The Aspen Winter X Games are currently going on, and tonight was the snowboard halfpipe contest. Heavy snow forced the contest to be canceled only after one run, but Steamboat Springs native Matt Ladley won gold.

Now you're probably wondering why something like this would be on a Denver Broncos blog. Well, he did it while wearing an orange Peyton Manning jersey.

Matt Ladley wears Manning jersey to X Games gold in snow-shorted halfpipe finals: https://t.co/CfI4lABZTk pic.twitter.com/gsri9noWRJ — Denver Post Sports (@DPostSports) January 31, 2016

That's pretty cool.

The 24-year-old Ladley says he didn't live in Denver while John Elway was quarterbacking the Broncos, but calls Peyton Manning "my boy now".

"Dreaming about winning an X Games medal doesn't usually go this way," said Ladley, who wore a Peyton Manning jersey under his X Games bib to show his love for the Denver Broncos. "I didn't live in Denver when John Elway was playing, so Manning is my boy now."

A Denver Broncos win over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 would make Ladley's week even sweeter. Let's hope that our Broncos can come away with their own top prize next Sunday!