Winter X Games 14

[MJSct]

I'm certainly no pro racer, but I didn't think Hayer had any more right to that line than the other guy. Yes, he was racing hard, but again, I didn't think it was dirty, just tight racing. I don't think you can expect another racer to not go as hard as he can just because you have a big event coming up. For those not in the olympics this may have been their biggest event of the year. I don't consider taking a swing at a guy diplomatic, but I could have let the first one go. Pushing someone from behind after the fact when they aren't looking is a bitch move imo. But like you said, they made up afterward.

[fattrav]

I don't consider taking a swing at a guy diplomatic,

Yeah, unfortunately sarcasm doesn't translate to typed word well.

Pushing someone from behind after the fact when they aren't looking is a bitch move imo.

It is...but it feels so good...

[MJSct]

Haha, sorry I missed the sarcasm. Anyway, thats enough about skiers... Has anyone else noticed that slopestyle courses seem to have the features so close that keeping speed is a big issue on the jumps. Maybe its on purpose because the pros are supposed to be super-clean, but I was at Mt Snow for the Dew Tour and almost everyone was barely, or not, making it past the knuckle. Maybe that's also why riders weren't getting too techincal on the rails, because if you don't carry enough speed off the rail you won't clear the jump. My point is I've seen these these guys tear up a rail jam, then just do basic tricks even I can do on a slopestyle course, which sucks.

[RideLsDh]

I'm sure the ESPN affiliates will replay it to death.

Nay. Once it's over for ESPN, it's over. Back to jocking the balls of Lebron and Kobe for 4 months until baseball takes center stage again for them.

[Burton Doom]

Im always angry when they do tricks i can do.

[fattrav]

Im always angry when they do tricks i can do.

The boarders were doing alot of the tricks that i do...wash out, face plant, edge catch. All those high skill tricks.

[Burton Doom]

can you write a trick tip on these things?

[fattrav]

can you write a trick tip on these things?

As I'm not an instructor, so, I really feel it would be innappropriate for me to write tip tricks on these. If there is enough call though, i may try my hand at writing some. If feedback is positive, I could cover some of the more advanced ones have been not been covered: i.e. "switch hurtontheinside arsebreaker" and "rodeo necksnap backwardsfall", and one of personal signature moves;

"slideup to yourfriendsandfallover gape groundlookup",
"shortboard toeside snorkel to forward roll yardsale".

Both do require alot of practice to truely master though, so are best not mentioned here.

[snowisgodly]

I think you should just have that in your bag of tricks in case of emergency though.

[Burton Doom]

how about the classic cutoff fiveyearold to faceplant? it never fails to impress the ski patrollers