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Jossi got semi-shafted

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alaskakid
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Now first off don't get me wrong, tom and alexis both put down sick sick runs. Toms run was sooooo smooth. But I think too many people have overlooked Jossi's - which consisted of a lip 2, 4 on 4 out, sw 9,  semi sketchy disaster 4 on, sick switch right 10 GRABBED, and a ridiculous sw double cork 10 with a nose mute. Ridiculous. I think this shoulda gotten first, over tom's run. No hate on tom though!

http://www.allisports.com/videos/freeski-slopestyle-mens-3rd-place-jossi-wells-toyota-championship
Feb 23 2009 10:19PM
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rYb
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dont get me wrong, im a huge jossi fan but...

that last bang by tom..... jesus's 2nd coming.
Feb 23 2009 10:20PM
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alaskakid
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Watch jossis double with a nose mute....still stomped as hell and a much harder trick....
Feb 23 2009 10:22PM
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rYb
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Yeah, thats true.

I really think that he only got lower cause the sketchy landing on the 3rd rail. When you compare that to a completely clean run like toms. That little thing probably cost him that.
Feb 23 2009 10:28PM
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sktrkdo7
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dood its the trick not the after bang. sad that skiing is coming to this
Feb 23 2009 10:31PM
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BWalmer
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No, I respectfully disagree. Tom's run was picture perfect flawless and filled with style. Jossi should not have won, the right man won that comp, however I agree that Jossi did get shafted, I think he should have won 2nd, although it was such a close comp that it's hard to say, I think that slip up on the disaster 4 cost him silver.
Feb 23 2009 10:31PM
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rYb
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Im not saying he won cause of that but, that made his last hit which is arguably the trick that is gonna stay in judges mind the most, stick out more. It was so cleanly landed, flawless.

 
Feb 23 2009 10:33PM
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hewy
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i starred at jossi's jacket instead of his skiing.

next years oakley?
Feb 23 2009 11:31PM
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908
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PK definitely got shafted 100000000x harder than jossi
Feb 23 2009 11:34PM
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Elg
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kid looked soo happy when he was taking his skis off!
Feb 23 2009 11:36PM
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GreenHorn
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anyone know where i can watch the dew tour?
Feb 23 2009 11:36PM
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djikstra
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the judges seemed very particular about hitting every feature. Tom got docked his first run for just missing the dub kink box. I think Jossi just barely tapping it was what set them apart both sick runs though
Feb 23 2009 11:38PM
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kylejames
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i saw the runs first hand there and toms looked way better in person than jossis. but they both threw down nice runs.
Feb 23 2009 11:38PM
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colin13
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ya he pretty much missed the 450 disaster and the lip 270 was a little bit sketch (didnt get completely over it). there was nothing wrong with toms run. if jossi had nailed the rails a bit more he wouldve won.
Feb 23 2009 11:39PM
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klimp
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yeah when every run is so good, very little things wind up making a huge difference, not saying judging is perfect, just when the competition is that tight, it's easy to have a small error really stand out
Feb 23 2009 11:49PM
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sick.
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Yea if jossi stuck the 450 clean and the lip 2 up the top would defiantly of been a silver or maybe gold for him. The standard of skiing was so high for the comp and the judges defiantly had to take note of every little mistake. Judging was good imo and Wallisch's run was perfectttt!
Feb 23 2009 11:56PM
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Blandct
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when doenst tom look happy...

dude always seems to have a smile on his face
Feb 24 2009 12:16AM
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Blandct
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ha my bad i thought you were talkin about tom....

and yea dude jossi looked stocked as hell...
Feb 24 2009 12:17AM
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Jamestown
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i stood next to him when he was talkin to his family/friends

and it is oakley
it matched his frogskins and his crowbars, so dope
Feb 24 2009 12:25AM
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skier_boy26
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jossi's rails were just kinda mediocre in my opinion, which didn't help complete the run with the badassery on the jumps below. Tom's run was crisp as hell, although the grab department was lackin on the sw right 10, but what the fuck ever - it was a filthy run.
Feb 24 2009 12:42AM
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Ryanvdonk
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though they didnt seem to care whether you hit rails or boxes, cause tom hit the box options on the down and dub kink. sammy could have been scored higher too, lip 4 onto the dfd rail, so sick.
Feb 24 2009 12:46AM
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JTK
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yeah there was a 20 point difference between toms first and 2nd runs, the only real difference was that aired down kink.

back to whether jossi got screwed or not, the top 5 could have been swapped around in any order and i wouldnt have complained much.  Jossi seemed stoked too, nearly a perfect run in the end.  It was just sick to watch that comp in HD on a saturday afternoon.
Feb 24 2009 12:53AM
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N_well23
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Yeah, it was so close. The only thing I didnt like about Tom's run was the very weak grab on his unnat switch 10. Other than that his run was perfect. I do like how the judges seem to be giving rails/boxes a lot more weight in total score than in past years.
Feb 24 2009 2:03AM
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