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Winning your own event??

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weedski
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what do you think of that?

Feb 26 2008 8:07PM
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ginty
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i have absoultly no clue what your talking about
Feb 26 2008 8:10PM
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FUUUCK
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If youre good enough to have your own event, why shouldn't you be aloud to win it?
Feb 26 2008 8:11PM
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three6steeze
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nothing wrong with it, its an open event that means anyone and everyone can compete. Simon of course competed and (hopefully) was not judged any differently then any of the competitors and if he laid down the best run then fuck it, he deserved to win his own comp.
Feb 26 2008 8:11PM
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GGreene
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does it really matter both jon and simon are both sick skiers and i respect them for what they are doing/done for the sport and the way they put together the NAO was so much sicker than the other open events
Feb 26 2008 8:12PM
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weedski
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simons best run was his fourth....outta three runs due to wind.

and the event woulda been sick no matter what, it was in the freeway.its always perfect.
Feb 26 2008 8:20PM
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YT.SKEEZE
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how can dumont not win pipe if tanners not competing?
Feb 26 2008 8:34PM
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Valind
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"It feels good to win," said Dumont, who worked closely with Jon Olsson, among others, to get the NAO off the ground. "I'm always here to win, but at the same time, it kind of bums we out to win my own event. ... I want to give all these other guys a chance to show what they have, but I think everybody did. I've never seen so much talent in my life."
Feb 26 2008 8:56PM
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Bepo
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Jon also won his own Invitational, JOI 2 years ago when he invented the kang flip.  I don't see a problem with it, as long as they're judged and treated the same as the other athletes
Feb 26 2008 8:58PM
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Silence
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As long as judges are impartial, there is no reason why not
Feb 26 2008 8:58PM
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Valind
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Yo I agree. 
Feb 26 2008 9:00PM
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ThaLetterM.
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i win all my own events.
Feb 26 2008 9:02PM
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Hairmetaler
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exactly
Feb 26 2008 9:04PM
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bp.lando
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exactly
Feb 26 2008 9:04PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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me too, just my events only have 1 skier and that person is also the judge...still feel acomplished though.
Feb 26 2008 9:30PM
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wintersway
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if this is just about simon winning the north american open, which is put on by him AND jon, why are you doing this? jon won the first joi, and simon won the pipe part of the comp he co hosted. i would think something major was up if simon was judging the pipe runs but he wasnt, and the judges weren't biased, so what is the point of starting to think that simon shouldn't be able to win at NAO.
Feb 26 2008 9:43PM
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weedski
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no hate.....just a ?
Feb 26 2008 9:46PM
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J-Wallz
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yah he helped put it together but it was called the NAO not the simon dumont open. so he should be able to compete.
Feb 26 2008 9:56PM
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wintersway
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sorry man, thought you were saying he shouldnt be able to or something.
Feb 26 2008 9:57PM
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huckaberry
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nothing wrong with it only if the judges dont know you
Feb 26 2008 10:10PM
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thatsG
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simon did not do anything to the pipe to make him go higher did he? the only difference between the NAO and the Xgames was simons name was not on the comp. what difference does it make?
Feb 26 2008 10:21PM
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mitchin
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usually if your good enough to have your own event you can win it
Feb 26 2008 11:23PM
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Tinga
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i have yet to compete in one of my own events.
Feb 26 2008 11:27PM
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sirskizalot
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me too
infact i have yet to have my own event
Feb 26 2008 11:48PM
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N.L.
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why would jon and simon put there name on an event that was going to happen. simon didnt change the pipe and jon didnt change the freeway. if anything, he pushed the lips inward, cause those jumps were gigantic, then all of a sudden tiny.

jacob and simon needed to get paid....and it happened.

Feb 27 2008 12:10PM
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Alex_G
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Whoever throws down the best run deserves to win the event.
Feb 27 2008 12:18PM
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weedski
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nice
Feb 29 2008 11:13PM
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-dAvE-
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if the judges didnt judge differently and were fair and iddnt favor any one.. i dont see why he wouldnt be aloud to win his own event...
Feb 29 2008 11:22PM
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fujarome
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didnt jon say a few years ago when he won that he didn't set out to win it,  but if it happened, oh well.

i've heard and read that over all the  point of the JOI and stuff like that is to have fun, throw down some huge tricks, and maybe try out some new stuff. it sounds like a  nice chill comp to just have a ton of fun.
Feb 29 2008 11:44PM
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saucer_boy_lives
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hey thread maker, best skier wins regardless if it was their event or not. oh thats right youre a dumbass i forgot. mad oopsies.
Mar 1 2008 1:30AM
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weedski
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hey back door boy.....its a question i didnt say they couldnt win....the best skiers always win you should just stick to your snolerbladin an you ll be fine..
Mar 1 2008 2:08AM
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