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X-Games Big Air predictions

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flatspinner
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How is should go down....

Jacob is gonna take it for his double cork 12.
Jon is gonna take second with a switch double
PK third with a double cork 10
Simon 4th with either double front knee grab/misty 10 high mute (I mean, does he throw anything else?)

Jon will win.
Simon will somehow take second again.
Jacob and PK will get the shaft
Jan 19 2009 8:49PM
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ajax
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uhh, didn't Jacob break his leg?
Jan 19 2009 8:51PM
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flatspinner
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cool story Hansel...

but seriously, did he?
Jan 19 2009 8:52PM
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joly.sp
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Tanner poaches the jump and wins with some crazy shit.

haha Pk will win I think, why wasn't Cosco invited? His dub cork 12 is so dope

Jan 19 2009 8:53PM
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Drail
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I don't know the list of athletes... is TJ in? if TJ is in, I'm going for TJ. the switch double 12 mute he did in France was sick!
Jan 19 2009 8:58PM
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el_chupacabra
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simon didnt take second last year he lost to jon and gagnier took 2nd
also wished they picked guys with some more unique tricks than simon (youre right about the sw 10's, its all he fucking throws in comps besides the no grab dub front)
Jan 19 2009 8:59PM
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Balto
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well henrik would win if he could do another sw 1620........ but did he even get invited?
Jan 19 2009 9:00PM
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ajax
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https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/news/news_id/2420/

yeah, it's towards the top of the page
Jan 19 2009 9:06PM
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IceCreamer
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mahre should poach it bust out a zero like in war
Jan 19 2009 9:08PM
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Shark.
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hahaah that woulld be dope!  
i just hope they dont do that retarded cell phone voting system though...cuz that was super weak
Jan 19 2009 9:16PM
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jfletcher
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henrik wins with a sw 16 /thread
Jan 19 2009 9:16PM
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ski-swagga
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ya if henrik was invited (idk the list) he probably should win with his switch 16, or maybe even his 14 if its stylish enough.
Jan 19 2009 9:22PM
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Klick_2_klaim
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DC is gonna suprise you all with the win.
Jan 19 2009 9:30PM
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JacheOReally
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I think scott vail might take it with a cased spread eagle

Jan 19 2009 9:34PM
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Alex_G
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overshot spread 18...
Jan 19 2009 9:39PM
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Cudder.
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tom wallisch.
Jan 19 2009 9:42PM
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pscull03
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pshhh let Henrik in

switch 1620 for gold.

Jan 19 2009 9:46PM
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Cudder.
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sw 16 my butthole let me see some proof
Jan 19 2009 9:46PM
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MANDER
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i think jon learned double corks. he might try that
Jan 19 2009 9:50PM
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YT.SKEEZE
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Ignorant fool

Type in Henrik Harlaut on YouTube.






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v22g85_ZG20
Jan 19 2009 9:54PM
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Cudder.
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haha i love hendrik harlaut but someone help i cant find the video
Jan 19 2009 10:10PM
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hellomynameisjef
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if he did the same sw 16 he did in that vid, i doubt it would win, i mean, yeah it was grabbed, for like a third of it. he was spinning to win, come on
Jan 19 2009 10:12PM
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Blandct
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there was only four invited athletes on the list from espn how dumb is that....

i beleive it was

jon
simon
pk
j. wester

not that cool if there will only be 4 competing athlese
Jan 19 2009 10:13PM
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el_chupacabra
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man i feel like the only one who watched big air last year,
there will only be 4 competing and they will go head to head in pairs and then the two winners from the two pairs will go head to head in the finals, winner is decided by one judge (mike douglas last year) and the people who text in their votes (together the people count as one vote) and then there is another judge if the two votes are split

also the athletes are the exact same this year with the exception of pk replacing gagnier proving once again that the people running x games know nothing about who really throws down except who gets the media more (come on simon dumont? nothing from the kid but he is definately not top 4 in terms of best single big air trick)
Jan 19 2009 10:59PM
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gaper174
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why isnt ganeir in it this year.. his switch 12 octo was doope last year
Jan 19 2009 11:03PM
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ECski
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Correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure he only did 10's last year. I could be wrong though
Jan 19 2009 11:27PM
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quebecfreestyler
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no offence to dumont but why would they invite invite when gagnier got better last year and dumont didnt win any big air this season?

