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So I've compared the three pipe runs in the X-games

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Bo-
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1st: Tanner Hall
Cork 5 far left handed safety (?), Rightside flair safety, Cork 9 (don't know what grab. tail?), Alley oop flatspin 540 japan air, 1080 ironcross
Good: A lot of travel, Maintained good amp throughout the whole run, didn't bother with straight airs (this is just subjective for me), Perfect spins, no hand drag, did one unnatural spin
Not so good: he went high, but not super high, didn't really do any "supergrabs", the run wasn't as progressive as the other two.

2nd: Laurent Favre
alley oop japan air, cork 5 crossed true nose, kicked out uncrossed mute (a lil' crossed at the end), cork 7 reverse true tail (who the fuck says blunt), fakie 5 mutegrab, fakie cork 9.
Good: really high and alot of travel on the first hit, Alot of really good grabs, skied fakie!, awesome and innovative spinns, really progressive
Not so good: flailed a little on the first hit (but whatever), lost amp thowards the end of the run, straight air with a half-stretched grab (once again subjective for me), didn't tweak that far on the fakie 5 mute.

3rd: Simon Dumont
cork 5 truckdriver, rightside cork 5 reverse mute, Cork 9 (don't know what grab), Alley oop flatspin (cork?) 5 safety, cork 1080.
Good: the most awesome air I've ever seen followed up by the most awesome unnatural spin I've ever seen, Gigantic amplitude throughout the whole run, impossible grabs, good spins
Not so good:
Feb 2 2006 5:14AM
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Bo-
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^ oh yeah, laurent didn't go unnatural once.
Feb 2 2006 5:14AM
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Bo-
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wtf, the rest of my text disappeared
Feb 2 2006 5:16AM
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Bo-
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well then I'll just continue here:

Not so good (on simon): Landed far down on the alley oop 5, hand drag on the 1080 ironcross.

Conclusion: I probably missed alot of stuff but in my book simon is the winner.
Feb 2 2006 5:18AM
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beefbud
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every year around x-games a bunch of NS members turn into scientists analyzing ever aspect of skiing and then hating on judges like they've been int he game FO' 20 yurrrrs.
Feb 2 2006 5:22AM
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Petecanski
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Thats the X games for you. All they do is try to make everything super dramatic to get you pumped. (Show some commercials) and then show the run. I think that they were looking for Dumont to win, thats why they made him ski last (I think.) I think that the events are just a means for a product showoff.
Feb 2 2006 5:39AM
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Bo-
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^ well then smoke you blunt and say "one love"
Feb 2 2006 5:40AM
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skiierman
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GET OVER IT ALREADY!
Feb 2 2006 6:37AM
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KRASHED
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its been done, its been butcherd, and its been analized to DEATH. im sick of hearing about this judging shit.
Feb 2 2006 6:47AM
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lpskier5
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simon dumont is one of the chillest, ballsiest guys out there, he was in some ridiculous pain and still beat tanner (in my opinion), i would have liked to see him win
Feb 2 2006 6:58AM
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Dan-Man
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laurant should have won hands down. his stuff was so impressive and tech

unbeleivable
Feb 2 2006 7:09AM
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aznrida1080
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^ sooo tech and so sick. he was pushin skiin pipe towards snowboardin soon the back to back ten shall be stomped
Feb 2 2006 7:23AM
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Sexpert
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Tanner should've been 3rd. It's a toss-up between Favre and Dumont. Fakie in the pipe is sweet though.
Feb 2 2006 8:22AM
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andrewkane
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haha fakie who says that
Feb 2 2006 8:40AM
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Bo-
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^ people who know shit. I take it you say switch?
Feb 2 2006 10:36AM
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DynastarriderGP
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it would have been difficult to be a judge
Feb 2 2006 10:41AM
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bobdole
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fakie is a skateboard term when you turn your bodie the opposite way on your board and you do the trick on the nose of your board... switch is the opposite stance to which you normally are going
Feb 2 2006 10:44AM
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Bo-
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^ I know. But I find Fakie being the best term for skiing since it's the best appliable for going backward, since you're, like you said, standing backwards on the skateboard.

but fick it, it's been debated 1000 times before so I won't answer that subject in this thread.
Feb 2 2006 10:46AM
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bobdole
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yeah, ill let it die in this thread
Feb 2 2006 10:50AM
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A@ron
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simon should of won
Feb 2 2006 10:52AM
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andrewe447
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You have to remember though that dumont did that 540 at like 20 ft out of the park.
Feb 2 2006 11:00AM
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jonnydub
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Simon and Tanner's runs were pretty much the same. Tanner was smother on his 10 but Simon was consistantly bigger. Simon should have won
Feb 2 2006 11:04AM
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BK
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simon put his hand on his ski, not on teh ground
Feb 2 2006 11:08AM
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FUUUCK
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turoin shoulda been there, he would have showed you what fakie in the pipe looks like
Feb 2 2006 11:14AM
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cannonlover69
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simon won in my book
Feb 2 2006 11:18AM
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JahSpriggs
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Everyone, please give it up, its over
Feb 2 2006 11:19AM
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TimmyP
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i call it backwards
Feb 2 2006 11:49AM
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pwallstreet
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i saw it late so i only got to see Dumont and Hall and from my book Dumont kicked his ass. Much more steez.Tanner took it way to easy in the last run, i know he already won but he should have thrown down hard. disapointment.
Still a good show tho
Feb 2 2006 11:54AM
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dwalk
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DUMONT IS THE REAL WINNER
Feb 2 2006 11:59AM
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