Who will win the X-games this year?

skyabamba · 2011-12-15 16:40:34

slope? pipe? what do you think?

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slope: tough call. i could see wallisch coming back though

pipe: 1st Roland, 2nd Yater-wallace. could see yater taking it though, hes been on fire lately

Dec 15 2011 4:44PM

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Pipe: Kevin Rolland

Slope: No idea. There are like 20 guys that could be serious contenders.

Dec 15 2011 4:44PM

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CaptainSlow

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Rolland definetly for pipe, idk for slope, so many good contenders

Dec 15 2011 4:45PM

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slope is literally anyone's game. There are probably 7-8 guys that could win. I'd say the usual suspects: Bob, Andreas, Tom, Russ, Jossi, Sammy for sure are top tier guys, but damn.....then you have Joss, Gus, McRae, Elias, Henrik, Alexis, Schlopy and a few more could easily podium and/or win.

pipe?

I'd say Rolland is clearly the guy to beat. His consistency and tech is pretty much on another level. Simon could win, Torin, Dorey......who knows.

If I'm forced to guess, here's my podiums:

slope:

Tom
Bob
Andreas/Jossi

pipe:

Dumont
Rolland
Tai

Dec 15 2011 4:46PM

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I think its time for Henrik to get that gold medal in X-games slopestyle... been a way to long wait for it already!

Dec 15 2011 4:57PM

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Dec 15 2011 7:56PM

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TITMAMA WALLPAPER BIATCH.

Dec 15 2011 7:57PM

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If Dorey can put down a clean run, he probably has it, he's got tricks that no one else has (his dub flat 7 is crazy).

Jossi is another sleeper on this one, he's finally (relatively) healthy, and has the style on tricks to get it done.

Dec 15 2011 8:12PM

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No question about big air?

What I hope:

Slope: McRae, that'd be sick

Pipe: Torin

As for big air, that's gonna be hard. I hope something new goes down though.

Dec 15 2011 8:15PM

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DUKES

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I'd love to see henrik take the win for slope

Dec 15 2011 8:16PM

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PJS.

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lol

Dec 15 2011 8:25PM

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Dec 15 2011 8:36PM

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i want mcrae in the halfpipe, he's crazy smooth

Dec 15 2011 9:25PM

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anashyo

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so good to see him slaying again!

Dec 15 2011 9:32PM

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Elmo.

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pipe: Yater

Slope: Andreas.

im going bold on the pipe but theres something about that kid

Dec 15 2011 9:36PM

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Dec 15 2011 9:40PM

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pipe= rolan, although i would really like to see david wise nail those back to back dub 16's and win cause i used to ski with him

slope= not really sure yet, but i really dont see tom making a comeback

Dec 15 2011 9:59PM

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colby west will win the x- games again

Dec 15 2011 10:02PM

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slope: casabon motherf*ckers

pipe: Perkins

Dec 15 2011 10:34PM

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but lets be realistic....

Dec 15 2011 10:40PM

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haha casabon cant win slope with the tricks he does. If he wants to win he will have to do a double.

Dec 15 2011 11:08PM

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slope: gus

pipe: torin

big air: henrik

Dec 15 2011 11:14PM

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schlopy bitches. hes gonna slay i feel like

Dec 15 2011 11:35PM

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I wonder why henrik even bothers entering big air, he must know that the judges want dubs, but evn though he has them, he throws bios and other shit. I understand how hes "doing his own thing" kinda, but its almost like he doesnt want to win.

Dec 15 2011 11:43PM

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No point in guessing

with that said, I think Dorey could take pipe. Rolland is a savage, though.

Slope: Roll some dice. Wallisch or Houle.

Dec 15 2011 11:47PM

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Heart

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sad but true. and he has nice dubs he could throw too

Dec 17 2011 1:29PM

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bumping this thread just to say that both my first place predictions were correct :O

Dec 18 2011 5:40PM

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Dew tour =\= x games

Dec 18 2011 9:20PM

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Pipe, rooting for big clean stylish tricks. Rolland' first two and fifth hit were rad, and he's got some down the pipe dub flat 9 thing I hear, though I prefer to see a banger run from someone like Wise, Riddle, or Torin and take down Kevin. So rad that Duncan keeps making podiums. Hope he makes a few more. Gus, Bobby and Wallich are my tops for slope gold followed by Schlop, Russ, hatveit, Sammy, Henrick, new kids, and I'm calling Cassabon sticks a dub and is therefor a dark horse. Big air is gonna be sick too. It all depends on the jump.

Dec 19 2011 12:20AM

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making a comeback from what?...He has a year plagued with injuries and a less than stellar comp season and everyone wants to say Wallisch is finished. You're high. If you don't think Wallisch has a solid chance to take gold in slope...well I don't know. His execution of tricks and landings are basically unmatched.

Dec 19 2011 12:37AM

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