hatveit
Jon
Gagnier
Pk
that would be a better list

you've got 4 guys who are gonna throw different tricks and  that could all take gold.
Jan 19 2009 11:31PM
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PhilboydStudge
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that sucks, but someone will have to replace jacob
Jan 19 2009 11:31PM
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steezerampage
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If Sammy has his double flat spin on lock its my favorite trick out there right now.  Too bad he is not a typical big air guy.
Jan 19 2009 11:51PM
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Wibbity_Wabs
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0 Americans, maybe they invited simon cause he was american? idk.
Jan 19 2009 11:57PM
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Deletedtoday
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pep will win it with a zero spin and landing in 4 feet of pow
Jan 20 2009 12:11AM
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Alex_G
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pk wins with dub cork 12 high mute stomped and afterbanged
Jan 20 2009 12:13AM
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cashdebt
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that appears when he takes off of the lip and dissapears when he wins the comp
Jan 20 2009 12:23AM
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dmc12380
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T Heeds gonna win with some steezy shit thrown down off the knuckle
Jan 20 2009 12:29AM
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flatspinner
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I know what you mean about Hatveit, he definitely should be competing in Big Air...but then again, he would also win because NOBODY has the bag of tricks that he does. he would probably do something sw right 14 opposite high mute or something ridiculous like that. He is a viking!

Simply put, Dumont should not be competing and I would wager than he got invited because of his nationality.
Jan 20 2009 12:30AM
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CFD
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look one post up
Jan 20 2009 12:38AM
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COskier
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People are giving Simon shit, but he had a very good showing at last years big air. I actually remember thinking he should go on instead of whomever it was that he faced. I'm sure he will do something good this year too. I know he does do dub fronts a lot and the mistys but hey even if he does, the crowd will like it and the most important thing about x-games is getting our sport the recognition it deserves.
Jan 20 2009 1:19AM
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Pwn.Mode
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bobby way doing switch misty 12's the otherday and he's got double game, idk why he's not on the invite list yet.
Jan 20 2009 5:10AM
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AKburns
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the movie "hotel for dogs" will sponsor the event and which ever athlete barks during the trick will win.
Jan 20 2009 5:38AM
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Silence
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Andreas ftw
Jan 20 2009 5:43AM
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manuel87
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no he did not. he wrote in his blog that he had sprained his calf muscle
Jan 20 2009 7:32AM
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heFF
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the x games big air is a fucking joke
Jan 20 2009 8:39AM
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heFF
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the x games big air is a fucking joke
Jan 20 2009 8:40AM
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laurence^
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yeziiiir
Jan 20 2009 9:15AM
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gaper174
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wait who did the switch 12 octo grabs last year.. Hateveit? or Ganerier?
Jan 20 2009 9:43AM
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clint
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Ya he only did  10's at the x games but was doing the octo grab 12's at the us open
Jan 20 2009 9:53AM
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AdiibA
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Jacob  IS  competing... i think
at least he didnt break his leg and is back skiing, but somehow his leg still hurts so i'm not 100% sure if hes gonna compete
Jan 20 2009 10:01AM
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ValPow
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Gagnier did the 12's

Andreas woul;d be dope if he was invited. unatty kang flip and a rightside sw 12 dub cork, winning runs in my eyes. Prob wasnt invited as he has a pretty damn good chance of winning slopestyle

Jan 20 2009 10:39AM
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CFD
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I wish they would make the big air into a real competition worth watching. Last year's was the most boring competition to watch. Four skiers? Hell, that's hardly even a comp.

Every skier threw the same trick over and over - Dumonts forward 10, Jon and Jacobs kang flips and Charles' switch 10 octos. It was like watching a broken DVD. Crowd was so un-pumped after watching the same shit over and over.

I never saw the TV footage but I'm sure it was equally boring. "So we saw Dumont with the forward 10 mute last run, let's see what we've got this run... Oh! A forward 10 mute! Dumont stepping it up for the crowd! Let's see if Jon can also show his versatility with another kangaroo japan.."
Jan 21 2009 6:49AM
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ajax
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I mostly agree, but last year on Jon's second run he did on of the dopest FLAT 5's I have ever seen. It was like double Japan, but one hand was grabbing nose, while the other grabbed Japan.
Jan 21 2009 9:48AM
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matthew.
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when is it on?
Jan 21 2009 10:04AM
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