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			last year phil dropped because of his acl but i know that he and brady were pretty burnt out on the x mode pressure as well at that point and weren't feeling quite as gassed as the prior two years
		
		
	 
Yeah that's pretty much what he said in the AMA a while back.
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"This year I opted out of the contest. I felt it was holding me back on skiing in general.
I wouldn't hit certain features cause they weren't big enough. What are the judges gonna think type talk. It deprived me from just being a skier and skiing really.
Reality is, I'm not as hungry to win anymore. I achieved the set goal, so best to respect that, be happy, and move on.
Instead Brady and I starting filming for a movie, joined by our good friend Frank Bourgeois. But i got injured, unfortunately.
I don't think I'll be competing in it for the reasons mentioned above"
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Real ski's a pretty huge commitment, and after a couple years doing it I can totally see how just filming and doing things your own way would be more enjoyable. Both ways we all benefit from being able to watch some sick skiing.