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X Games slope style

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bdowning
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this up and coming x games slope style should be out of this world. i could basically see it being a showdown between the level 1 boys with matchstick.  ofcourse the heavy hitters will be tj, tanner (possibly making a return), simon, colby and that crew. but what about walisch....the young guns on level 1 can really throw down and the tech and steeze they have on rails is absolutely insane. i cant wait to see what happens. anyone else have an opinion on this?
Oct 27 2008 3:23PM
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frstyl46skier
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showdowns dont usually involve that many people ha you basically just said its gunna be a showdown between basically everyone ha ha wat you shoulda said is "its going to be amazing...end of discussion"
Oct 27 2008 3:26PM
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anxju
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your icon gives me headaches
Oct 27 2008 3:27PM
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bdowning
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wallisch's style is unlike anyone else's in the game. my personal opinion
Oct 27 2008 3:29PM
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crankdatsoljaboy
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would be sick , BUT not everybody goes to xgames maing, like your talking about the level1 ''crew'' , thye are all sick skiers but theres only wallisch goin to xgames
Oct 27 2008 4:02PM
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Malcolm
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its going to be epic. thats for sure

Oct 27 2008 4:07PM
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Ham.and.Cheese
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I think its gonna be pretty sick seeing tanner back doing everything because his ankles are finally alowing him too. its gonna be sick
Oct 27 2008 4:13PM
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Ham.and.Cheese
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I think its gonna be pretty sick seeing tanner back doing everything because his ankles are finally alowing him too. its gonna be sick
Oct 27 2008 4:13PM
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Ham.and.Cheese
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I think its gonna be pretty sick seeing tanner back doing everything because his ankles are finally alowing him too. its gonna be sick
Oct 27 2008 4:14PM
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currentwestman
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Oct 27 2008 4:16PM
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Malcolm
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uh... i think his ankles have been fine for a while now

Oct 27 2008 4:16PM
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FUUUCK
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Rainville is going to isnt he?

not the best slopestyle skier but he makes it all look so easy.
Oct 27 2008 4:31PM
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jhackbeez
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is there an official list of invited athletes yet?
Oct 27 2008 4:36PM
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Aaaron.
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word.
too bad they never caught packed his boots full of dynamite
Oct 27 2008 4:38PM
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californiagrown
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how do we know that WAllisch is going.  he doesn't have the bigtime sponsers like everyone else
Oct 27 2008 4:38PM
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shithawks
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seriously......who gives a fuck. its skiing man its not that big a deal just shred and have fun. 
Oct 27 2008 4:40PM
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sick-as-aids
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my beats on jossi to take it out
Oct 27 2008 4:41PM
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Ben.
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wallisch is going?
Oct 27 2008 4:44PM
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i.ski.troll.
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what are you talking bout he doesnt have big time sponsers?

Oct 27 2008 4:49PM
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Ben.
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thats what i thought.
Oct 27 2008 4:52PM
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hellomynameisjef
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wallisch is the blatant choice for winning, he has so much steeze on rails and his jumps are amazing

