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Skiboarding in the x-games

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Rocceral
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am i just imagining this or was ski boarding in the x games a long time ago? does anybody know
Nov 17 2007 9:02PM
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poofartpee
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I think it might have been but i cant confirm it...that would be so sad if it has been
Nov 17 2007 9:07PM
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MEGAZORD
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Originally it was Skiboarding only.
Nov 17 2007 9:08PM
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NowBetterTasting
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Yes, it most definitely was. (wow I feel old now that kids don't know this...)

also, the X-games were in vermont!! (omg!!)

One year they had triple big air, then they moved over to slopestyle, then it dissappeared forever.

here's a link for a look back... wow look who came in 13th :)

http://espn.go.com/extreme/winterx00/s/slopestyle0205.html

Nov 17 2007 9:09PM
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Rocceral
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so skiboarding was in the x games before skiing..wow thats a disgrace it was even in there..i was kinda hoping i was just fucked up and imaging shit, but i guess not
Nov 17 2007 9:10PM
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bdowning
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it was an event yes
Nov 17 2007 9:11PM
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poofartpee
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haha in the video the jumps look so small, 30ft the max
Nov 17 2007 9:13PM
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MEGAZORD
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There is sort of a timeline on the line website, considering they pretty much invented it.
Nov 17 2007 9:14PM
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colin13
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bahahaha eric pollard, what a dude
Nov 17 2007 9:14PM
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NowBetterTasting
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ETA till this thread turns into a skiboarding hate thread...


hate it, or love it... but some of the sports pioneers starting in skiboarding, so you should show it at least a little love.

Anyone remember X-treme snowshovel racing at X?  Now that was hilarious.
Nov 17 2007 9:14PM
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Rocceral
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i remember that..they also had downhill biking with the piranha lady and the sled things..i dunno what they were called
Nov 17 2007 9:19PM
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finnafuckyobitch
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also there was sledding on schovels.....what a joke
Nov 17 2007 9:22PM
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mike_e
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haha pollard
Nov 17 2007 9:57PM
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Rippy087
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiboarding
Nov 17 2007 10:11PM
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deezy.
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hahahah the vid is rediculous their like 'here he come WHOAAA nice 360'
Nov 17 2007 10:20PM
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XtRemE11
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what the fuck?????!!!  that video was hilarious, i cant believe they actually had skiboarding in the x games, and they were serious about it too!
Nov 17 2007 10:35PM
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Silence
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thats a classic by pollard haha
Nov 17 2007 10:47PM
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skierkid_92
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whats ski boarding....does it happen to be snowblading??
Nov 17 2007 10:58PM
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MEGAZORD
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snowlerblading
Nov 17 2007 10:59PM
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alev
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cough mike nick and iannick b cough....
 
PROOF:
 
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azcYmaxl1ws
Nov 17 2007 11:37PM
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alev
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edit: shit sorry, not xgames, but still a big event...in japan. oh well, no proof
Nov 17 2007 11:38PM
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Pippin
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wow thats really lame
Nov 17 2007 11:44PM
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Alex_G
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hahahahahahahahahaha pollard...

Nov 18 2007 12:38AM
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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best thing thye got rid of in the x games, was the down hill mtn biking on snow jsut cuz they ate shit everytime
Nov 18 2007 12:59AM
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Nico_G
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shovelracing was the most rediculous shit ever
Nov 18 2007 1:32AM
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jack.whelan
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my old maths teacher in switzerland used to skiboard. he was about 7 feet tall as well. and considering 6 foot of that was taken up by his legs, it was a funny sight to behold. day glow clothes an' all. he did use to do backies on his skiboard though. so we all loved him!

oh, he also used to practise cross country skiing in teh summer down the road with wheels on his skis wearing his goggles and hat even though it was 85 degrees!
Nov 18 2007 10:25AM
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Pippin
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agreed
Nov 18 2007 11:31AM
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steezerampage
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"When Nick fell during his last attempt, he was still in good shape -- only about six racers were left to try to top his high score. "

