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Tanner Hall back competing this X Games?

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T.Hartman
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 According to Josh Bishop in this video, mr tanner hall is skiing in the practice sessions over in Asssssssspen. Truth? Rumor? Is he competing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lPYpJi2uNHQ


Jan 25 2012 8:47PM
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majesticunicorn
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that's the truth, truth....no but srsly idk
Jan 25 2012 8:48PM
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Jpurd
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I have a feeling the team manager wouldn't make that up... just saying
Jan 25 2012 8:48PM
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Download-My-Apps
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I dont think he will compete
Jan 25 2012 9:44PM
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gpitcher
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If hes allowed to compete, than so am i

but for real im not sure if they do exemptions for the x games or not, its not like he could pre-qualify because he hasnt won anything in a few years

Jan 25 2012 9:49PM
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DIX~
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If he competes I bet he gets dead last
Jan 25 2012 9:50PM
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eheath
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Just because he's skiing doesn't mean he's competing, a quick look at the invited athlete list and you'd see tanner isn't on it. You have to have results to compete at the xgames, which tanner hasn't had in years.
Jan 25 2012 9:56PM
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gpitcher
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the man, the myth, the legend

.........has spoken

Jan 25 2012 9:58PM
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T.Hartman
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I don't get the invite system.

They say they base it off results, however, they have violated this before to increase viewership.  Shaun white hadn't competed in slopestyle for years (0 results) and they let him compete last year in slope. WIth Tanner's mainstream name, I'm sure the espn network would let him compete if he was in the fit condition to compete/qualify. All i can tell you is the Xgames loves story line and what better story line then the return of T Hall.
Jan 25 2012 10:03PM
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eheath
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Shawn has won the xgames for like the past 3 years, if you compete in the xgames the year before you're pretty much guaranteed to be in the next year.
Jan 25 2012 10:11PM
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DERS.
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no hes not competing. on inspired radio he said that he would be at x hittin the pipe just to get the feel of riding the pipe under the lights and get a feel for it again...

hell be back competing next season
Jan 25 2012 10:12PM
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Tremblantskier
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Good to hear he is training with the boys, I hope he gets the results to compete in the next couple years
Jan 25 2012 10:14PM
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AwR
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dat stache
Jan 25 2012 10:14PM
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LAME.
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First day back in an Xgames pipe doesn't mean hes competing, hes fucking Tanner Hall he could ride the closed pipe if he wanted, But If he is competing I will be stoked beyond belief.
Jan 25 2012 10:21PM
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easy.steezy
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Like that guy said, he had no results in SLOPESTYLE.  He's won superpipe for the past whatever amount of years, but hasn't compete in slopestyle since 2009.  So did he just get into the qualifiers because he's Shawn White?  Or can anybody invited to the X Games do any qualifier they want? 

Jan 25 2012 10:27PM
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Holte
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Tons of skiers ski in the X-Games practice sessions who have no plans of competing. Hell, JF Cusson took a few laps a couple years ago.
Jan 25 2012 10:39PM
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Parks.
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guess we will find out
Jan 25 2012 10:42PM
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Sun_Ra
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I also remember seeing Jon Olsson doing a few laps when he wasn't competing...
Jan 25 2012 10:54PM
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b.utters
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He's said in a few interviews that he is just going to play around in the pipe during practice. He's not competing.
Jan 25 2012 11:08PM
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b.utters
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He's said in a few interviews that he is just going to play around in the pipe during practice. He's not competing.
Jan 25 2012 11:11PM
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Billiards.
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I feel like they would let him compete no matter his lack of contest victories as of late. The guy always attracts drama to the broadcast because of his history in skiing. More drama=more views for them I would imagine. I would also imagine that they keep this kind of thing in mind. That being said Im sure hes just practicing for the fun of it.
Jan 25 2012 11:16PM
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K.Breit
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the lineup on the iphone app does not have tanner hall, but it has sarah burke...i have no comment
Jan 25 2012 11:30PM
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tripnip
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Yes! i hope there is the chat with tanner thing again this year that was so funny. He will probably just get extremely high like last year.
Jan 25 2012 11:36PM
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K.Breit
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hahahahahahahahahahahaha
Jan 25 2012 11:39PM
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cheaaaaaa
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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150605633621294&set=a.107806396293.130472.69279141293&type=1&theater
Jan 26 2012 1:39AM
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prophet
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yeah, armada just posted on the book that he's in pipe.
Jan 26 2012 1:46AM
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D-40
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Um, Tanner can do what ever the hell he wants at the X Games.
Jan 26 2012 2:51AM
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Mike-O
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Holy hell, this'll be exciting.

Click for larger image.
Jan 26 2012 3:28AM
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eheath
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he's not competing....
Jan 26 2012 3:29AM
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Mike-O
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You need to watch more sports movies! There could always be a twist ending...
Jan 26 2012 3:31AM
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toominator
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I could see them letting Tanner run in the pipe. He's a fucking legend. Think how much they could hype his return and no doubt dig up the Tanner / Dumont rivalry again.
Jan 26 2012 3:41AM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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shit would get so hyphy if they let tanner slay it
Jan 26 2012 5:17AM
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SkiLefley
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I'm in Aspen now and saw him taking some laps yesterday
Jan 26 2012 8:42AM
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.Ian.
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Before his run: Hey Tanner break a leg out there! I mean, ankle... Click for larger image
Sorry that was my attempt to be funny.

Yeah like eheath and others said though, just because he took a few runs or is going to take a few runs on the course doesn't mean he's competing. If he wants to compete though I think he would have to qualify like a normal competitor. Just because a few years ago he was unstoppable doesn't mean they automatically just let him in. I don't know though, I'm not an X-Games managing position, what I said would just make the most sense to me.
Jan 26 2012 8:50AM
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D-40
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what matters to espn is making money, and Tanner will bring in a lot more money than anyone else in the competition. He is one of the few skiers that the mainstream public is well aware of.
Jan 26 2012 9:56AM
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.Ian.
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Yeah that is very true. It's all about them making money. Personally, I would love to see Tanner out there. I just didn't think it would actually happen.
Jan 26 2012 10:15AM
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ISKIBC
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tanner doesn't need results in recent years to compete. u are a fool for thinking so
Jan 26 2012 10:18AM
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