Oct 27 2008 5:03PM
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huckaberry
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Ive been hearing that Henrik Harlaut is going. He probably has a big chance of winning if he goes.
Oct 27 2008 5:05PM
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i.ski.troll.
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thatd be so sick if hes going
Oct 27 2008 5:07PM
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drwclrk
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i thought it was going to be awesome regardless. i cant wait though.
Oct 27 2008 5:26PM
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scott-skis
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henrik better make it in that would be so sick
Oct 27 2008 5:41PM
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OneLove_skier
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ya good call it will be quite epic
Oct 27 2008 5:56PM
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PhilboydStudge
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ya haha. it just seems like yesterday when we heard cries of MY ANKLES ARE BROKEN!!!
Oct 27 2008 6:00PM
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86skier
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If they invite based on your different wins in comps, HH definetily has a bigger chance of getting an invite than Wallisch
Oct 27 2008 6:18PM
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jhackbeez
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style is like 30% of the xgames.  its all about tech of a trick, and the judges could care less on how someone keeps there hands at there sides.
Oct 27 2008 6:22PM
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WhoWantIt
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If henrik and wallisch both go, I think they will both make the podium no doubt but I think Henrik would finish higher because he would throw a steezy switch 14 on the booter, and the X games slopestyle is usually a spin to win contest.
Oct 27 2008 7:22PM
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dangerdad
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i personally dont think tanner will do that well. He is unbelievably sick but I dont think he is at the top of park riders anymore.
Oct 27 2008 7:25PM
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finnafuckyobitch
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2nd aspen open- i think thats pretty important cause its on the x games slopestyle course. Also hes been slayin the early season rail jams. It would be nice if he posted and told us whats up
Oct 27 2008 7:29PM
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bdowning
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not only does wallisch have better TECH then most of the big sponsor names in the sport right now, his grabs and STYLE is just as good if not better then most of them except maybe jossi and gagnier.
Oct 27 2008 7:36PM
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860
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if he went he would win
Oct 27 2008 8:02PM
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danbrown
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It's kind of unfortunate that the X-Games is based on competition results, because there are plenty of ams who could bring their A game on any given day and beat out any of the pro's. That being said, it would be pretty hard to make the x-games an "open" format because of the mass quantities of riders that would show up and try and make it. I don't really know where I was going with this post
Oct 27 2008 8:08PM
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IceCreamer
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he has as many if not more look on any companys website that hes sponsered by he has like 8 or 9
Oct 27 2008 9:00PM
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TheClap.
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t3dizzle got an invite
Oct 27 2008 9:02PM
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aidansheahan
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Us Open, but yeah I know what you mean
Oct 27 2008 9:30PM
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AndrewZ
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He really might do amazing though... when Tanner wants something he trains harder then anyone to get it. I really wouldn't be surprised if he blows us all away at the x-games.
Oct 27 2008 9:31PM
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95959
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Henrik would dominate slopestyle and big air, sw 14's all day
Oct 27 2008 9:31PM
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MC_POUTINE
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spin to win anyone?
Oct 27 2008 9:32PM
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IceCreamer
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yeah style isnt the biggest factor at x but im pullin for t wall
Oct 27 2008 10:21PM
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Blandct
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lol as lucas maggon said "uhh i dont huck.....but ill huck for money..... spin toooo winnn"
Oct 27 2008 10:34PM
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IceCreamer
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^ lol
Oct 27 2008 10:37PM
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Elg
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the people behind x-games should try to do something new this year, like changing the way they score people. It should not all be based on how hard the trick is, a hucked 14 doesn't look as good as a 7 with tons of style.

And even though the last years slopestyle was sick , i hope they do something completely new this year. Like add an element that hasn't been used before. and more rails and boxes, last year they only had two.

AND, they should let more people do the big air contest, 4 people like last year sucked...
Oct 27 2008 10:43PM
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futurespin
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First of all Tanner will do real good, he slays on jumps, and he is so consistant. Secondly it would be cool if the athelete selection commitee chose some of the up and comers who outski a lot of the older big name pros, ex. wallisch and henrik, but don't be surprised if they don't. Third, riders like rainville, pep, and mahre are fun to watch, but unless you are in aspen or have dish network you won't see their runs... That being said, lets hope they step up the size of the "money booter" and make it a legit 80-90ft kicker.
Oct 27 2008 11:02PM
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Ben.
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but generally speaking its more like 10s, with grabs, stomped. so technical, and with "steeze"
as for big air, i think it was sorta a test run last year, so maybe they will have more this year.
and as for more features, people are bored by rails, so i doubt they will add more.
Oct 27 2008 11:29PM
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H-Khan
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the night before the london freeze which happened this past weekend, some friends of mine who were competing on the sunday were walking down the road looking to buy some weed.

guess who they bump into? tanner hall! they ended up smoking with him for an hour or so and tanner was telling them about how he had got henrik into x games because he thinks he slays. seems like a really cool guy, super chilled. whether henrik competes or not remains to be seen, but tanner has got him in. x games is going to be siick
Oct 28 2008 12:39AM
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madsskaar
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woord! i cant wait to x-games! its gonna be so sick, and cant wait to see tanner back in slopestyle comps!
Oct 28 2008 6:45AM
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dangerdad
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word. that is the truth, but i just havent seen any evidence that he holds some of the tricks that the new kids have
Nov 8 2008 12:29PM
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OneLove_skier
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Bro shut the fuck up ur on NS to talk about skiing
Nov 8 2008 12:44PM
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