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February 17, 2012 By: Tyler Morant 1. You are young gun and this has been a break out season for you. After having so much success, do the older guys treat you differently? Do they consider you one of them or are they treating you like a freshmen? I still get the feeling that a lot of the more experienced competitors (Bobby, Tom, Sammy, etc) still treat me like the rookie, after all I'm only 17 years old. That will change eventual… |
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February 15, 2012 By: Tyler Morant David Wise has been grinding it out on the half pipe circuit for years. He's an innovator and currently has more tricks in the pipe than anyone else. At this year's X Games, David took Gold away from the two time defending Frenchman Kevin Rolland. The discipline has been dominated by the French for over three years, and David is the American who broke their winning streak. Two weeks later David … |
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Dude Falling on Your Face Ain't Cool February 15, 2012 By: Tyler Morant Falling sucks! But if you ain't falling; you ain't learning. So if you are going to fall, it's best to know the the benefits of landing on the right body part. Cause breaking the wrong body part means your going to have a bad time. Remember that with all techniques described here; it is best to take the hit like a man. Trying to fight gravity is a bad idea, so just let it happen. That means lo… |
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Dew Tour Toyota Championships: Men's Ski Slope Top 5 Contenders February 10, 2012 By: Tyler Morant This Sunday at 1:30pm MST the Dew Tour Men's Ski Slopestyle saga will wrap. It's been an exciting tour highlighted by Tom Wallisch's dominance. Tom finished 1st at the first two events, but the youngster Nick Goepper has been nipping at his heels for the Dew Cup. Bobby Brown is still in the running despite a disappointing 6th place at the Breckenridge stop. But who's going to win this stop? These … |
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Dew Tour Toyota Championships: Men's Ski Pipe Top 5 Contenders February 09, 2012 By: Tyler Morant This Saturday at 6:00 pm MST the top competitors in Ski Pipe will face of in the final event of the Winter Dew Tour, The Toyota Championships. At the wrap of this event, someone will be annointed with the Dew Cup and some extra cash. Leading the standings is the dominant French force Kevin Rolland, but hot on his tails are Torin Yater-Wallace and Justin Dorey (who is out with an injury). So the on… |
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February 06, 2012 By: Tyler Morant Anna Segal is one of the most exciting women skiers on the slopestyle tour. Hailing from Australia, Anna has helped put the country on skiing's radar. Her knack for throwing stylish flips over large jumps has landed her on top of the Winter X Games Podium in 2009 and earned her a bronze in 2012. She is also Australia's best Olympic hopeful for gold. This is all really cool, but what makes Anna … |
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The Top 10 Tweets from X Games February 02, 2012 By: Tyler Morant 10. Why did it have to happen to such a sick run? Ashley was having an awesome run. Sucks that she had to suffer the misfortune of equipment failure. @ashleybattersby Ashley Battersby run was going so good til my binding popped me out on my last run last jump. bummed but stoked for X, congrats to the girls who made finals! 9. Fear or Ferocity? Justin is always ready to compete. But is he sh… |
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11 Year Old PHENOM Shreds X Games Pipe! January 30, 2012 By: Tyler Morant 11 Year Old PHENOM, Aspen Spora, Shreds X Games Pipe! Aspen Spora is only 11 years old and he shreds harder than most 18 year olds! This is a fact, as proven by his invite from the X Games to forerun this year's Men's Ski Pipe finals. Aspen is not only recognized by X Games as being the future of the sport, but has already been brought on to the teams of O'Neill, Armada Skis and Oakley. So … |
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Kevin Rolland's Top 5 Threats to his X Games Pipe Crown January 27, 2012 By: Tyler Morant Kevin Rolland When you think of X Games and ski Half Pipe, you think Kevin Rolland. He is tyrannical in his rule, often crushing his competitors with run scores untouchable by most men. Kevin Rolland is to half pipe skiing, as Shaun White is to half pipe snowboarding: UNSTOPPABLE!!! As dominant as he is, can he be beaten? Kevin has only lost a handful of events in the last two years of comp… |
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See the World Through Tucker Perkins Eye's! January 27, 2012 By: Tyler Morant It's not easy being a pro. We don't often get to see all the blood and sweat they spill. Leave it to GoPro to give us a taste of what it is like to be a pro. The company's new ad for pro skier Tucker Perkins gives the public amazing insight into what it takes to be on top. Featuring video from Tuckers training and competition leading up to this year's X Games; now we can see the world through … |
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Tom Wallisch's Top Five Threats to X Games Slope Gold January 25, 2012 By: Tyler Morant Ski Slopestyle is a discipline that is normally ruled by the young it kid on the block, but this season is proving to be the opposite! Señor Tom Wallisch, one of the oldest competitors in the discipline, has been on a tear as of late, turning convention on it's head. Through calculated riding and style, Tom has managed to ward off his younger rivals to win the two biggest events of the year to d… |
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Top 10 Career Moments - Sarah Burke January 20, 2012 By: Tyler Morant Sadly, Sarah Burke, one of the brightest and most influential stars in skiing, has been taken from us - passing away on January 19. While we mourn her with a heavy heart, we also recall her accomplishments, which have left an indelible mark on skiing and the world. Her positive attitude, enormous sense of humor, toughness and kindness have helped propel the sport to where it is today. She contrib… |
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