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Horrible X-Games announcers

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FerrisBueller
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Just terrible, i counted like 50 or so mess ups the entire x-games skiing competitions.

Are you guys with me on this?
Jan 31 2010 10:09PM
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Obie.
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^this,
Feb 1 2010 7:33AM
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sol.
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he was doing commentary for espn360.com, but only for women's pipe and women's slope and mens superpipe elims - all the stuff that wasn't on tv.  i think he really should have done the major events with mike douglas, because luke actually has a knowledge of skiing and is funnier
Feb 1 2010 8:41AM
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.catierob
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favorite part

"switch, thats skiing backwards folks"

they mustve said that a million times, pretty funny i thought

Feb 1 2010 11:32AM
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Furrer92
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This
Feb 1 2010 11:39AM
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joelle+cowbell
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or:
switch, like throwing a fastball with your opposite hand.

bahahaha
Feb 1 2010 11:52AM
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swanyd
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Mike Douglas is dopeand one of the best skiers ever.  Espn makes them explain everthing for non-skiers, not kids on ns'ers.  The broad cast is geared so fat guys on the couch can understand what is going on. 

Feb 1 2010 12:23PM
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Ben.
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right, how dare they explain terminology to the average joe. how dare they
Feb 1 2010 2:09PM
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Karma_Police
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I want the guy from last stop at dew tour who was calling buttering "english"
Feb 1 2010 2:33PM
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DaNinjew
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i completely agree
Feb 1 2010 3:09PM
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awsomebob69
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LVV = SOLUTION
Feb 1 2010 3:36PM
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danbrown
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go ring your neighbors doorbell and ask him if he knows what "skiing switch" entails. then shut the fuck up.
Feb 1 2010 3:39PM
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Che~
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the thing that pissed me off was how much they talked about Shaun White during the ski big air. quoting the announcer " there are over 10,000 people here tonight, and Shaun White hasn't even hit the pipe yet." They said that while they were showing the ski big air. Its as if they think that everyone is there to see Shaun.
Feb 1 2010 3:46PM
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coop-son
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right after TJ did his dub 16, "theres never been a 16 done in any competition."

pretty sure henrik did sw 16, in monster park. such bad announcing

Feb 1 2010 4:09PM
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ECfreeski3
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i think he meant double 16
Feb 1 2010 4:10PM
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coop-son
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right after TJ did his dub 16, "theres never been a 16 done in any competition."

pretty sure henrik did sw 16, in monster park. such bad announcing

Feb 1 2010 4:13PM
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mer-man
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somebody didnt love you as a child did they
Feb 1 2010 4:26PM
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rj.
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douglas and hall next year? i think yes.
Feb 1 2010 4:37PM
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skicowboy
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I respect MD and Uncle E because they are legends. MD is the godfather or freeskiing. BUT, they didn't do a good job. No one can argue that. And when everybody here saw X-games for the first time, they may have not known what "switch" was either. ESPN sees it as about catering to a bigger audience, and that sucks for us because it sounds so amateur. You get it all the time on the hill, hence the "Why are your skis turned up at both ends?" or similar questions you get on the lift.
Feb 1 2010 4:45PM
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fatherb
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i thought the announcers were fine. Mike douglas is legit, and the other guy seemed to mess up a bit, but is it really pronounced: andreas "hote-vite"? Maybe they are saying right, but i always said it "hat-vete"
Feb 1 2010 6:49PM
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ECfreeski3
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thinking a cork a misty or vice versa isnt that stupid. some misty/cork 7s really blur the lines. in fact look at some of mike d's in film segments and youll see that
Feb 1 2010 6:52PM
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p-fo
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the most common mistake that ive heard (also at dew) is the announcers consistently calling misty 450 off of cannon type features when its really rodeo or flatspin. if it was misty their head would go uphill not down and they would punch the midget
Feb 1 2010 6:53PM
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Noah_W
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I got really annoyed with the announcing. I know they kinda have to dumb it down for the rest of the world but still way to much. Made me want to hit the mute button
Feb 1 2010 6:54PM
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Ben.
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fail. when they flip off a box like hatveit did its misty. your head goes downhill because its a frontflip.
Feb 1 2010 7:04PM
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Vino
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+ Sarah = yes
Feb 1 2010 9:58PM
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