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Title: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Bitter on August 01, 2012, 08:06:32 AM
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LONDON (Reuters) - Dressed all in black, snowboarder Shaun White looked out through his reflective designer sunglasses at the Olympic rings floating on the Thames on Monday and pondered the idea of becoming a crossover Olympian.

A double-Winter Games gold medallist and a global brand, American White liked the idea.

One problem. Skateboarding, his summer sport of choice is not an Olympic sport. At least not yet.

With his thick mane of shaggy red hair, White, 25, is one of the world's most recognisable and popular athletes with a portfolio of sponsorships and endorsements that would make Roger Federer feel under appreciated.

Having signed his first endorsement deal at age seven, White has somehow managed to maintain much of his street level credibility while driving a Lamborghini and dating supermodels like Bar Refaeli, recently voted Maxim magazine's Hottest Woman in the World.

But under the White brand beats the heart of a simple dude who, "just likes to ride".

"I've heard talk about 2016 in Brazil maybe getting skateboarding, for me that would be like the ultimate to compete Winter and Summer," White told Reuters. "The only thing I could relate it to would be the Summer and Winter X-Games, I compete in both of those and have medals in both.

"At the time I thought it was the biggest thing that could ever happen until I won the Olympics and then it changed the game."

There is no disputing that White's arrival on the Olympic stage was a game changer for the International Olympic Committee (IOC). While snowboarders have fiercely clung to their counter-culture roots, a decade of growth sparked by three Olympic Games have brought the sport mainstream appeal and - (gasp) respectability.

Once as welcome as swine flu at ski resorts, snowboarders now rule over the mountains they were once chased from and White is their King.
Absorbed into the establishment they once rebelled against, snowboarding has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry where the biggest names like White are linked with everything from video games to home decorating.

With the IOC desperate to keep the Games relevant snowboarding has become the cornerstone of the Olympic youth movement. Since snowboarding was welcomed into the Olympic lodge at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, the Winter Games have steadily upped their hip quotient with an ever-expanding list of "rad" disciplines, including snowboard-cross and ski cross.

The Summer Games, however, has not found yet found a way to tap into the same youthful vibe, delicately fine-tuning its program with the addition of BMX and little else.

The addition of skateboarding would provide the Summer Games with a massive injection of "street cred" but skateboarders are not as convinced they need the Olympics.

In the skateboarding community the most respected skaters do not even compete, satisfied to showcase their moves on YouTube and leave the gold medals to synchronised swimmers and modern pentathletes.

Hardcore skateboarders underlined their distain for all things Olympic by launching an online petition urging IOC president Jacques Rogge not to recognise skateboarding.

"With due respect for Olympic athletes, we the undersigned skateboarders and advocates strongly request that the IOC not recognise skateboarding as an Olympic sport or use skateboarding to market the Olympics," reads the petition. "Skateboarding is not a "sport" and we do not want skateboarding exploited and transformed to fit into the Olympic program."

"There's good and bad," said White, who recently won the ESPY Awards as Best Male Action Sport Athlete for the fifth consecutive year. "It (the Olympics) made the sport (snowboarding) bigger, more popular but to people to holding onto something that is very core, very true it is always hard to go through a change like that.

"But I thought it did something really amazing for the sport. It brought more money, more attention to the sport.

"The beginnings of snowboarding you weren't even allowed on the mountain, now there are mountains that compete over who has the best snowboard park."

White's star status has made the Olympic half-pipe the hottest ticket at the Winter Games and there is little doubt an appearance by the "Flying Tomato" on the vert (half-pipe) at the 2016 Rio Summer Games would do the same.

But despite White's enthusiasm and backing there is little chance skateboarders will be doing their thing in Rio.

It takes a full seven years for a new sport to work its way through the IOC red tape onto the Games program or it could be fast-tracked as a new discipline but would have to be absorbed into an existing federation such as the International Cycling Union (UCI) - something skaters want no part of.

The biggest hurdle standing in the way of skateboarding joining the Games is the lack of structure within the skating community with no single governing body able to pull together all the different factions, tours and promoters.

