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NS's unite and vote for Tom in the FINAL round of ESPN's Action Sports Star!

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MaryO
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Tom made it to the final round of ESPN's "Action Sports Star" online poll. He's up against Travis Pastrana, maybe his toughest match yet. Let's do this!

http://espn.go.com/action/story/_/id/7751405/championship

Mar 29 2012 4:55PM
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Mkvackay
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i love tom and all he has done for the sport of skiing, but i honestly believe travis should win. he is an all around crazy and incredible athlete who really deserves it
Mar 29 2012 4:59PM
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SSteezle
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i'm must be really dumb because i can't even figure out how to vote
Mar 29 2012 5:01PM
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MaryO
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Well sometimes an ad appears in the area where the voting is for some reason. If you press F5, the voting options should appear If that makes any sense.
Mar 29 2012 5:05PM
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SSteezle
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hahahaha wow
Mar 29 2012 5:08PM
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[evan]
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Well so far it's like 7% to 93% in Tom's favor. I assume it will level out later on, but who knows.
Mar 29 2012 5:11PM
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Bread.
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they will level out once there are more votes ,look how many votes are there at the moment
Mar 29 2012 5:12PM
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Bread.
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they will level out once there are more votes ,look how many votes are there at the moment
Mar 29 2012 5:12PM
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AWALLRUS.
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so far he has 88%.

but there's only 17 votes. keep on it NS.


Mar 29 2012 5:13PM
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JibbaTheHutt
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90% after 39 votes
Mar 29 2012 5:16PM
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Dr.Gonzo
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i think that makes it that much cooler for tom to win, and its not like anyone outside of the skiing community is really paying this thing any attention.
Mar 29 2012 5:16PM
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xoxxooxo
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this
Mar 29 2012 5:20PM
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ktd619
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Mar 29 2012 5:22PM
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belden...
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this kinda makes sense because travis is the only i enjoy watching ride motocross. But lately he's stopped doing motocross and has gone more toward just driving cars which is super boring to watch so i voted for tom
Mar 29 2012 5:25PM
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mcswizzle
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Does anyone besides people on newschoolers even participate in this thing?
Mar 29 2012 5:26PM
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baaangthat
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85% @ 60 votes
Mar 29 2012 5:32PM
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cobra_commander
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The fact that Tom Wallisch made it past the first round indicates that the sheep of ns are the only ones who really vote on these things...

Honestly beating Kelly Slater? If Tom can keep his record up for the next 8 years or so he might be close to reaching the same level... imagine if JP and JF were still winning Skiing slope-style comps, that is about the equivalent of what Kelly has done with surfing.
Mar 29 2012 5:35PM
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tbayskier
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Just pondering, it seems to me surfing is a lot less impact based than skiing? So having the kind of longevity Kelly Slater has enjoyed is not really feasible for a  guy like Tom?  Injuries are an integral part of our sport. 
Mar 29 2012 5:38PM
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Alex_G
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you never get what you deserve, you only get what you negotiate. so let's negotiate a win for wallisch here so that skiing can get more attention and guys that kill it in our sport can make more money as a result. stop the bullshit and vote for tom.
Mar 29 2012 5:50PM
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[evan]
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Surfing is such a more mellow sport though, our athletes physically cannot compete at the same level for that long. Our barrier is the human body.
Mar 29 2012 5:51PM
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pink[.][.]
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I would do anal for Tom.
Mar 29 2012 5:54PM
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Piste.Off
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Surfing has sharks. Your argument is invalid.
Mar 29 2012 5:55PM
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[evan]
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We have gapers, I see no difference.

In some cases, gapers could be just as, if not more dangerous than a shark.
Mar 29 2012 5:57PM
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Piste.Off
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Mar 29 2012 5:59PM
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Njens.
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If tom wins im gonna blow up
Mar 29 2012 5:59PM
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AWALLRUS.
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sweeeeeet alias brooooooooooo

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Mar 29 2012 6:00PM
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.ZT.
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Mar 29 2012 6:04PM
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kungfusteeze
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This exactly. No disrespect to Slater, he is a legend. But not only does Tom have the competition side of things to worry about. He shoots a ton of crazy urban, which is infinitely tougher on the body. If anybody deserves to take it from Tom it's Travis for sure. He is multi-talented, and pushes each sport he is in as hard as he can. I'm gonna vote Tom just because I am a skier, thats how it goes. haha.
Mar 29 2012 6:05PM
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Elmo.
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do you not understand the question of the survey? CURRENT as in past year or 2... wallisch has won so many events and done so much crazy stuff in the past 2 years..... as an action sport athelte travis has done a lot less in the aspect of competing and winning the contests
Mar 29 2012 6:11PM
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cobra_commander
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Ya, because getting hit by a wave is so damn easy on the body...

MOO... Tom Wallisch is a great skier, but he really has not done that much to develop the sport, especially compared to what Kelly has done for Surfing. Yes, he has won a lot of comps, and filmed some pretty impressive urban segments, but what has he done for the sport other than convince a bunch of teenagers to buy Full tilts?

Mar 29 2012 6:31PM
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Rosbif
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Done. I see what people mean about Pastrana, the dude's hardcore, but he now drives NASTAR, i.e. the dullest sport ever, and he wasn't even very good at rally driving (yeah he did ok in the states but was rubbish in the WRC). Tom has had an amazing season and deserves the win for sure, I haven't seen anyone else in any action sport be as dominant as him this year.
Mar 29 2012 6:40PM
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TOAST.
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he skis now?
Mar 29 2012 6:46PM
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tbayskier
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Well it is certainly a lot easier than say...knuckling a huge jump or taking a cold metal pipe across the face? 
Mar 29 2012 6:46PM
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Rosbif
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Haha, whoops, meant to be NASCAR!
Mar 29 2012 6:51PM
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ohboy
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Everyone who is bitching about Travis deserving it should shut up. It honestly does not fucking matter.

It's not like Travis wins anything for this anyway. Travis may deserve it more, but honestly, who cares. I don't know if anyone realizes this but probably 60 - 70% of the people voting in this bracket are from NS. No one really cares about this anyway.
I'm voting for Tom just cause I want hm to win this because he is a skier. I could care less who deserves it more. It's not like winning an olympic gold medal, it's an online bracket that absolutely no one cares about. Neither Tom nor Travis will lose/gain anything from losing/winning this.


Mar 29 2012 6:51PM
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crunkiest
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tom is definetly better than travis

i dont see travis throwing any future spins

Mar 29 2012 7:19PM
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LittleFoot
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Exactly. What's with all the hipster fuckheads trying to be different and vote for Pastrana? He probably doesn't even know about the poll. Just vote for Tom for fucks sake. Think of it as a community building exercise.
Mar 29 2012 7:25PM
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406
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keep flashing them dollar billz!
Mar 29 2012 7:37PM
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tbayskier
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go vote for tom guys! travis just updated his status on fb asking for votes, we're about to get screwed if we don't pick it up for tom!
Mar 30 2012 12:55PM
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Che~
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Most of the "tubes" that you see surfers ride are in INCREDIBLY shallow water. These people ride waves that are 15 feet tall and break into 2 feet of water over coral reef. Most of the time, its not impact based, but when you fuck up, your going to get fucked up. Also, pro surfers on the ASP are much more physically fit, and work out a ton.


What a hit
Mar 30 2012 1:41PM
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Forcillo
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Tom's winning 53-47
Mar 30 2012 4:14PM
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