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marlin_102
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is this guy gonna get any credit for his good skiing? he came outta nowhere, and i have a feeling hes gonna stay at 'nowhere'. he needs some segments or atleast enter into some bigger competitions (only if hes any good at skiing other than pipe). if he is any good, he really needs some segments in videos. skiing needs a minority.
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Jul 10 2003 3:00PM
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SteveXs2
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This guy is super good in the pipe but you never know about his jibbing skills and whatnot. But yeah, his run in Global X was so sick, people thought his 720 was ugly but i like it.
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Jul 10 2003 3:02PM
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dr.awkward
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he is pretty big in japan
Jul 10 2003 3:07PM
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the japanese just dominate the vert scence.
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Jul 10 2003 3:19PM
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RideBLUNT
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umm, have u guys been to any 'big' comps, hes there. Here i'll name some, US OPEN past 2 years, XGames, past 2, and tons more, Huck Fest and shit. He's been around, and he's good at jib, but not that good.


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Jul 10 2003 3:38PM
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i didnt know there was even a ski scene in japan. i guess i was wrong.
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Jul 10 2003 3:38PM
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RideBLUNT
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there r too many snowlerbladers there tho, that's y they get no credit or recognition


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Jul 10 2003 3:40PM
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GrippinGs
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face it he's japenese...the only jap that i'v ever seen have segment in a movie was Shimo and even then it was in the randos sectione
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Jul 10 2003 3:41PM
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what does being japanese have to do with it?????



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Jul 10 2003 4:18PM
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SteveXs2
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^ the fact that he can't speak english and that he skis in japan.
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Jul 10 2003 5:03PM
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well that doesnt mean a thing......

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Jul 10 2003 5:06PM
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cause if he skis in japan...who will film him
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Jul 10 2003 5:28PM
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D-40
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acually it does because no body really skies over there so they wont see what japan has to offer. i bet there are a ton of really good jibbers over there they just dont have the sponsors or cant afford to ski in the states so they dont get the recognition. i think its real good for the sport that japan is finally getting looked at for a sport different than say gymnastics or baseball.
Jul 10 2003 5:30PM
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BrodyLeven
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skiing is huge in japan.
mike nick is like a god there.

they DO have sponsors and comps and terrain over there. stop being so self-absorbed in your country, they have a scene over there too, you egocentric bastards.


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Jul 10 2003 6:22PM
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tan
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yeah Mike Nick is HUUUUUGGGGGEE in Japan. Skiing is big over there, but its at its biggest here in North America


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Jul 10 2003 6:55PM
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ReggaeConcept
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^no shit. we have more money, mountains, and interest. skiing is big in japan, but not like it is here


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Jul 10 2003 7:11PM
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tan
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The japanese usually go crazy with their sports sometimes


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Jul 10 2003 8:38PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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japanese get excited easily it seems. Just watch MXC and you'll know what I'm talking about.

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Jul 10 2003 8:47PM
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marlin_102
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but whats the difference between japan and europe? a lot of europeans come to NA to ski, and now what these few japanese are huge, they can certainly afford to ski here. im sure salomon (or whoever his sponsors are) can get him to ski here. im not saying that its better over here, but he can make it into a lot of mainstream videos im sure.
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Jul 10 2003 9:02PM
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dwatson
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he definitely isnt as good as the other skier at world x, but coming from japan its pretty good



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Jul 10 2003 9:17PM
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mogulbarron
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you guys are so stupid shoya is so sickkk his fun at global x was the best run hhe was the best skier in that pipe on that day and thats wat counts that 540 tindy he did was sooooo stylie
and that alley oop flat spin was fukin huge
so stop raggin on the kid hes fukin sick
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Jul 10 2003 9:22PM
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he didget gold
Jul 10 2003 9:23PM
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yeah it was a good run, the reason you probably don't see him in movies is cause he hasnt hung around in the states or with any videographers that make movies we see
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Jul 10 2003 9:50PM
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tan
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i really didnt think it was that good, if tanner woulda stomped the 900 then he woulda won


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Jul 10 2003 10:11PM
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mogulbarron
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tanner didn't stomp that 900 instead he fucked up wat do u expect
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Jul 10 2003 10:13PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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tanner barely decked. He still had enough speed for the rest of his tricks. I think he had the best run. Shoya had 1 SICK trick. The others werent anything that amazing. I guess he deserved to medal but not win.

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Jul 10 2003 11:37PM
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marlin_102
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yea it seemed everyone was hitting the deck. nobody (except shoya) could put a full run together. thats primarily why shoya did better than the rest. (but u gotta admit that 'oop flat 5 was incredible.)
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Jul 10 2003 11:41PM
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lanks
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belan put a stylie run together...