"Even in snowboarding it was tough," said White.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Beeda Weeda on August 01, 2012, 08:32:03 AM
shaun white does not get "it"
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: sufodiv on August 01, 2012, 08:39:36 AM
I just want to crawl in a cave and die.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Alan on August 01, 2012, 08:55:53 AM
Billy Connolly - Fuck Off (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJMqdTr7IQM#ws)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Rod Kimble on August 01, 2012, 09:02:50 AM
May hatred for Shaun white has just grown immensely.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Harem on August 01, 2012, 09:07:33 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6PuC6Tis1E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6PuC6Tis1E)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Alan on August 01, 2012, 09:08:15 AM
May hatred for Shaun white has just grown immensely.

It's already August, dude.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: HairyCunt on August 01, 2012, 09:12:47 AM
Skateboarding will be in the Olympics one day.  It's inevitable, they want the youth market it appeals too. How many people do rowing or play handball? Olympics are boring as fuck though.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Rod Kimble on August 01, 2012, 09:13:27 AM
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May hatred for Shaun white has just grown immensely.
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It's already August, dude.

Damn typos.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: popsiclesandskatin on August 01, 2012, 09:16:38 AM
Olympic athletes have diets and train really hard.
Skateboarders eat candy, talk shit, and drink arizona iced teas.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: tb303 on August 01, 2012, 09:18:02 AM
Andy Mac, Bucky, Burnquist, PLG .....all them vert peasants would be in it too
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: niallc95 on August 01, 2012, 09:27:27 AM
Somebody needs to execute him before he opens his mouth again..
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: cringe. on August 01, 2012, 09:29:12 AM
he should campaign for sucking fat ass to become an olympic sport cos he'd definitely win gold       l o l   : )
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Dirty Sprite on August 01, 2012, 09:44:13 AM
Olympic athletes have diets and train really hard.
Skateboarders eat candy, talk shit, and drink arizona iced teas.

The hilarity when a bunch of guys test positive for marijuana.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: The Nose Face on August 01, 2012, 10:06:13 AM
"But I thought it did something really amazing for the sport. It brought more money, more attention to the sport."
(http://www.carzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/shaun-white-balloon-white-lp640-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Fenzadill on August 01, 2012, 10:08:12 AM
Man, I can't believe Bar Raefeli (sp?) is banging this kook.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: TheDonutFather on August 01, 2012, 11:00:09 AM
White has somehow managed to maintain much of his street level credibility

Hahahahaahahaa
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Bubblegum Tate on August 01, 2012, 11:02:19 AM
Skateboarding will be in the Olympics one day.  It's inevitable, they want the youth market it appeals too. How many people do rowing or play handball? Olympics are boring as fuck though.

I saw canoeing and kayaking, seemed kind of fun. Not really

Other than other sports, olympics are boring as fuck
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: ice nine on August 01, 2012, 11:11:56 AM
I agree with tate, other than sports the olympics are boring.

I kno there's sno-bro's in here. How is shaun white viewed amongst other snowboarders?I'd have to guess that even the mountains most blunted think that this dude is lame.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Rod Kimble on August 01, 2012, 11:17:14 AM
I agree with tate, other than sports the olympics are boring.

I kno there's sno-bro's in here. How is shaun white viewed amongst other snowboarders?I'd have to guess that even the mountains most blunted think that this dude is lame.

Hes not very well liked.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Ronald Wilson Reagan on August 01, 2012, 11:24:24 AM
I agree with tate, other than sports the olympics are boring.

I kno there's sno-bro's in here. How is shaun white viewed amongst other snowboarders?I'd have to guess that even the mountains most blunted think that this dude is lame.
Dude, he won the espie for best male action sports athlete for the past 5 years, how can he NOT be respected?

I've never really cared if the olympics had skateboarding, but now I want it to be delayed long enough to make sure this kook can't get his gold medal.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: i'm nocturnal. on August 01, 2012, 11:37:21 AM
http://shaunwhitesupplyco.com/en/products/stunt-scooter/ (http://shaunwhitesupplyco.com/en/products/stunt-scooter/)


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Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: essal on August 01, 2012, 11:45:28 AM
It would be pretty damn funny if the entire skate Olympics line-up tested positive for one or more drugs.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: sleepypancakes on August 01, 2012, 11:51:24 AM
White has somehow managed to maintain much of his street level credibility

Hahahahaahahaa
My thought exactly. If they took more than two seconds to find someone else who doesn't skate for fucking target, they'd probably realize not many skateboarders want to be involved in the olympics. Or any kind of competitive skating.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Fenzadill on August 01, 2012, 11:52:57 AM
It would be pretty damn funny if the entire skate Olympics line-up tested positive for one or more drugs.

