Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
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There's no doubting Daniel Dhers' domination of the park scene over the last three years -- something he proved last years by securing his first Park gold at X Games 13. But this year the park course was replaced by the tight "Superpark" format ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Rune Glifberg may not have been too complimentary about the Superpark course but that didn't stop him from tearing it up Saturday to lead the qualifiers for Sunday's final. Following Glifberg into the finals are a host of familiar names including Omar Hassan, Chad Bartie and Kyle Berard. Even Vert ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
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Jamie Bestwick didn't have much luck trying out the new Superpark course yesterday when he failed to make the finals. Saturday it looked like all was right with the world as returned to his true home, the vert ramp, and dominated the semifinals with a huge score ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Jeremy Lusk was knocked out of the X Games last year and was determined to make his mark this time around. He blazed through the new "Knockout" format by defeating Blake "Bilko" Williams and Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg before taking on Mat Rebeaud in the finals.
Rebeaud's journey to the finals started ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Earlier this year at the Moto X World Championships in San Diego the Speed & Style event debuted to some interest. Now it's a full-fledged event at the big show, the X Games, and while the legendary Travis Pastrana may have been the crowd favorite, it was Kevin Johnson, an ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Because of strict X-Games rules and restrictions, I was unable to videotape freely as I always do when I attend an event. You know what I mean, like getting skaters in compromising candids that I can use to blackmail them for some free gear. I’m shameless like that. Anyway I ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
One thing that was really noticeable while walking around the Home Depot Center was that this year's Vert Ramp is about half the size it normally has been. Last year's ramp was a huge monster that dominated the landscape -- I almost mistook this year's "ramp" for one that kids ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
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But a very familiar face led the contest as Daniel Dhers had no problem holding on to the top spot going into Saturday's finals.
Dave Mirra, Ryan Nyquist, Mike Spinner and Jamie Bestwick were among the riders to miss the cut.
Following Dhers on the ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Ricky Carmichael didn't need a world record to show that he can go higher and better than anyone else. He won the Step Up contest Friday night thanks to clearing 33 feet, while second-place world-record holder Ronnie Renner could only clear 32.
Also on Friday, qualifiers were under way at the ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Last year Marisa Dal Santo edged Elissa Steamer to take the gold, stopping Steamer's three-win streak. This year, Steamer had hardly any competition as she handily won her fourth overall gold medal at the X Games.
True, Dal Santo was nursing a broken ankle and Lacey Baker, last year's fourth-place finisher ...
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