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Omg someone actually hit a rail at X

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hemlockjibber8
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thank you colby for hitting a rail and realizing boxes are for the kiddy park at your friendly neighbour ski hill, not the X games. oh ya and for not doing quadruple switch ups all the way down the hill.
Jan 29 2007 12:18PM
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i0z
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i think the boxes are cool.....all the snowborders hit the rails and .... dont do anything... they can do much cooler things on the boxes
Jan 29 2007 12:23PM
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futurespin
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hatviets urban 270 on pretzel 270 out on the 1st box beats every rail trick at x.
Jan 29 2007 12:25PM
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JGP.
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yea! he was going soooo slow too, i thought he was gonna fall. candides sw 630 was sick though...
Jan 29 2007 1:56PM
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stylishskier
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candides 630 was hucked and sketchy, its a wicked gnarly trick that takes huge cahones, but he's done better... hatveit was throwing ill shit during the whole games
Jan 29 2007 2:10PM
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*DrewT*
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Boxes aren't so bad in a competition. You can do more technical tricks more consistantly on them, if there where no boxes we would have seen the exact same stuff over and over thus making it like last years Xgames big air
Jan 29 2007 2:14PM
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LoLo913
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yea this was def colby's break out contest. way to go from him, east coast represent!
Jan 29 2007 2:16PM
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Rez4frederick
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dude, watch his 630 on again, its not hucked and sketchy, its smooth and steezy noob.
Jan 29 2007 2:44PM
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617freeskier
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^ agreed.



sammy was totally killin it on the boxes i liked his 360 switch up pretz 270 out on the trap box.
Jan 29 2007 2:51PM
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617jibber
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hatviet went for 810 on but missed
Jan 29 2007 2:52PM
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SeanB
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I can kind of respect both sides of this argument, I too would have loved to see more skiers actually hit the rails instead of the boxes but in a contest where the slightest mistake (despite attempted sweetness) means a rider has virtually no chance of scoring well regardless of how sick the rest of their run is it's not really all that surprising that many riders opted to steer clear of the rails. Perhaps if there were all rails and no boxes so riders had no choice but to hit them we would get to see who is truly the most well rounded skier insofar as ability and style on both jumps and rails.
Jan 29 2007 2:54PM
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MALONE
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fuck colby, ganier did switch hard way blind 2 out.
Jan 29 2007 3:15PM
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crunkasfuck
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i like a box every now and then! but i do agree somewhat
Jan 29 2007 3:19PM
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Ahmets_Brother
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wheer can i watch peoples runs that didnt place?
Jan 29 2007 3:38PM
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attitashfreestyle29
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yeah that was cool he just did a 9 over the box
Jan 29 2007 3:57PM
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Mattman
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FUck NO, that shit was tight!
Jan 29 2007 4:03PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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Why don't the snowboarders do anything cool? Shaun White did a 270 or something and danny davis did a switchup on that first down rail, which was sick. Other than that it was pretty stock.
Jan 29 2007 4:27PM
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Static
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you should make a list of skiers you dislike.
Jan 29 2007 4:29PM
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kjfreerider
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what the fuck is a switch hard way blind 2 out?
Jan 29 2007 4:59PM
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KillerMonkey
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And those were all kinda sketch too
Jan 29 2007 5:33PM
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ESB
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he went switch on rotating away from the rail, not towards it, then did a blindside 270 out. Going switch on without doing a switch lipslide is really hard, which is why you hardly ever see people doing it.
Jan 29 2007 5:57PM
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alexL
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it sounds like a mix of tricks from a few different sports
Jan 29 2007 5:57PM
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Galli
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hemlock jibber.....you lack knowledge.
Jan 29 2007 6:02PM
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FUUUCK
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sounds amazing, was it clean though?
Jan 29 2007 6:07PM
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futurespin
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coming in switch from the side and olling on with tails going over the rail first (instead of nose) to blind 270 out, and yes it was clean as fuck.
Jan 29 2007 6:22PM
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DynastarriderGP
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what were you watching he stomped it w/ steeze
Jan 29 2007 6:36PM
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ESB
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btw I agree with you entirely on this thread, hemlockjibber. Boxes don't belong on an X Games slopestyle course.
Jan 29 2007 6:37PM
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JahSpriggs
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yea, Your a faggot
Jan 29 2007 6:39PM
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Dan-Man
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the boxes look so fun I'd much rather hit a flat down box than those rails, there is so much more possibilites on the boxes, and its not always about how hard shit is the boxes prob are way more fun
Jan 29 2007 6:57PM
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HeathR
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I think they were worried aboout speed.
Jan 29 2007 7:02PM
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tSki
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ppl hit boxes cause they could do sicker tricks on them. double sw up 270 out. 360 sw up 270 out on the trap, those all would score much better than 270 out of the down rail and other tricks ppl were doing on them
Jan 29 2007 7:03PM
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ESB
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How are there more possibilities on boxes? You can spin or switch up on a rail just like on a box — it's just harder. Any one of those athletes can do multiple switch-ups on a box without a problem.

