Not sure we need 2 threads about a sporting event only greated to sell Mountain Dew

Snow sports have nowhere to progress unless someone can figure out how to add another axis of rotation, and I'm not sure it would be smart to flip through the air while on LSD.

Wow, that was totally extreme.

/or something, who cares

Okay that was a nearly flawless run. That was good. Perfect score good? Maybe not. But still. Damn.

Oh god, not skinny snow pants.

astro716: [ericwilliamcarroll.com image 150x150]

What is that guy from? Seen'em a bunch over the years, but never followed up. Some weird movie/show I presume?

I don't watch much snowboarding, but it did seem impressive how effortless he got every landing. It was all one smooth motion.

Richard Sauce: astro716: [ericwilliamcarroll.com image 150x150]

What is that guy from? Seen'em a bunch over the years, but never followed up. Some weird movie/show I presume?

Google "Cher Golden Globe." Seriously.

MugzyBrown: Not sure we need 2 threads about a sporting event only greated to sell Mountain Dew Red Bull & Monster

fify

astro716: Richard Sauce: astro716: [ericwilliamcarroll.com image 150x150]

What is that guy from? Seen'em a bunch over the years, but never followed up. Some weird movie/show I presume?

Google "Cher Golden Globe." Seriously.

Okay, it turns out she has more than one. That's a case of the Golden Globes failing, not me. It's from "Mask"

Saw the run.

Hands touched on final landing. One of the other landings was a little low and was just short of the rotation needed.

Run was amazing. It deserved the best score of the night for SURE, but perfect 100? I'd have been ok with a 98.9, 99.1 or some other easy listening radio station.

//Why was he so focused on keeping the mask on? Herpes?

Meh.
I got a perfect 10 in the hot dog event in Winter Games in 1986.

Which was.. 25 years ago...

O.o

He's made quite a life for himself. Hopefully it doesn't end wrapped around a telephone pole with Lindsey Lohan in the passenger seat.

Snowboarders who live in the jib park are douchebags.

White is the biggest one of all.

Sheesh, what's up with all the hate/butthurt?

/Yes, I know this is fark

Yanks_RSJ: Wow, that was totally extreme.

/or something, who cares

MugzyBrown: Not sure we need 2 threads about a sporting event only greated to sell Mountain Dew

Isn't there a soccer or basketball thread that needs you guys to invalidate?

skrame: Isn't there a soccer or basketball thread that needs you guys to invalidate?

No, those are sports that don't have judges determining winners. Congrats, though, you're in the same category as figure skating, synchronized swimming and the slam dunk contest.

wildstarr: 89 Stick-Up Kid: Snowboarders who live in the jib park are douchebags.

White is the biggest one of all.

Wow cool! You know Shaun White? I figured he was a laid back kinda guy.

Generic comment on White not being able to lick Travis Rice's shoes.

/no mention of NO ONE being able to do what White does on a pipe.

Yanks_RSJ: skrame: Isn't there a soccer or basketball thread that needs you guys to invalidate?

No, those are sports that don't have judges determining winners. Congrats, though, you're in the same category as figure skating, synchronized swimming and the slam dunk contest.

jlawn001: Meh.
I got a perfect 10 in the hot dog event in Winter Games in 1986.

Which was.. 25 years ago...

O.o

Is that the one where it hangs from a string and is slathered in mustard?

I don't think it deserved a perfect score as he did touch his hands on the last trick, even if it is a trick that nobody else can do.

But, a 99 would've been pretty cool to see, too.

jlawn001: Meh.
I got a perfect 10 in the hot dog event in Winter Games in 1986.

Which was.. 25 years ago...

O.o

Me too! On my Apple II C
I did a back flip-forward flip for the perfect score.

DVDave: jlawn001: Meh.
I got a perfect 10 in the hot dog event in Winter Games in 1986.

Which was.. 25 years ago...

O.o

Me too! On my Apple II C
I did a back flip-forward flip for the perfect score.

I think I did the backflip, leg split.

fastfxr: jlawn001: Meh.
I got a perfect 10 in the hot dog event in Winter Games in 1986.

Which was.. 25 years ago...

O.o

Is that the one where it hangs from a string and is slathered in mustard?

If by string, you mean sauerkraut, then yes.

Yanks_RSJ: skrame: Isn't there a soccer or basketball thread that needs you guys to invalidate?

No, those are sports that don't have judges determining winners. Congrats, though, you're in the same category as figure skating, synchronized swimming and the slam dunk contest.

Pretty much this. I'm sure that White's star power/celebrity status in the world of "Winter X Games" had nothing to do with the subjective scoring system that subjectively gave him a "perfect" score that can be flogged to death as "promotional" material for the next set of games, or whatever. ESPN sure does love its "first time in history" headlines.

grinding_journalist: Yanks_RSJ: skrame: Isn't there a soccer or basketball thread that needs you guys to invalidate?

No, those are sports that don't have judges determining winners. Congrats, though, you're in the same category as figure skating, synchronized swimming and the slam dunk contest.

Pretty much this. I'm sure that White's star power/celebrity status in the world of "Winter X Games" had nothing to do with the subjective scoring system that subjectively gave him a "perfect" score that can be flogged to death as "promotional" material for the next set of games, or whatever. ESPN sure does love its "first time in history" headlines.

This. However I thought it was awesome that ESPN gave airtime to the monoskier-x races. Those guys have no lack of testicular fortitude. The fact they landed the road gap and the last booter (except in the finals) was awe inducing! Casing the landing one of those rollers on a snowboard sucks, I can't imagine doing it in a sit-ski and snapping the ski underneath. Every time they went over them I cringed because they basically have no way to absorb the top of the roll or pop off it to double to the next one. They just have to take the punishment.

