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The Official X-Games Pipe Finals Thread

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Rogge
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In order to keep multiple and similar threads from popping up, lets try to post thoughts, rants, and everything under the sun in here.

P.S. Schmuck sent me a text and he's wearing the Oakley North Carolina Blue jacket so if you see him, yell to all your friends you know that guy from the internet!

Good Luck to all the athletes and media representing tonight on E-S-P-N!

Jan 24 2008 8:21PM
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coop-son
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damnit
i created a thread by accident before seeing htis one

simons run was boosting
Jan 24 2008 11:12PM
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FUUUCK
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the judges did a decent job, except for Jossi, he got fucking robbed so bad. deserved an 88-90.
Jan 24 2008 11:12PM
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Sle
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How many times did the anouncers mention tanners name during the xgame broadcast. That was wack. I think sponsors and the network wanted tanner to get seven golds and the judging reflected that. Simon got robbed. again.
Jan 24 2008 11:12PM
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andy_boy
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Tanner's second run was absolutely perfect and definitely deserved the win, but holy fuck Simon impressed me on his last run, especially the solidly grabbed 1260. So satisfied, but bad on Tanner for lecturing Simon in front of the camera.
Jan 24 2008 11:12PM
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michelle
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lame.
Jan 24 2008 11:12PM
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eheath
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Some riders got jewed (not simon, he deserved 91) but tanner def dominated.
Jan 24 2008 11:12PM
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gnustreetfool
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2o feet out= boner
Jan 24 2008 11:12PM
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tha_CF
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tanner was the clear winner, dumont was sick forsure... but tanner super tech and smooth
Jan 24 2008 11:12PM
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casualfiasco
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Havnt seen enough props for my man COLBYYY
west showing us a podium in an event he rarely competes
yay baybe
Jan 24 2008 11:12PM
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hoodcrunk
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FUCK TANNER! simons last run was so sick!
Jan 24 2008 11:13PM
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A_T_K
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i actually agree with the judging, tanner killed it for sure. i dont think dumont got jipped, tanners run was just rediculous.
Jan 24 2008 11:13PM
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joly.sp
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tanner actually just had that much more than simon. deserved it for sure.
jossi was fing robbed
Jan 24 2008 11:13PM
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ScriptMedia
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21FT!!!!! fucking crazy simon!!!! Hayward by far the sickest 12 out there not grab but super steezy. congrats tanner.
Jan 24 2008 11:13PM
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JstHuckIt
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could anyone tell me what tanner threw?
Jan 24 2008 11:13PM
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jacobski
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All you kids hatin on T need to read this again.

Jan 24 2008 11:14PM
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ski_ENDUB
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Tanner was a total pro at the end of his run too, stoked to see skiing move forward (not just himself)
Jan 24 2008 11:14PM
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montanaskier
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glad to see simon earn his silver with that third run.  tanner said it best straight to simon at the bottom of the pipe, "get a couple more hits in there and spin both ways..."
i'd have placed 'em: tanner, simon, andreas, joss, colby
scoring was a terrible joke, shameful

Jan 24 2008 11:14PM
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nickmcnutt
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if i were to chose the results:
tanner
dumont
andreas
colby


judging seemed pretty on to me...
love it or hate it amplitude is and should be a pretty big factor in a run... but its not the whole thing. thats why tanner won
Jan 24 2008 11:14PM
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Silence
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haha the mods have ski gabber on lockdown - everything to do with robbings is getting deleted
Jan 24 2008 11:15PM
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drwclrk
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Dumonts run was DOPE. But nothing against Tanner. Both went out and straight up killed it, it was fun to watch, and each of 'em were going huge. All in all id say a good comp, even though I wanted Simon in the end...
Jan 24 2008 11:15PM
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Nicholas.
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i think tanner mostly got bood cause he didnt do anything cool on his victory lap, shoulda given em a show.
Jan 24 2008 11:15PM
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sk1er
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thats funny how tanner was coaching simon at the end
Jan 24 2008 11:15PM
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ButteredToast.
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Ah fuck. Wanted to see simon win it, but Tanner earned it.
Jan 24 2008 11:15PM
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Sholte
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yeah a bit of a jerk thing to do but wtf.
Jan 24 2008 11:16PM
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ScriptMedia
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simon should have taken it his last run was insane but tanner's was pretty dope. but what a gay thing to tell simon at the end. "all you need to do is spin the other way..." pretty gay on tanners part.
Jan 24 2008 11:16PM
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STAUSS
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Fuckin stoked on that. Tanner is in a league of his own.  sick for Colby, shit was pretty legit, even if jossi didnt make it.
Jan 24 2008 11:16PM
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chicken
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what place did Hayward get?
Jan 24 2008 11:16PM
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drwclrk
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yeah tanner should have thrown down there at the end. i cant blame him though, wouldnt want to pull a lindsay jacobellis and make himself look like an idiot.
Jan 24 2008 11:17PM
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jmason
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I had the volume turned down cuz I was talking to someboyd in the room... what did tanner do to simon at the bottom or something about lecturing or something?
Jan 24 2008 11:17PM
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Microcosm
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I wanted Jossi to do so much better.