Haha, racers
Nov 18 2007 12:46PM
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flatspinner
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shoot, they had the X-Games at Crested Butte for two years in a row...how weird is that?
Nov 18 2007 5:07PM
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Fintendo
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Pollard? Skiboarding? I...I...feel weak...why....I don't know what to believe anymore!
Nov 18 2007 5:50PM
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CoachG
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its not a disgrace, it set the satge for bigger and better things.as gay as it was, it opened new doors in terms of freestyle skis and what can be done.
Nov 18 2007 6:33PM
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weedski
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bring it back that shit would be fun to watch...make the rookies on the pro team shred them shits in a comp
Nov 18 2007 6:39PM
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spliff.Life
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thatd be funny if they brought them back, but i bet if people tried they could throw some crazy stuff on them
Nov 18 2007 6:51PM
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EL_FINRE
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"watch me do a 360 degree rotation and not fall!!! my goodness this is so fun, im always gonna skiboard from now on!! woo hoo"

the typical skiboarder from what i've seen haha
Nov 18 2007 7:00PM
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snowboardersrule
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haha my friend was in that event. mt snow xgames, those were the days
Nov 18 2007 8:15PM
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threejay
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I remember skiing with iannic b, J Lev, and Mike the first day they were on skis...the good ol days when you would go days without seeing other twin tips...
Nov 18 2007 8:21PM
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rudeboy_87
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i cant believe this is such a surprise to everyone damn i feel old...
Nov 18 2007 8:31PM
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TheQuailman
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wow, eric pollard in the x games on skiboards, thats sick

I think like Seth Morrison and Shane McConkey use to do the skier X

How weird is that?

I don't think its a big deal freeskiing came from skiboarding.
Nov 18 2007 9:02PM
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tride
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No.  It didn't.  Although a few of the skiboarders did switch from blading to freeskiing. 

Freeskiing came from mogul skiers (douglas, cusson, auclair, dorion, thovex, mosely, schad, szocs, mcdonnell, raps, dybvig, dorion, regnier, hall, loubek, etc, etc, etc)
Nov 19 2007 1:49AM
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TechnoPotamus
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mike nick killin it on the skiboards haha

oh and does anybody remember nicky adams??
Nov 19 2007 1:56AM
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TheChef
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skiboarding is the shit, ya'll just too pussy to admit it. mogul skiing? haha!!! ohmigod! he just threw a 360 mute! give the muthafucka a gold medal.
Nov 19 2007 6:37AM
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Capurnicus
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Yeah that's definitely true, but skiboarding also influenced the sport as well...it was a funny time in freeskiing, haha. The dual influence of mogul skiing/skiboarding...priceless.

Nov 19 2007 7:14AM
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bsmith01
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Yeah me too man, I remember watching this on tv.  I also remember a big air comp on tv and they did some ridiculous spins for the time like I think at least a 1440.
Nov 19 2007 9:14AM
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STACKS
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It was definatly in the X-games hahahahaha i think it appeared in Creste Butte
Nov 19 2007 10:09AM
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brenker
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wtf is skiboarding
Nov 19 2007 3:28PM
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=Worf=
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yes it was. but in thwe past the xgames has also include sky boarding, freestyle bungee jumping, street luge down hill rollerblading, and i think maybee even full contact hacky sack haha any way what does it matter
Nov 19 2007 4:01PM
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Shorton
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Shittt , ericc came 13th, thats crazy he even competed
Nov 19 2007 4:20PM
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Tasche
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Can't knock it that bad pretty progressive stuff that people were not even thinking about in skiing.
Nov 19 2007 4:28PM
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bpalmer
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and from that you have to wonder where the fuck mikael deschenaux came from... the triple influence of moguls/skiboarding/...2pac?
Nov 19 2007 5:04PM
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Rich
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Exactly.  It seems ridiculous now but it's naive to deny that skiboarding didn't have a pretty big influence on freeskiing between 1995 and 2000.  In the 1998 winter x games, skiboarding featured in a slopestyle format, freeskiing (excluding skier x) didn't even feature in the x games until the following year, and then it was only in a Big Air format.  Things have come a long way in 10 years.
Nov 19 2007 5:49PM
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