Cudos to the X-games and a massive round of applause for the monoskier-x competitors!

/Don't care about snowboarder pipe any more.
//Slopestyle and street were fun to watch though.

In other news, a sporting event, designed by ESPN specifically to sell advertising, drummed up a milestone to reward one of their manufactured athletes and, by doing so, drum up even more attention and sell even more advertising.

The "X Games" schtick just isn't pushing the Brawndo like it used to, apparently.

This sport is stupid but that was not something I can do. At all.

FormlessOne: In other news, a sporting event, designed by ESPN specifically to sell advertising, drummed up a milestone to reward one of their manufactured athletes and, by doing so, drum up even more attention and sell even more advertising.

The "X Games" schtick just isn't pushing the Brawndo like it used to, apparently.

Coming up on SportsCenter ... We reveal what Tim Tebow had for breakfast ... our panel of experts make Super Bowl predictions that'll change a dozen times by Sunday ... highlights from the X-Games ... LeBron James dunks a ball really hard and we may tell you who actually won that game ... and if there's time we'll show 45 seconds of NHL highlights (muffled laughter)

The locals in Aspen are panicking that the Winter X Games will be moved. My bet is, they go to Utah.
Aspen is too damn expensive for the fan base.

jlawn001: DVDave: jlawn001: Meh.
I got a perfect 10 in the hot dog event in Winter Games in 1986.

Which was.. 25 years ago...

O.o

Me too! On my Apple II C
I did a back flip-forward flip for the perfect score.

I think I did the backflip, leg split.

I actually attempted that one is real life - only got about halfway through both tricks.

Chupacabra Sandwich: FormlessOne: manufactured athletes

Shaun White is not a manufactured athlete. No matter what you may think of the x games, the dude dominates in two sports. Oh yeah, and he has two OLYMPIC gold medals.

A panel of judges decided he was a gold medalist. If its scored by a judge, its not a sport. I'm not saying it isn't extremely difficult and that it doesn't take a huge amount of athletic ability to do what he does, but the same can be said for a Cirque De Soleil acrobat or a ballet dancer.

Chupacabra Sandwich: FormlessOne: manufactured athletes

Shaun White is not a manufactured athlete. No matter what you may think of the x games, the dude dominates in two sports. Oh yeah, and he has two OLYMPIC gold medals.

...and he's spent the last half a decade humping a skateboard & snowboard in the X Games for pocket money, because the manufactured event is paid for by his biggest sponsors. For the X Games, he is, indeed, a manufactured athlete.

Yanks_RSJ: FormlessOne: In other news, a sporting event, designed by ESPN specifically to sell advertising, drummed up a milestone to reward one of their manufactured athletes and, by doing so, drum up even more attention and sell even more advertising.

The "X Games" schtick just isn't pushing the Brawndo like it used to, apparently.

Coming up on SportsCenter ... We reveal what Tim Tebow had for breakfast ... our panel of experts make Super Bowl predictions that'll change a dozen times by Sunday ... highlights from the X-Games ... LeBron James dunks a ball really hard and we may tell you who actually won that game ... and if there's time we'll show 45 seconds of NHL highlights (muffled laughter)

Won't get an argument from me on that.
The NFL is basically a four-hour beer commercial interrupted on occasion by single plays made by overpaid "athletes", who take breaks from their criminal activity to show up & pout in pads, on teams owned by rich bastards happy to extort money from state & local governments so they can continue the pissing match for which we pay exorbitant sums of money for the privilege of viewing.

The NBA is basically a three-hour sneaker commercial interrupted on occasion by brief sprints & brawls performed by overpaid "athletes", who take breaks from their criminal activity to show up & pout in shorts, on teams owned by rich bastards happy to extort money from state & local governments so they can continue the pissing match for which we pay exorbitant sums of money for the privilege of viewing.

I'm a Puget Sound resident. I'm happy that Oklahoma City is stuck with the Chunder, and I just wish some rich bastard would buy the Seahawks.

wildstarr: 89 Stick-Up Kid: Snowboarders who live in the jib park are douchebags.

White is the biggest one of all.

Wow cool! You know Shaun White? I figured he was a laid back kinda guy.

He's one of those "don't need to know him personally" guys.

He really doesn't treat other competitors well, and kind of ignores the fact that other people helped him get where he is. He has an extremely well managed public image though.

Maud Dib: The locals in Aspen are panicking that the Winter X Games will be moved. My bet is, they go to Utah.
Aspen is too damn expensive for the fan base.

I think Park City is about the only area in Utah that could handle the crowds. That's where the alpine events were for the 2002 Olympics. The only downside I see to that is I don't know if they have to water access required to blow enough snow to make the terrain features required nor a park crew specialized enough to build huge jumps that are safe.

Lastly, I don't think the Deer Valley crowd would be too happy with all the snowboarder kids coming into town.

Chupacabra Sandwich: FormlessOne: and he's spent the last half a decade humping a skateboard & snowboard in the X Games for pocket money, because the manufactured event is paid for by his biggest sponsors

What does this even mean? He competes in the largest annual Extreme sports competition in the country. Sure, it's a commercial event to sell energy drinks, but that doesn't change the nature of the sport. Shaun White has worked hard for a long time to be the best in his field, he wasn't manufactured by anybody.

I'm trying to understand how he somehow differs from other wealthy athletes.

Hell I remember watching Shawn White competing in skateboarding competitions on ESPN when he was 13 or something. That was BEFORE the X-Games and all that.