And sadly, the X Games isn't about fun, it's about who's prepared to lay down the best run and win a whole shitload of money for it. I'm sure those boxes are fun, but hey, 10-foot flat rails are fun too. That doesn't mean they should be on the X Games course.

By the way, I think the craziest rail trick of the Games might go to Spriggs... I heard he 630ed on to the rail before the final kicker.
Jan 29 2007 7:10PM
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MALONE
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Its not that i dislike Colby........ I dont think he deserves props without Charles getting some first.
Jan 29 2007 7:17PM
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Peter.
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ik i was like, wtf is he doing, stopping?
Jan 29 2007 7:26PM
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stylishskier
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I knew I'd get flamed for that comment, I actually didn't see his run on television but watched it a solid 10 times on expn and what I saw was this... Candide 630 to the last 2 feet of the box, barely landing on the box, holding it together and landing. I did go back and look again and one angle looks wayyyyyy smoother than the other, overall sick trick to throw in competition, just saying he's done better you know?
Jan 29 2007 11:46PM
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nitsua
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yea hes deffinetly done much better. but still a sw 630 is fucking sick.
Jan 29 2007 11:49PM
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Ben.
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see now i would consider that a lipslide cuz lip is when the end u pop wit goes over the rail. like in skateboading inf you nollie over its a nollie lip not nollie board
Jan 29 2007 11:51PM
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TimmyP
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i too would like to see more rails
Jan 29 2007 11:55PM
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skier_boy26
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yea he 630ed on, 270 out. It was clean. Personally, the way candide flowed his whole run together (aside from the fucking revert at the top) made it so appealing. His switch 630 linked his 9 to sw 10 nicely, so he maintained speed, didnt revert, and did something sick.

I don't think that it is a bad thing that there are boxes on the course, however, having a box option on every rail feature is kind of weak - almost dumbing down the course and giving it a larger margain for error. Sometimes it is nice to have purely a rail option, but variety is a delightful feature.
Jan 29 2007 11:57PM
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johnnypsunami
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okay I see both sides of the arguement here, as well as the obvious fact that rails are harder and more technical than boxes.

However, this IS the X-games, and this IS one of the only times that lots of people outside the sport get to see it. If everyone is doing the exact same shit on rails, even tho it might be harder, it does not look nearly as impressive to the average joe.

SURE the x-games shouldn't be about the average Joe, but it is, so deal with it. And besides, every snowboarder hit the rails and it was so fucking boring. Aside from Davis' run which was fucking dope.

The reality is that most pro's can't nail a 270 on to a down rail clean everytime. and for those who can then fantastic you should hit the rails and be rewarded for it. But for everyone else i would much rather see 360 switch-ups and switch 630's on. SO keep both boxes and rails in the comp. problem solved.
Jan 29 2007 11:59PM
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KjellEllefson
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i think spriggs 630 on 270 out is way sicker than doing the rail
Jan 30 2007 12:09AM
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hemlockjibber8
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for all the people saying you can just do more tricks on a box. no. you can do all the same tricks just easier. the key phrase here is easier. these are supposed to be the best skiers in the world. step it up or go home. practice. get techy. dont just bring the spin to win to boxes. if they practice those rails they will get very decent tricks regularly. i think the key is just not giving them the box option
Jan 30 2007 12:39AM
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MadSteezin
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go crawl in a hole and die! east coast SUCKS and doesnt have any snow!!! lol hahahaha!!!
Jan 30 2007 12:49AM
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[~_~]
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how dare you! hes the only east coaster I like!
Jan 30 2007 12:50AM
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Greenish
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if there were only rails no one would be throwing 360 switch upsd and double switch up to 270 out cus its too hard to stick everytime. everyone would have to be more conservative and it wouldn't be as fun to watch so then less people would watch and then skiing'd just get less airtime next year.

i like the box options. its much more entertaining
Jan 30 2007 1:28AM
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*DrewT*
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I can see exactly why people don't want boxes there and I kind of agree, but really we'd see so much less technical stuff geting thrown down if all there was is rails. And please don't just say they should practice more, they are practicing and don't have the time to practice getting 360 switch ups perfect on rails cause they've got tons of other stuff they have to work on too.
Jan 30 2007 2:15AM
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ESB
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Spriggs did 630 on 270 out on the rail... that's the point.
Jan 30 2007 4:12AM
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SIX
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holly shit, that's crazy.
Jan 30 2007 9:38AM
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skiierman
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Ah buh!? That is insane.
Jan 30 2007 10:11AM
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Treestman
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yep, it was sick
Jan 30 2007 11:27AM
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hemlockjibber8
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i cant wait for that day
Jan 30 2007 12:41PM
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