway/invitedathletes/" target="_blank">the first round of invited athletes</a></strong> to <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/x-games-norway-2020" target="_blank">X Games Norway 2020</a></strong> received their invites to compete. This includes Canadian <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/maxence-parrot" target="_blank">Max Parrot</a></strong>, who earned an emotional comeback Snowboard Big Air gold at <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/x-games-norway-2019" target="_blank">X Games Norway in August</a></strong> after completing cancer treatment, three-time and back-to-back defending Snowboard Big Air gold medalist <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/anna-gasser" target="_blank">Anna Gasser</a></strong> of Austria and 11-time X Games Ski medalist, Sweden’s <strong>Henrik Harlaut</strong>. Many of the top invited athletes will compete for home country of Norway, with <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/stale-sandbech" target="_blank">Ståle Sandbech</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/Marcus-Kleveland" target="_blank">Marcus Kleveland</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/silje-norendal" target="_blank">Silje Norendal</a></strong>, <strong>Birk Ruud, Øystein Bråten</strong> and <strong>Johanne Killi </strong>receiving invites today. The full list of athletes can be found on <strong><a href="http://www.xgames.com/Norway/" target="_blank">XGames.com</a></strong>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Bringing X Games back to Norway for a fifth-straight year really speaks to the passion and appetite of action sports fans in Norway and the hard work of our local organizers and supporters,” said Tim Reed, vice president of X Games. “We’re excited to watch the world’s best continue to push the limits next year in Hafjell.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“I lost last season to injury, so I am very motivated to compete again,” said five-time X Games medalist <strong>Marcus Kleveland</strong> who is from nearby Dombås, Norway. “X Games back home in Norway is the season highlight for me.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In addition to local Norwegian broadcasts and ESPN’s U.S. media, X Games Norway 2020 competitions will be televised on ESPN networks around the world and distributed via other international media outlets and local television broadcasters in various markets.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tickets for X Games Norway are now available for purchase on Ticketmaster. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Additional information on all X Games Norway events will be forthcoming on <strong><a href="http://www.xgames.com/" target="_blank">XGames.com</a>. Follow X Games on <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/xgamesnorway/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></strong> page, <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/xgamesnorway/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></strong> or <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/XGames/videos" target="_blank">YouTube</a></strong> channel.</strong></div>