The Official X-Games Pipe Finals Thread

ESPN needs to broadcast the Xgames on two channels:

one for the general population. with more generic terminology.

and one for actual participants in the sport. with full trick names (including spin direction and grab), quips from the judge's meeting, etc.
 
I wish we knew the judging categories and formulas...

Should there be a crowd pleaser category, based on a decibel meter? or how about another type of comp where the public gets to vote? :) j/k sort of..........
 
Big Air tonite.

Public vote thru texting will have an impact in overall scoring. A percentage I believe. Someone else could likely elaborate on this more and be more concise.
 
straight outta the big air press release:

Big Air contests have also been

added to the Winter X pillars of Skiing and Snowboard. Featuring only four competitors in each

contest, the scoring of every run will be fan interactive: 50% of each

competitor's score will come from live fan text voting and the second half will

be judged by the analysts calling the competitions live on TV.

"As the Winter X Games always looks to follow

the athletes in the progression of their sports, we are excited to introduce

these new disciplines to our prime time telecasts this year and look forward to

building on the interactive text voting success we had with skateboarding at

the X Games" said Ron Semiao, senior vice president, ESPN content development.

 
annnd... See V for more on that.

Thanks V!

And I am excited to see how this turns out. Maybe some super stylie tricks will be recognized a bit more.
 
hahahahaha nooooooooooooooooooooooooo.... the 1800 penciled spin will win. I hope that 3 of them throw doubles and one guy throws1800, just to see what happens for the fun of it.
 
It is so very clear that your stance on this topic says a ton about you as a skier:

1. The Ranner Camp - people who believe Tanner should have won are more fans of skiing from a progression standpoint. These are skiers who understand the sport, probably ski at a high level, and can identify with why his run was significantly more advanced.

2. The Simon Camp - These are your casual fans who think that because Simon went bigger he should have won. These are people who would not notice if someones spun both ways, or had a more complete run because they see the first hit and freak out and then see the bonered out 1260 and go "ooooooohhhhh, that was crazy" and assume that because it had more shock value, he should have won.

My non-skiing little sister thought Simon should have won along with my gaper buddy. Ask the pros in the sport who should have won. Everyone I have spoken with said the same thing...."simon had a good run but Tanner's run cannot be beat." You are showcasing your lack of skiing ability and understanding of the sport by arguing this point. There is no debate and Tanner didn't even lay down his run that would have scored a 98 because he did not need to. Had Simon somehow gotten a 93, Tanner would have dropped a bomb on that place. Those that have seen his top run (a 1260, two 1080s, a flat 3, and a right and a left 9) know that there is no one on planet earth that can beat it, period.

 
I have rethought my argument here is what I think should have went down:

Tanner's winning run should have gotten a slightly lower score, since that is how most comps do it.

Dumont get a slightly higher score than Tanner cause he fucking threw down.

Then Tanner could have come down the last run, and just own it.

So its a touch subject, I personally think Dumont should have one BECAUSE Tanner really, lets be honest didn't really earn it. Yes he threw down an epic run, but he only had to do one, everyone else had to go out there and attempt to throw down 3 amazing runs, and lets be honest tanner only 1.

Oh, well.
 
Do you realize how much work he put into that one run?

You really don't get comp do you...Tanners run had so much variety, it was a joy to watch really. Flats/rodeos don't get enough air time these days.
 
I think there is a place (and room) in the future for the made for TV comps. It will be really interesting to see what happens tonight with 50% of viewer score being factored in. Uh yep. Technical comps like the Opens and Olympics and Fun Crowd pleasers like X and maybe these recent ski tours?

I wonder then will style be as important in the years to come? Probably not. Rails and boxes in slopestyle? gone.. The public doesn't understand them.... Just an out loud thought, ignore me...
 
Hall didn't need to take 3 amazing runs because one of his runs was more than enough to dispatch anyone elses 3 attempts.

First place was figured correctly.

The only person who got screwed by judging was Hatveit.
 
it kinda sucks that tanner didn't do his best run for a victory lap just to shut every one up and show how good he really is. plus i'd have liked to se it.
 
i personally think tanner is such a respectable guy. doing the sign of the cross before his run, listening to 50 for his run and saying that respectable shit to dumont at the end. and also how hes riding for his 2 friends that recently died. what a good fucking guy. people are fucking lame for booing him but tanner didn't hate back. props
 
yes all three runs expecially the third one where he basicly did nothing.....nothing against his winning run i thought he shoulda won...just thought id throw this out there cause everyone is saying 3 amazing runs
 
who is John Stifter?

he has a page on espn's webpage. simon won't talk to him, so he writes about skiing fashion.

http://expn.go.com/expn/story?id=3210556
 
but it does have some of the sickest skiing in the state hands down but it is way overpriced. not as bad as vail though
 
True, but he really had nothing to prove. He did all the proving he needed to in every single one of his 3 runs.
 
JUSSI OKSANEN? Local boy from aspen? Does that SOUND like the name of a guy from Colorado? Hahahahaha, amazing. Wrong sport there buds!
 
I love that. "OVER 15 METERS ON THE HUCKAMETER"

MY God that's huge!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Seriously, who the fuck are these people?
 
Hahahaha Tanners Run:

Starts out with a spinning 900 and throws in an iron cross.

He can do the 1260 with the grab.

Then the huge air just boosting into the Colorado sky.

A big 900 with a backside grab.

And then another big time air landing switch one more time.

Takes off switch nails the 560.

And he finishes with an awesome, i mean sick 900.

HAHAHA so funny

 
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