X Games Tignes, France. Vito’s victory marked the second consecutive gold for the United States. Kelly Clark won the women’s superpipe Wednesday, securing her second X Games gold of the year. Elena Hight earned a silver and 16-year-old Arielle Gold took the bronze.

Jamie Anderson, who entered the competition as the defending Tignes champion, finished runner-up behind Norway’s Silje Norendal in the women’s snowboard slopestyle final. David Wise also finished second in the men’s ski superpipe.

A 6-5 win over Russia in the final match of pool play Thursday enabled the United States to gain a berth in Friday’s tie-breaking round at the Titlis Glacier Mountain World Women’s Curling Championships in Latvia. The U.S. rink, captained by Olympian Erika Brown, was to play Russia or Switzerland in the tie-breaker. A21-23, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Troy Dumais, a bronze medalist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and younger brother Dwight Dumais combined to finish fifth in the 3-meter synchronized event last week in Beijing. They will compete again this weekend in the second leg of the FINA Diving World Series in Dubai. Troy Dumais also will compete in the individual 3-meter.

SHOOTING

ISSF World Cup, March 17-23, Acapulco, Mexico

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock will make his 2013 World Cup debut when the skeet shooting gets underway Friday at the first ISSF World Cup event in Acapulco, Mexico. The men’s and women’s skeet competition, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, is the final event of the Acapulco World Cup.

Earlier this week, Brian Burrows earned a silver medal in men’s trap.

TRACK AND FIELD

World