Yeah, nobody in Xgames has any raw talent. Also the style? Maybe you hate the comp runs, but most of them can throw down. In practice laps or in a fall run they'll dip get some super lofty slow spins in. Also people bitched about doubles, then triples. IMO triples made it so people can get super steezed out on dub corks. Unfortunately in a comp run you're going for your hardest trick.
It's all relative. Honestly, the air/rail awareness is crazy compared to what it was. I'm not saying nobody through stylish spins, but what people can throw for a similar trick, is generally way better the days. People spins on and off rails could be pretty ghetto but they were sick for the time. Same with some of the spins/grabs in spins.
As far as the rails, I though they did a great job this year of making the rail section more creative. A lot of people hit different options, hit multiple features in lines, side hit things etc. Some of the snowboarders were getting 6 hits.
When the 900 was the hardest trick, people could do a way better 360 or 540. Now people might be throwing trips, but they can throw a super clean 9 that looks as effortless as a 3 or 5 in the past.
Rails ruined skiing, the 1080 ruined skiing, dubs ruined skiing, trips ruined skiing, quads will ruin skiing, comps will ruin sking, vail will ruin skiing, skiing will ruin skiing, aerials will ruin skiing, trump will ruin skiing.
Everyone was kind of always doing the same damn thing. When 7's and 9's won comps, everyone was tossing 7s and 9s. When people sucked at skiing rails, everyone was slidin them sketchy, and maybe trying a 2 out.
