Almost a year ago, Caleb Moore was attempting a back flip in the snowmobile freestyle competition when the skis of his sled caught the lip of the landing area sending him flying and bringing the machine down over the top of him. After staying down for some time, Moore slowly walked his way off.

He was taken to the hospital to be treated for a concussion but it was later discovered Caleb had developed bleeding around his heart and was taken immediately in for surgery. A week later Caleb Moore died from the injuries he had sustained in the crash. This had been the first death in the 20 year history of the X Games.

Last night, in the same place where the crash occurred, Caleb's brother, Colten Moore, entered himself into the same freestyle event. In front of many of his friends, family, and community members from his hometown of Krum, Texas, Colten made them all proud.

Moore scored a 91.33 on his first run of the night and that was all he needed to bring home the gold.

This medal meant so much more than gold to Colten and his family. All the emotion was evident in the first run Moore produced. A trio of stunts and solid landings certainly prevailed Colten into the winners circle, but that wasn't the reason he rode for this gold.  

"This is the greatest moment ever, to be able to come back and ride for my brother," Colten told the reporter. "And not just for him, but with him, because I know he was out here with me all night. To be able to come out here and get gold is unbelievable. I just give it all to him. I know he was the one helping me do everything I was doing.”

It is amazing how when such tragedy occurs, time and time again we can look at sports and find such comfort. Last years X Games in Aspen proved to us the hazards these extreme sports can produce. Last nights X Games in Aspen proved to us how extraordinary and cultivating one moment can be. Time seemed to have stopped and all the suffering in the last year by the family, friends, and community of Caleb Moore seemed to all be lifted away by Colten's performance.

 Wade Moore, the father of both Caleb and Colten, said it best when he told the reporter, “He just wanted to ride...That's all he and his brother did, and they're still doing it together, I promise they are.”

A family and community crushed by the calamity that took place in this same arena a year ago, was brought back together last night by the power of sports.