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January 25, 2009 Words by Zach Allen Photos by Bo Bridges The Winter X Games franchise has a well-earned reputation for producing spectacular successes, terrifying crashes, and plenty of "did you see that?" moments, and the 13th edition of the games certainly lived up to this billing: Shaun White padded his resume as the greatest freestyle snowboarder in history, a little-known frenchman named X… |
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Shaun White Wins Snowboard Superpipe January 25, 2009 Photos by Bo Bridges It took the last run of the evening for Shaun White to pullout the victory in Snowboard Superpipe after falling on his patented 1080 during his first two runs. Kevin Pearce had been in first for most of the evening with what may have been the run of the night. 2006 winner Antti Autti placed third. White's winning run was a backside rodeo 540, a backside 900, a fr… |
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Winter X Games 13 Saturday Recap January 24, 2009 The weather Saturday was thoroughly uncooperative for the longest and most action packed day of Winter X. Shaun White won his 8th Winter X Games Gold in Slopestyle, making him the most decorated athlete in Winter X history. White was the only competitor to attempt the channel gap which he did with an incredibly difficult backside 720, the physics of which are simply mind-bogglingScotty Lago t… |
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Shaun White Takes Gold in Slopestyle January 24, 2009 Photo by Bo Bridges Shaun White barely qualified for finals in Slopestyle yesterday but left little doubt as to who was best today. White scored a 96.00 in his second run of the day by throwing a backside 720 over the channel gap, something no other competitor even attempted. White's win gave him a record setting 8th Winter X Games gold medal. “It was unreal,  |
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Winter X Games 13 Friday Recap January 23, 2009 Photos by Bo Bridges The weather was a factor all day Friday at the 13th Winter X Games. A heavy snow fell most of the day slowing both the pipe and slopestyle courses. But as they say, the show must go on. In men's Slopestyle Qualifiers Shaun White needed a strong second run just to qualify for finals, while Chas Guldemond qualified first with two solid runs. In women's Superpipe Ski, Sar… |
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January 23, 2009 Photos by Bo Bridges Sarah Burke won her third consecutive Women's Ski Superpipe at the X Games but this one may have been a little tougher to come by. A wet snow that fell most of the day threatened to slow the pipe down but luckily the weather cooperated. Burke spent much of the contest trailing Jen Hudak but used her final run to throw a 9, to straight-air, to leftside 5, to rightsi… |
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Winter X Games 13 Thursday Recap January 23, 2009 If last night’s performances were any indication, Winter X Games 13 is the year of the underdog. First, snowmobiling megastar and defending champ Levi Lavallee fell to Joe Parsons in Snowmobile Speed and Style. Then Xavier Bertoni came out of nowhere to snatch the gold from Tanner Hall and Simon Dumont in Ski Superpipe; The two haven’t lost an X Games pipe … |
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Winter X Games 13 Competition Schedule January 22, 2009 Photo by Eric Lars Bakke (ESPN) All times local Aspen time, Mountain Time (MT) Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 For media planning only–this day is CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC but open to the media 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Snowboard SuperPipe Men’s & Women’s Practice 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Skiing Slopestyle MenÃ¢â‚¬â… |
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Tanner Hall First at X Games Ski Pipe Qualifiers January 22, 2009 Photo by Eric Lars Bakke (ESPN) Tanner Hall looked comfortable in the massive Olympic size pipe yesterday throwing his new doubleflip for the first time in competition this year. Young guns Duncan Adams and AJ Kemppainen rounded out the top three. The top 10 competitors advanced to this evening's finals which will be televised live in stunning high definition on ESPN at 9pm EST. Noticeably… |
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