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Jul 11 2003 12:12AM
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Ricker1
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I have to agree with the last few comments. There is no way that guy deserved to win. He had a few straight airs. one massive flat, and an OK 720. I think Belan's run spanked him and honestly Tanner's was there too.
I think part of it as well was Team USA had already won the overall comp. so why have that team keep running up the points.
Jul 11 2003 1:27AM
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Caden
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lol jon would have killed him if not for his little tummy problem, tanner could have, candide could have, etc etc.. i really don't think they all cared too much. i mean cr didn't go early to warm up, tanner was just sitin there thinkin he didnt have to try cause hes a cocky kid, and candide just decked first hit which was funny but unlucky.
Jul 11 2003 1:39AM
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petek
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shoya isnt as great as the ppl he was competing with, he just had more experience on terrible conditions. Shimo is more famous, he has segs in scandalous, and was beaten out of last years xqualies.


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Jul 11 2003 10:38AM
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ReggaeConcept
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what about candide. he decked hard, but got back up and still threw like 2 more flairs. he should have gotten a good score for getting back off his ass and still pulling some tricks. the alley oop flat 5 was sick, but everthing else was mediocre.


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Jul 11 2003 10:43AM
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ReggaeConcept
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its not like i could do it my self, but mediocre compared to what he was up against


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Jul 11 2003 10:44AM
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jono
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some of you guys are such dorks 'so and so would have won if he landed...', who the hell cares, it was a comp and the point of this was, they didnt. shoyu had a sick run, no argument
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Jul 11 2003 11:21AM
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shoya okazaki....more like shoya okaSUCKi

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Jul 11 2003 1:13PM
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jibrevolution
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The past month while I have been over here at hood I have seen about 5 different japanese people on skis, and it might have even been shoya but i dont know, they threw down though and went huge in the pipe, rev hip and everthing

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Jul 11 2003 1:18PM
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west
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other foreign skiers have made big in many other countries, and shown its very possible. if he consistantly performed at the level he did at global X prob. could be huge. the japanese people are notorious for being very good at what they do, and put out excellent effort, but are VERY un-original, and tend to stick to a very soild regimented routine. if he could show he's progressive he might be accepted as a big skier, i mean, freeskiing is based on originality (sp?) and personality........and as far as i can see he's shown neither





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Jul 11 2003 1:57PM
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dr.awkward
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^just like their cars^ ...but about shoya, when i was in whistler last summer him and this other jap where landing on the backside of the high north quarter pipe. Shoya was hicking above the cat track and tucking ALL THE WAY into the quarter pipe, he didn't even dump any speed (if you've been to whistler and sen how far that is you are prrobably peeing your pants). then he would do a monstrous flat 3 safety about 30 feet in the air above the deck and stomp it like it was nothing. this kid has a lot of skills, and also A LOT of guts. kinda like jon mcmurray just with squinty eyes.
Jul 11 2003 3:21PM
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mommy
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tanner was dqed for crying.

the china man certianly deserved to win.

amazing alleyoopflattyfive, yo.
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Jul 11 2003 6:17PM
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lewski16
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belanger's run was more technical and had more style. but whatever, who cares, the xgames dont mean shit
Jul 11 2003 8:02PM
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mommy
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x games mean everything.

the x games invented skiing.

without the x games, everybody would still be sledding.
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Jul 11 2003 9:36PM
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jibrevolution, the guy you saw in Hood is not shoya. i think his name is sekizuka.
shoya has been big for the past several years. if he was just-came-out-of-nowhere-guy, he wouldn't have been ridding the same skis cr was riding at the global X while shimo was riding regular 1080. part of the reason you guys do not know shoya well is that he was doing more mogul than freeriding.

Jul 12 2003 12:51AM
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ductapeboy
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what the hell is wrong with just rideing pipe? pipe is sick.


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Jul 12 2003 12:59AM
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TheProfitSkier
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we need all around skiers...like olson,hall and johnson
Jul 12 2003 10:49AM
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mommy
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and mike nick, the big mountain expert.
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Jul 12 2003 4:30PM
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jibben4aliven270
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i think in a few years skiing might go to specialties. look at snowboarding. ross powers and kier dilon specialise in vert. i wouldn't be suprised to see skiing go in that direction
Jul 12 2003 4:44PM
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ductapeboy
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yea man. whats wrong with specializing in one major aspect? like pipe is a big thing. I don't think that skiers take that shit seriously enough. yep.


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Jul 14 2003 1:28AM
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Balmdogg
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skiing in japan gets a fair bit of reconition. it had a segment in 13 and the game. maybe its gone quite in the past few years but then the red bull comp in europe got a bit of show this time round as it had been by passed a for a few years.






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Jul 14 2003 2:47AM
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lagwagon
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is he related to the dude that found the 'okazaki fragment' in protein synthesis? or DNA replication whatever it is?
It's scum like dspin7x and What_a_Wookie who define borders and races. Change your attitudes dudes.
Jul 14 2003 4:17AM
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Rogge
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in japan mike nick cant walk down the streets because hes like a national celebrtity...also Line sells more skiboards in Japan than all other twintip companys sell skis in the U.S....im not sure how true that is but this guy from Line told me at a demo one time


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Jul 14 2003 9:36AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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there was a pro golfer in some tournament on tv with the same name as shimo. I think they had the same name anyway. That would be sweet if he could be pro in both sports.

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