I love Espn

[bbk]

http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=sx12mskbst

"When Chris Cole took third at last year's X Games, he was virtually unknown outside of the east coast skate scene."

[fuckingvegan]

http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=sx12mskbst

"When Chris Cole took third at last year's X Games, he was virtually unknown outside of the east coast skate scene."

Ha Ha what a fucking joke.

[stagefright]

'During the jam sessions, his trick list included a backside three kick-flip over the stair gap and a 360 onto the rail followed by a heel flip off.'

i want to see that last trick

[ctsskate]

Yeah I want to see that last trick also, I don't think even Lutzka has done that one, and I'd be interested in watching his triple backside flip also, that sounds sweet.

[E.l.G]

Rally car racing?

[Universal Remonster]

Yeah I want to see that last trick also, I don't think even Lutzka has done that one, and I'd be interested in watching his triple backside flip also, that sounds sweet.

what are you talking about? its obviously a back 3 kickflip

[bbk]

The funniest part is that they say he was unknown the same year he got SOTY for, IE the year New blood was released and he destroyed o couple of contests like at the DC plaza... I mean seriously, don't they know anything anout anything?

[quit]

I watched the vert best trick...Tony Hawk was forever correcting the other announcers.

Vin Scully: SIIIICKKK that was a nollie kickflip mctwist!!!

Tony Hawk: No it was a frontside cab varial heelflip.

[Lance]

'During the jam sessions, his trick list included a backside three kick-flip over the stair gap and a 360 onto the rail followed by a heel flip off.'

i want to see that last trick

HAHAHAHAA that shits too much, shits turning snowboard "jam sessions"

[dalycitymassive]

we love ESPN sportscenter 24/7

[whatnot]

And I freaking hate Joe Morgan

[1992]

nollie kickflip mctwist.

flawless.

[Bill]

The vert best trick contest was actually cool to watch.  I just hated how they focused on Shawn White the whole time.

[j....soy.....]

it's rad elissa steamer won for the third time...

[freshjive]

if you read about steamer..
the article constantly talks about heelslides...
"Needing to rally from the slow start, Steamer did just that and put together a strong overall ride that featured a kickflip backside heelslide, a frontside 50/50 and a nolli kick flip..."
and then its like...
"In her silver-medal performance, Perkins flowed through the competition, sticking a number of tricks including the frontside heel slide, frontside 180, frontside 50/50."

i'm guessing they mean back tail and frontside tail..but who knows what kind of shit these commentators make up..
whatevs...

[E.l.G]

Why not just hire skateboarders to commentate on skateboarding. Why is that so hard?

[hesh_trash]

Why not just hire skateboarders to commentate on skateboarding. Why is that so hard?

Instead we get this "tony hawk" guy, I mean who the fuck is he?!

[dalycitymassive]

what kind of fucking name is vin scully. never seen him but he sounds like a goon

[2G]

espn is so xtreme they dont need to get the name of tricks right, because what they say goes.......

[Jackers]

Some years back I remember Jason Ellis talking to another commentator about tricks,  Ellis goes " Mike Crum with his trademark nollie flips". The other guy says " What's the deal with this trademark tricks? can other pros do it?" Ellis: "Yeah but they got to sign a waiver".

[Sleazy]

what kind of fucking name is vin scully. never seen him but he sounds like a goon

Is that the dread locked faggot? He was at southside one time, what a fucking kook. Couldn't get his tounge out of Kostons ass long enough to talk about anything else. He would also occasionally notice a good, non-koston trick and he would call it out and be like "someone get me that guys name" and then would vibe the kids who would try and tell him.

[quit]

Why not just hire skateboarders to commentate on skateboarding. Why is that so hard?

I want Geoff Rowley and Frank Gerwer for next year.

[magnet]

They need some fast talking smartass guy who knows what's going on to be commentating.  Tim O'Connor?  Clyde Singleton? 

The worst part of anything being on ESPN is you got kooks coming out of the woodwork trying to make like they know anything when they've never done it.  I cringe eveytime they have segments on fantasy sports or some stat geekfest.

[mbl88]

its all good

[Rocuronium]

As usual, I TiVO'd the x-games and ff-ed through the decades of motocross and bmx they fucking stuff that shit with in order to get to skating. I didn't notice anything new, except for back-flips on the mega-ramp. 
Each year, though, I get an added appreciation for Tony's commentary. His technical explainations are always interesting and on point, but it is his "politeness" that entertains me the most. You gotta listen close, but if you pay attention you can hear him cringe and hesitate before he finds a way to damage control what that Sal guy says. Most of the time he is so stumped that dead silence is the only thing he can come up with.

I would like to suggest to Mr. Way an exciting variation on the mega ramp: "Big Air Jousting", where the mega ramps face each other and the riders have a choice of weapons: lances, morning stars, flame throwers, tazer guns, and buckets of syphillis.
Just an idea.

[A.J.]

hilarious

[Davis]

As usual, I TiVO'd the x-games and ff-ed through the decades of motocross and bmx they fucking stuff that shit with in order to get to skating. I didn't notice anything new, except for back-flips on the mega-ramp. 
Each year, though, I get an added appreciation for Tony's commentary. His technical explainations are always interesting and on point, but it is his "politeness" that entertains me the most. You gotta listen close, but if you pay attention you can hear him cringe and hesitate before he finds a way to damage control what that Sal guy says. Most of the time he is so stumped that dead silence is the only thing he can come up with.

I would like to suggest to Mr. Way an exciting variation on the mega ramp: "Big Air Jousting", where the mega ramps face each other and the riders have a choice of weapons: lances, morning stars, flame throwers, tazer guns, and buckets of syphillis.
Just an idea.

I would definitely view the X-Games if this were a reality. An Andy MacDonald decapitation would leave me in ecstasy.

[syn]

They need some fast talking smartass guy who knows what's going on to be commentating.  Tim O'Connor?  Clyde Singleton? 

Clyde Singelton and Nate Sherwood, fuck Tim O'Connor

[donnie_murdo]

espn is so xtreme they dont need to get the name of tricks right, because what they say goes.......

What "ollie north"

Serioulys what the fuck is it supposed to mean ?

"one footed ollie" or "ollie one foot" pretty much can't say the trick any better but "ollie north" i mean fuck off with that shit

[sizable]

I hear you gentlemen about the commentators but I'm just as concerned about Colin McKay's over and over and over and over and over attempt at the back tail kickflip revert or whatever he tried over and over and was getting close to landing in the flat.
How does this guy get invited to something like this and why does he participate? Better yet, why does he still have a pro model? It's one thing if the dude was landing it but the commentator even said, 'we watched Colin try this for three hours the other night and he never landed it..."
The X-games are a waste. Colin yo-yo'ing himself up the tranny and back down again over and over is just as much of a waste. Good Grief.