I know that's a fun joke and everything, but I've beaten a ton of drug tests in a few ways, and I'm not a well-to-do professional athlete entering into the Olympics.  I think the drug tests would be a non-issue.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Filip on August 01, 2012, 11:55:18 AM
I want to see Antwuan on Olympics..Imagine the interviews..
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Beeda Weeda on August 01, 2012, 11:57:46 AM
I want to see Antwuan on Olympics..Imagine the interviews..
no.

shaun white has no street cred.
Last winter I was at a house party with a bunch of snow bros and I made the asumption tha shaun was the king of snowboarding and apparently he's not even cool with snowboarders. They coudlnt beleive i had said it, apparently he cant bomb hills all he does is the half pike.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: ScreamingHand on August 01, 2012, 12:00:20 PM
eesh
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: foureyedjim on August 01, 2012, 12:05:58 PM
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I agree with tate, other than sports the olympics are boring.

I kno there's sno-bro's in here. How is shaun white viewed amongst other snowboarders?I'd have to guess that even the mountains most blunted think that this dude is lame.
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Dude, he won the espie for best male action sports athlete for the past 5 years, how can he NOT be respected?

I've never really cared if the olympics had skateboarding, but now I want it to be delayed long enough to make sure this kook can't get his gold medal.

I'm pretty sure that's the only reason why he's pulling this shit.  It's those damn medals
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Choad Muskrat on August 01, 2012, 12:08:18 PM
Dudes probably the worst possible ambassador for skateboarding, considering even snowboarders hate this guy.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: ttching! on August 01, 2012, 12:15:04 PM
I think its time we all revoke his street cred, publicly. Dude needs to watch this a couple times and quietly go back to his vert ramp.

Matt Rodriguez Mixtape (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib0dzbxvqzo&feature=autoplay&list=FL9RkDBR8V_w6T10EHuBxWSg&playnext=6#ws)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: trannies and mannies on August 01, 2012, 12:28:44 PM
This guy is the worst.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Dominic Hynard on August 01, 2012, 12:42:12 PM
Skating in the olympics would be horrible. Not only the whole drug test aspect, finding people who want to compete, the whole nationality idea. You guys know who's going to commentate.

Sal Masakela and Felix Arguelles. God dammit.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: thebarracks on August 01, 2012, 12:51:39 PM
i'd  bar Refaeli
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Made In China on August 01, 2012, 12:52:32 PM
This dude seriously can't be allowed to represent skateboarders
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Beeda Weeda on August 01, 2012, 12:56:32 PM
it would just be another boring very contest with microphones on the coping.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: HairyCunt on August 01, 2012, 01:13:25 PM
The only international skateboard federation is WCS, and skaters would have to compete in that to qualify. Austin Seaholm is killing WCS events. Until WCS events compete with Street League prize money I doubt most skaters will switch over to that. Skating in the Olympics would be Vert and weird skaters you never hear of, like all those Brazillians.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: The Donger on August 01, 2012, 01:14:27 PM
I was watching this thing on tv about that young swimmer from Colorado, she's under 18. Her parents have to keep a schedule of all her activities 24 hours a day so whenever the doping judges pop up they can find her. She can't even take over the counter allergy medicine.skateboarding lifestyle doesn't fit in with the strict regiment of the Olympics. Only Straight edge jock type skaters would qualify.



Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: via on August 01, 2012, 01:17:21 PM
I was watching this thing on tv about that young swimmer from Colorado, she's under 18. Her parents have to keep a schedule of all her activities 24 hours a day so whenever the doping judges pop up they can find her. She can't even take over the counter allergy medicine.skateboarding lifestyle doesn't fit in with the strict regiment of the Olympics. Only Straight edge jock type skaters would qualify.





