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2012 Euro X Slope Course preview - Gus Kenworthy

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EARL
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Here's the course preview for the 2012 European Winter X Games slopestlye course. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UkMbaD-35g&list=UUaOk6R3XflhlruKBSC-qB5w&index=1&feature=plcp







Mar 12 2012 6:57PM
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CorbinLefebvre
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!!!!
Mar 12 2012 7:01PM
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The feeling...

Course looks sick
Mar 12 2012 7:04PM
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casual
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Course looking pretty tight. That second jump looked smaller though? I dunno. Love the pole jam butter pad combo raily thingy. Wanna see the boy young casabon get freaky deeky on it.
Mar 12 2012 7:06PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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looks sweet, i like having one last rail under the jumps
Mar 12 2012 7:07PM
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wintersway
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dat tanline.
Mar 12 2012 7:07PM
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EARL
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I would agree about the second jump in the video, but it is bigger. He just went way bigger on the first jump than the second, but distance wise it's way bigger.
Mar 12 2012 7:09PM
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DERS.
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invited athletes list?
Mar 12 2012 7:10PM
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EARL
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http://espn.go.com/action/xgames/story/_/id/7448236/winter-x-games-tignes-2012-invited-ski-athletes
Mar 12 2012 7:12PM
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easy.steezy
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I'm stoked to see Laker there! 

And that course looks sick and all, but I honestly would rather see that rail section break up the jumps.  like two jumps, then that last rail section, then the last jump.  I just like to see the last hit be a jump, cause I feel like all the momentum of the run climaxes on their last trick.

But nonetheless, that course looks so sick, I'm glad it's not the stock course that winter x in the US has had.
Mar 12 2012 7:22PM
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Slowbro
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Laker tore his acl
Mar 12 2012 7:25PM
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casual
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speed issues. jumps in a row is about keeping speed. If you threw anything other than a cannon rail feature between jump 2 and 3, riders would have to dump a bunch of speed to hit a rail, then would struggle to get enough speed into the 3rd jump.
Mar 12 2012 7:27PM
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ForeverYung
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The pole jam to whale tale to down rails looks so sick
Mar 12 2012 7:28PM
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Relish_man
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That course looks nice, with a refreshing rail dominance.
...and i'm testing out my new sig...
Mar 12 2012 7:29PM
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easy.steezy
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Shit, I didn't know that.  But with his dew tour finishes, he should qualify for winter x next year, right?

And yeah, I didn't think of the speed issues.  But whatever, the course looks dope!
Mar 12 2012 7:32PM
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CorruptArmada
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Pole jam up...gap the whale tail...land on the down rail...BAM
Mar 12 2012 8:08PM
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STAUSS
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damn thats sick... crazy rail options. 
Mar 12 2012 9:32PM
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Dr.Gonzo
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this, i feel its gunna play a lot more towards the rail specific skiers, Bobby browns not going to be able to bang out a 4 out after 3 dub corks, same with TWall. Hopefully henrik and b-dog do well because of it, my two favorite comp skiers (besides Tschill)
Mar 12 2012 10:09PM
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casual
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Where's the logic in this? You don't think Wallisch of Brown could do a 4 out of that rainbow after hitting a few jumps? Am I misreading? Also, Tom Wallisch isn't a rail skier? Right...
Mar 12 2012 10:16PM
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T.Hartman
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If i'm reading this correctly, you just said Wallisch's rail tricks aren't good enough to win this contest. I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you.

Mar 12 2012 10:21PM
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T.Hartman
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ooops.. beat me too it.
Mar 12 2012 10:22PM
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californiagrown
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am i the only one who thinks the course looks like shit?

this really is the ugly cousin of the real x-games.
Mar 12 2012 10:48PM
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cheener12
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Wallie with the back to back x games win?
Mar 12 2012 11:14PM
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