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Wtf spong got invited to X
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This has to be some sort of marketing move. Cause "everyone loves a kid" competing. I think that spot could've gone to someone else. Yeah those were some nice switch 10's last year at the damn open. But c'mon. I don't think he's proved himself consistant enough for that invite. Let alone for slopestyle. You watch, he'll probably medal or something too.
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d spongs owns you all, and will own x games.
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spong will pown you nubs at skiing OR halo. so shut the fuck up
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ur a fucking moron u need to get in the top 10 in slope in order to get an invite to big air do ur fucking research cockbreath this kid deserves the invite
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Seriously, Wester deserves that spot sooooo much more.
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i bet u couldnt land a straight air off one of those jumps let alone a cab 10 mute shut the fuck up
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I'm not gonna try and diss Spong, but I'd have to say that Steele and Rainville should have beaten him out...
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I would say him and Alexis are equal...Alexis won so many comps against the pros in quebec. And not to mention the fact he took gold in his age group at the east coast open (might of been vermont) in slopestyle, pipe, and rail jam. He couldn't have won more golds.
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2nd in air, 5th in slope at us open if im not mistaken, say now that spong doesnt deserve the invite.
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k who cares if he did good in one competition, alexis is doing good in all, jacob got 2nd at JOI, tron placed first at VT open. ahmet probably could have done equally as good if he would have gone to us open. not saying hes not good but i tihnk there is definatly more people who deserve it.
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Things is, Spong is gonna be in X.
Rainville is gonna be in X.
Wester is most likely gonna be in X.
We all just have to wait and see what happens at Winter X, because then we will know who "deserved" the invite and who did not.
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yup, oh well im sure they'll hook him up
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I think a podium at US open is proving himself a lot more than some of the others
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you say that they are creating a huge cloud of drama and shit, and it is a all a marketing scheme? all they did was invite a skier who did better at last years open than anyone you have mentioned so far. so what have they done, nothing, you are creating all this drama, lets just see how he does.
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Yeah, second place at the open...that is impressive. That BLOWS MY MIND. That is talent. That video must not do him justice.
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You know, I'm truely sorry the way I worded the title of this thread. By no way is this putting down Spong. From what I've seen he's a very good skier.
I just don't think you should always judge a book by the cover. Not to say that whats inside the book isn't good, but you have to read it a little before you make a decision. One season does not make a career. What does make a career though, is consistancy. The Winter X games is "the premiere winter action sports event". And for a Premiere event, Athletes are choosen based on consistancy.
Sidney Crosby did not make the Canadian Olympic team. I have seen him play before the NHL, and well he is very good... on of the best to play juniors... but he has not proven himself entirely in the half season he's played so far at the NHL level... so I agree with the decision. Not that I think he's a bad hockey player, just that there have been other guys that have earned the right to participate based on years of consistant play. But in 2010, I can assure you Crosby will be there. And he will shine.
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Steele spence doesn't deserve an invite to X Games. So many other skiers are better than him now, not to say he's not a good skier, he is good, but there are others that can throw down way better, more stylish shtuff than him.
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i say pong deserves the spot anyone his age who is tossing down like he is and has the ability to walk into a comp and scare the veterans should be there i would not be surprised if he medals the kids got skills
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haha canadian hockey, your stretching for metaphors now. and who decided that for a "premier event", as you put it, that athletes are chosen based on consistancy? Why not, well i dont know, Skill maybe. its a comp of the best skiers, not the all the skiers who have made a "career" for themselves. but whatever, im just arguing cause i think he deserves it.
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If it's based on consistency, then why isn't Shannon Schad in there for consistently doing 720s?
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he should simply be invited cause he's the token asian that throws down
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hahahahahahha, you definatly havn't seen spongs steeze then.
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agreed, he looks good, but i see about 5 kids a day skiing like that at winter park, should they be in x?
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The part about Halo is not true.
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Thing iS, Spongs a great skier, but there are atleast 10 skiers that deserve that spot over spong...everyone knows that the judging last year sucked, results were skewed all over the place
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Yeah that's true but you can't do shit about it except ski and have fun!
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spong is cool! wee hooray for x-games! I cant wait to see what awesome gear that Sal guy wears...
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hahaha i pwn dspo at halo..............and aj!
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Spong will kill, no worries. PERIOD
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yes, a person who qualified doesnt deserve a spot. i cant beleive some people.
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yes hes 15. did good in 1 comp? oh yea ok........wsi last year and jon olson invitational and gravity games.....placing well in all of them. definatly deserves way more respect then you guys are giving him. if you have ever skied with him he makes anything look steezy. but if you feel the need to keep talking shit, please do. the more you talk shit the better dspong will do. the kid will read your shit talking and want to show you up and absolutly throw down at x. just wait
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watch some of his footy from mt.hood....so smooth and flows so well
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