"you are the best half pipe skier in the world, get a couple more hits in there and spin.. spin the other way" -Tanner to Dumont
Jan 24 2008 11:17PM
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Sle
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Yeah that was annoying
Jan 24 2008 11:17PM
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EMK
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wow! simons last run really impressed me compared to his other ones, it was actually worth the points it got. tanner was funny totally patronising him at the bottom, i doubt he even meant to.
Jan 24 2008 11:17PM
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borskee
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^^na man thats good advice its exactly why he lost and if he got at least one more hit in it would be dumont all the way
Jan 24 2008 11:17PM
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tecno_pro
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Yea, i agree, but i think Dumont deserved higher then a 91, his run was better then tanners 92.3 ... IMO
Jan 24 2008 11:18PM
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.makuma.
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i def agree with tanner being in a league of his own, but simons last run was very good and props to colby
Jan 24 2008 11:18PM
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A_Whelan
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That was sick.  Overall It was a really good comp.

Pros
Great sking all around by everyone, some great stuff was throw down.  The whiskey flip was insane, the 1260's as usual were ok and great variation from most riders.  Simons first run really surprised me, I thought he wasn't going to be able to get back into it and get a solid run but his last one was great.  20'8 out of the pipe? Huge.  I wanted Simon to win and was hoping to put the pressure on Tanner for a final run to make for some tense moments, but only a 91? Colby did awesome and so did Andreas and Pete. I thought Riddle would have done a bit better.
One of other great things was the fact Tanner mentioned the Olympics instead of throwin' down a crew symbol or some white wigger bullshit, great to see that.  It seems like he cleaned up his act and represents sking a bit better.

Cons
What Tanner said to Simon at the end, spin both ways and more hits.  Don't tell the man how to do it after you just placed over him.  That would be very annoying. 
Also the announcers were pretty bad, Jon and Shiller would have been really good at doing that and I think made it much more enjoyable.  Also the broadcasting had some weird times when the sound went crazy from different clips or just stopped totally.  I think during one of Riddles early runs there was no sound.

-aaron
Jan 24 2008 11:18PM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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haha i was they ONLY one to predict colby west to be third place in the predictions...ha....Admit though Jossi's run was not a 5th place run.....and Simon 21 FT thats big(just spin the other way and i woulda won a new pair of skis
Jan 24 2008 11:18PM
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salomoNShreder
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can the announcers be any gayer??

His SHOES?? are falling of???


Its a game of inches???
Jan 24 2008 11:18PM
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tjski
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word...dumont just didnt get tech enough..
Jan 24 2008 11:18PM
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papasteeze
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if simon had won with that run the shit storm would have never ended because pipe would just turn into who can boost the highest.  Tanner deserved the win..  II'm not sure that Simon should have placed second. his last run was a huge crowd pleaser, but so are backflip to the people riding the lifts.
Jan 24 2008 11:19PM
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Frza
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Yeah Tanner! Congrats, and fuck all of you haters.
Jan 24 2008 11:19PM
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jensen
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tanner took getting booed so well. that woulda been tough. still, his run was definitely better than simons.
Jan 24 2008 11:20PM
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EMK
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your right but i'm pretty sure he new it already. and it would make him feel really small.
Jan 24 2008 11:20PM
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dmc12380
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agreed

Jan 24 2008 11:20PM
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Avifarer
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have the final scores been posted?
Jan 24 2008 11:20PM
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kenevil
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  Tanner totally deserved to win, he spun both ways, and had a more tech run than simon.
Although Simons run was sick as fuck, he just needs to spin both ways and he would've had it. 
Jan 24 2008 11:20PM
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renoBC
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WOW absolute b.s., ya tanner can spin both ways but the dumont killed it... hands down!!! WTF
Jan 24 2008 11:21PM
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Sholte
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well it was a good comp.
Jan 24 2008 11:21PM
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Silence
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Tanner Deserved the Win

Simon didn't get robbed but he would obviously be disappointed

Jossi probably deserved a better score than 75 for his 3rd run, and Andreas was also a bit unlucky in his scoring.

On to Big Air.
Jan 24 2008 11:21PM
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lechef
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maybee it was gay, but true. tanners run was better than dumont, less amplitude but way more technical. dumont did half of the hit tanner did, and didnt spin the other way.  I though Jossi would have scored more on that last run...
Jan 24 2008 11:21PM
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