As far as I am concerned the big venue for core riders in this sport would be the u.s. open. No hype all core riding. However the x-games seems to be giving the sport some much needed publicity, but is it the wrong publicity? If during the x-games they show old clips of moseley and he gets pre qualified for slopestlye and halfpipe is that really the publicity we want? THe x-games have a place in our sport but the ultimate venue for riders I think is the u.s. open. where it is a skiing only event that has halfpipe slopestyle and big air. This year in an effort to maintain the open's credibility as a main stream contest freeze has sold the video rights to TBS so hopefully the image that is portrayed to the naive public is not an image of moseley, it is the best damn riders in the world competing for the most prestigous win of the year.
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