The vision for X Games' future under new CEO Jeremy Bloom includes sports betting, AI judging, fantasy sports and the debut of its ambitious team-based X Games League.

Bloom also expanded on the details of the X Games League in our conversation. The new team format will launch in 2026, and will feature teams in eight cities. The points system is simple: podium finishes earn points.

"I think there's probably an opportunity for us to evolve the word 'action' into other things," he says. But first: Aspen next week!

Jeremy Bloom has a lot to learn as the new CEO of X Games, but with a veteran supporting cast around him, the nerves should be minimal.

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A new non-human judge will be joining staff at the Winter X Games in 2025. With AI continuing to grow, many believe it may be time to introduce artificial intel

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Early in his tenure as the CEO of X Games, Jeremy Bloom is ready to show off some new tricks. Bloom and his charges have been preparing an “AI judge” powered by Google Cloud for the Superpipe competition at X Games Aspen on Jan.

An AI judge gets a tryout during the X Games this week in Aspen, Colorado. The experimental Google Cloud-based tech will judge snowboarding superpipe.