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X Games 1999 Vs X Games 2011

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Charles_Grant
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jKutcher
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Pretty insane how far we have come. Quality post.
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Charles_Grant
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Most ppl have seen these, but to me its insane how much things have progressed! especially after not watching much skiing the last few years.

I remember running outside after watching Cusson's switch 7, building a 2 ft jump and trying to hit it backwards all day on dynastar assults (old school mogul skis). Fun times
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Vtsnowski
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it use to be fakie to fakie, now its switch to switch.

For real though I can recall watching that fakie 720 and being amazed by it. Off topic but one of the best Xgames from back in the day big air show down between Tanner Hall and Mike Nick.
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ktd619
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Wow. Cool to see how much we've progressed.
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carlos_the_dog
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WOW! so that's what it was like in my grandpa's time! this is very cool.
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McNugget
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soo crazy... cant even begin to imagine what x games 27 big air will be.
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bleevus
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and that was a showboat trick...
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Balto
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god I miss old skiing, i use to be glued to the tv when x-games was on every year, now i just dont give a fuck
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LittleFoot
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My guess is there's going to be a lot of controversy with cyborgs.
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smuggs
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doubled the rotations in 12 years on a jump triple the size. wow im so mind blown. not. golden age of freeskiing 1999-1242 + teddy bear crisis. aerials skiing = weak sauce.

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carlos_the_dog
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nice job comparing comps. to ski movies...
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Charles_Grant
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Are you reminiscing in a time when you were young, the sport was new, and you could comprehend the tricks being thrown?


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TACO-DOG.exe
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that's just you getting old.

most 16 year old park rats these days could do what top notch pros were doing back then. mind blowing
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E__
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That's awesome.
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Balto
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im 18, i wouldn't say that is old
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TACO-DOG.exe
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*(getting old)*

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theabortionator
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xgames of old were better though. Peaked out years ago. Now xgames


Text to vote, shitty announcing, catering to the fat kid on the couch that doesnt ski instead of people that are actually involved in the sport.


xgames is about the the $$$
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Good_Deed
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it has always been about the $$$$$$
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heitsy
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Just so impressed with how far the sport has come. Can't believe that you could win gold back then with a sketchy switch 7. Great post man!
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theabortionator
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yeah but it was a different vibe a while back. Now its just catering to the noobs
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Billups
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Pretty sure that was an unnatural switch 7 by the way.
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hollygrove
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to everyone complaining about xgames: yes, it does suck, and is a wack form of skiing, but does it really ruin your time at the mountain? people always preach about "soul skiing" and how important it is, but i feel like no one actually practices what they preach. don't get so insulted by what they do on the tv, just enjoy your own skiing - in case you forgot, it is actually fun.
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Charles_Grant
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Do you remember when he made an entire section spinning right..way back in the day! cant remember which PBP movie it was?
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Static
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needs more super modified shovel racing
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Blurst
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You are such a negative bitch all the time.
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I.B
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god this.

When flat 5's won gold and a fakie on to a rail was insane.
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PJS.
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Fight, fight, fight...
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skier_boy26
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As nostalgic as old skiing was, there is something intriguing about the variety (...at times) and level of competition of present-day skiing.

2002 us open big air? you kidding me?



2003 slope? dear god... I believe I shat my pants upon viewing this run back in '03.


2005


gagnier of course had the upset that year.


anyway, old skiing is pretty fucking scrappy.
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Balto
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problem?
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carlos_the_dog
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dumont! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gZlPPzQb4s
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Enstrut
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that switch 7 was crazy
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Line_Skis
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"Shark Fin! Chomp chomp chomp"...skiing is one this but the progression of commentating is great too.
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LOLO_FAVRE
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it was 1997 and it was switch unnat 7 from jf!!!!!!
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LOLO_FAVRE
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and that comp made me start freesking
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Good_Deed
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in san fran during the summer xgames.
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I.B
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God i know. This year i was like "pretty sure double 12?" "look at that double 14" an di'm like oh shit didn't even see that he came in switch
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I.B
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God i know. This year i was like "pretty sure double 12?" "look at that double 14" an di'm like oh shit didn't even see that he came in switch
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thatsG
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Watching the us open big air blows my mind when thinking what CR could be doing right now.
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eheath
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LittleFoot
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^hahahaha
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Ribss.
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dude your like 14.
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carlos_the_dog
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https://www.newschoolers.com/memberphoto/252271.0/Sick-shit---4-of-4?s=144315&t=1&o=8

so by missing "old" x-games you mean like... 2008?
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dbchili
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this.
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GBS
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I wonder what they would think if we showed them what skiing looks like now, to skiers back in 99...
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**TMAC**
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This^
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**TMAC**
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This^
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That_One_Dude
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Threads for later, I remember watching x games in 2002 or 2003 when i was about 9 and only caring about the name tanner hall
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Eric.S
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golden
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NotGhood
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thats intense...the sport has come a LONG way. which begs the question: how much farther can it go? triples are starting to get thrown...how much more is possible?
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Abu_Hajaar
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we've came a long way since then; nowadays every 12 year old in the park can land half these tricks.
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