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X games finals only this year

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SHARKWEAK
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so was looking at the x course gallery they just uploaded and noticed something odd. slopestyle and pipe are all finals only with 12 invited. which seems a bit bullshit considering Henrik, Woodsy and Oystein are the only Europeans invited this year for slope. X-games is obviously going to a more and more commercial made for tv spectacle than ever before. the finals only format would also make it harder for young riders to break through on a big scale.

with the hour onlyish winner takes all limited field i don't think im going to be watching this year.
Jan 22 2016 8:32PM
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HumanGenius
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There are like 6 xgames locations nowadays though. They probably had to cut something to be able to manage everything else. The big moneymakers are the summer xgames so it makes sense they cut down some winter x stuff. It sucks though I didn't even think of younger pro riders when I saw the changes they made
Jan 22 2016 11:05PM
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skierman
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Right, because if its not being televised, it never happened... Stupid gapers, there is still qualifying.
Jan 22 2016 11:06PM
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SHARKWEAK
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skiermanRight, because if its not being televised, it never happened... Stupid gapers, there is still qualifying.


no there is no qualification round this year at all. just a 12 man final thats it.
Jan 23 2016 1:59AM
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Chubz.
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SHARKWEAKno there is no qualification round this year at all. just a 12 man final thats it.


Link?
Jan 23 2016 2:04AM
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steezyclezy
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SHARKWEAKHenrik, Woodsy and Oystein are the only Europeans invited this year for slope.


yeah but there's 4 swiss guys in big air which evens it up a bit
Jan 23 2016 1:46PM
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eheath
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Xgames has always been a small invited field, not much has changed. Usually it's like 16 then an 8 man final, if you don't wanna watch it go ahead, i bet you're still going to though.
Jan 23 2016 2:30PM
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Corgy
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skiermanRight, because if its not being televised, it never happened... Stupid gapers, there is still qualifying.


You know what they say, If its not on vid it didnt happen
Jan 23 2016 2:34PM
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MaryO
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I don't like that there aren't qualifiers either. I thought there were more competitors in the past.
Jan 23 2016 5:08PM
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mikeriddle
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There is only a final this year. 12 guys (and 8 girls I believe) for Slope and Pipe. From an athletes perspective the final only is awesome, X Qualifiers was the worst! Yah, it is tough to get into the event but nothing has changed, it has always been hard to get into X. Euro X Games in Oslo will be a bigger field, and with that will likely have Qualifiers but quit with the hate and enjoy the show... most people never even watched the qualifiers anyways.
Jan 23 2016 6:57PM
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teamdummy
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Sw2 pretz 4 .....dub 10 .......right dub 12........switch left dub 12. A few will throw triples in the last jump. There you go....now you don't have to watch it.
Jan 23 2016 8:48PM
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skierman
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mikeriddleThere is only a final this year.



Liar. Don't listen to this idiot. I bet he can't even ski.
Jan 23 2016 9:08PM
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DANNY.H
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teamdummySw2 pretz 4 .....dub 10 .......right dub 12........switch left dub 12. A few will throw triples in the last jump. There you go....now you don't have to watch it.[/QUOTE

thought the rails were just the "fun" warm ups for the jumps?
Jan 23 2016 9:33PM
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DANNY.H
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don't even know how i fucked up the quote there
Jan 23 2016 9:35PM
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mikeriddle
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skiermanLiar. Don't listen to this idiot. I bet he can't even ski.


I like this guy. He knows whats up ;)
Jan 23 2016 9:43PM
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Titus69
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mikeriddleThere is only a final this year. 12 guys (and 8 girls I believe) for Slope and Pipe. From an athletes perspective the final only is awesome, X Qualifiers was the worst! Yah, it is tough to get into the event but nothing has changed, it has always been hard to get into X. Euro X Games in Oslo will be a bigger field, and with that will likely have Qualifiers but quit with the hate and enjoy the show... most people never even watched the qualifiers anyways.


suh dude














good luck
Jan 23 2016 10:03PM
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