(http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/W/Shaun-White-201311-1-402.jpg)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: MuchasGracias on August 01, 2012, 01:20:41 PM
Fuck Shaun White.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Liam Baker on August 01, 2012, 01:23:04 PM
If skating goes to the Olympics, I'll cry. Then it'd just be washed up vert pros and all those damn Brazilians nobody's ever heard of, and then skateboarding would lose all fun. Somebody needs to kill this asshole.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Ronald Wilson Reagan on August 01, 2012, 02:58:48 PM
I think its funny how whenever posters here benefit in some way, its ok to sell out. Nike, Converse, Adidas in skateboarding? I can wear those, so they aren't sketchy corporate influences. A skateboarding contest in the olympics that I'll never be in and don't have to watch? This is bullshit! Skateboarding needs to get more raw!
If you look down at your feet and see Nike, Cons, or adidas on your feet, then shut the fuck up about the olympics you greedy hypocrite. Hold yourself to the standard you hold others to.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: fulfillthedream on August 01, 2012, 03:09:30 PM
I think its funny how whenever posters here benefit in some way, its ok to sell out. Nike, Converse, Adidas in skateboarding? I can wear those, so they aren't sketchy corporate influences. A skateboarding contest in the olympics that I'll never be in and don't have to watch? This is bullshit! Skateboarding needs to get more raw!
If you look down at your feet and see Nike, Cons, or adidas on your feet, then shut the fuck up about the olympics you greedy hypocrite. Hold yourself to the standard you hold others to.


well stated. on another note the whole "uniform" that most Olympians wear would also be another funny thing that factors into skateboarding in the olympics.it will happen sooner or later- dudes who are in the big contests right now would probably sign up at the same time there SOO many who would flat out refuse to partake.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Rayden on August 01, 2012, 03:22:03 PM
White has somehow managed to maintain much of his street level credibility

Hahahahaahahaa

Exact same reaction I had.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: via on August 01, 2012, 03:25:27 PM
I think its funny how whenever posters here benefit in some way, its ok to sell out. Nike, Converse, Adidas in skateboarding? I can wear those, so they aren't sketchy corporate influences. A skateboarding contest in the olympics that I'll never be in and don't have to watch? This is bullshit! Skateboarding needs to get more raw!
If you look down at your feet and see Nike, Cons, or adidas on your feet, then shut the fuck up about the olympics you greedy hypocrite. Hold yourself to the standard you hold others to.

Don't forget Vans.

Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: HairyCunt on August 01, 2012, 03:27:19 PM
Vans is not the same as Nike Cons Adidas. Just don't.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Spike Hawke on August 01, 2012, 03:31:08 PM
I get what you are saying Gipper, but hasn't Adidas been supprting skating for a couple of decades by paying Mark Gonzales? More of a question than a statement. Not sure if everyone would be hating on this if it was Dill pushing for the olympics. I personally think it would be a shockingly bad idea but I physically have zero influence on the outcome of this. Maybe if it gets in and, like previously stated in other posts, only kooks and Brazilians enter and doesn't get watched they would drop it just as quick.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: via on August 01, 2012, 03:36:35 PM
Vans is not the same as Nike Cons Adidas. Just don't.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-14/vf-s-vans-unit-to-add-athletic-shoes-to-challenge-nike (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-14/vf-s-vans-unit-to-add-athletic-shoes-to-challenge-nike)

"VF will start selling the Vans LXVI, named for Vans? founding in 1966, at sporting-goods and athletic retailers including Foot Locker Inc. (FL) (FL) and Footaction in two weeks, Kevin Bailey, Vans? president, said today in an interview at Bloomberg News headquarters in New York. The line is part of Vans? push to boost sales by $1 billion to $2.2 billion in five years.

The shoe, starting at $70, is aimed at young consumers who ?are more likely to be a teen walking around the streets in a pair of running shoes or basketball shoes,? said Bailey, 51. ?This brings a new consumer into the Vans stable of footwear.?

The new release from VF, the world?s largest apparel maker, comes as sales of skating shoes in the U.S. declined 2 percent to $504 million in the 12 months through April, according to NPD Group. The overall U.S. athletic shoe market increased 0.7 percent to $25.9 billion in the same period, the Port Washington, New York-based group said."

Yeah, Vans has roots. But that's about it, at this point.

I'd be willing to bet that the number of Vans sold to skateboarders, in skate shops, is less than 30% of their overall sales.. Admittedly, I just made that number up out of thin air. But if someone kind find some kind of real number on that, that would be cool.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: HairyCunt on August 01, 2012, 03:45:25 PM
Roots is what matters. If Lakai had those numbers it wouldn't change them either.  Vans was releasing pro skate shoes when skating was at its lowest points. The others got in when it was profitable for them to do so.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: bentmode on August 01, 2012, 03:49:58 PM
it could bring in some good money. imagine all the olympic pro model shoes. its gunna be like the fourth of july on your feet.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: via on August 01, 2012, 03:53:15 PM
Roots is what matters. If Lakai had those numbers it wouldn't change them either.  Vans was releasing pro skate shoes when skating was at its lowest points. The others got in when it was profitable for them to do so.

