yeah last year he was out cuz of his knee almost the whole year and then decided to still do the x games. But in practice he hurt it again and didnt compete. But yeah, if it weren't for candide and CR in 03'(or whenever) theres a good chance there wouldnt even be pipe skiing in the xgames anymore. The year before that was just plain embarrassing and no one thought it would last. But they definetely showed everyone that skiers can throw down.