I can't argue that, and I'm really just playing devils advocate. Gipper has a valid point, and I'm just adding my two cents to it. But Vans is also not what it was in it's inception, either. The roots are there, but they're rotting away.

Skateboarding is just getting bigger, and there's no stopping it, or really anything wrong with it, but it still doesn't sit right with me. I'm really not mad at people making a lot of money off of skateboarding. It's kind cool that some of these guys grandkids won't ever have to work because of a piece of wood with wheels, but that's all on an individual basis. I'm happy for them, but unhappy at what it's doing to skateboarding. Catch-22.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: pica on August 01, 2012, 03:58:35 PM
imagine the boards people would skate:

(http://rlv.zcache.com/flag_of_spain_skateboard-p186350564462840320z7ld4_400.jpg)

(http://rlv.zcache.com/usa_flag_skateboard-p186424052650491220z7ld4_400.jpg)

(http://rlv.zcache.com/brazilian_pride_skateboard-p186869912448301139z7ld4_400.jpg)

(http://rlv.zcache.de/japan_3_japan_skateboard-p186631156625665404engfb_210.jpg)

also i hope for full pads and spandex suits.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: grimcity on August 01, 2012, 04:22:38 PM
Roots is what matters. If Lakai had those numbers it wouldn't change them either.  Vans was releasing pro skate shoes when skating was at its lowest points. The others got in when it was profitable for them to do so.
If it's just roots that matter, then Nike should be in the clear since there's a pair of illustrated swooshes on the first issue of Thrasher. Anyway, Vans isn't the same company that it was... the roots are only in the name. It'd be like buying a World deck because you appreciate what Rocco did in the industry.

I don't really dig the shoe argument so much because there are two things all skate shoe companies have in common:
1. They pay skaters.
2. They're made in China.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Jackburton on August 01, 2012, 04:25:31 PM
LD rash on pussy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg1QWKrWn5o&feature=related (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg1QWKrWn5o&feature=related)


LD and Billy Connolly in the same thread.  Now all we need is some bill hicks.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: bentmode on August 01, 2012, 04:29:10 PM
imagine the boards people would skate:

i didnt see it like that. i figured they would wear all over print t-shirts with the countries flag on it, or just wear the basketball jerseys.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Mr.Jenkins on August 01, 2012, 04:57:00 PM
I hope they put skateboarding in the olympics. But only with real street. Would be sooo funny to see the vertguys crying about it. Especially mr.white...
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Mundungus on August 01, 2012, 05:16:19 PM
Olympic Miniramp only
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Patey on August 01, 2012, 05:22:59 PM
olympic freestyle


seriously though imagine if sports currently in the olympics had the other sides to them like skateboarding does

piss drunx pro swimmers?

dirty ghetto kid track runners?

baha
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Magic Pizza on August 01, 2012, 05:32:12 PM
Freestyle would make a comeback, and they would skate the olympic basketball courts until the team came to practice they'd be all "YO, WE'RE TRYNA PLAY A GAME HERE", then the second round would be in the parking lot.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: HairyCunt on August 01, 2012, 06:15:35 PM
olympic freestyle


seriously though imagine if sports currently in the olympics had the other sides to them like skateboarding does

piss drunx pro swimmers?

dirty ghetto kid track runners?

baha


That's all of them. They're from Jamaica, Trinidad, D.R.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: thebarracks on August 01, 2012, 06:16:54 PM
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Quote from: Ronald Wilson Reagan on Today at 01:58:48 PM
I think its funny how whenever posters here benefit in some way, its ok to sell out. Nike, Converse, Adidas in skateboarding? I can wear those, so they aren't sketchy corporate influences. A skateboarding contest in the olympics that I'll never be in and don't have to watch? This is bullshit! Skateboarding needs to get more raw!
If you look down at your feet and see Nike, Cons, or adidas on your feet, then shut the fuck up about the olympics you greedy hypocrite. Hold yourself to the standard you hold others to.

Don't forget Vans.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Chocolaterain on August 01, 2012, 09:54:10 PM
I don't understand what would be so bad about skateboarding in the Olympics. There would be strange rules to conform to and marijuana would be a problem, but it would probably make me want to watch the Olympics more than I already do.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Lenny the Fatface on August 01, 2012, 10:10:04 PM
It would only be a complete non failure if it was a halfpipe event, and even then it would contain the same 10 people no one gives a shit about during x games vert.


And fuck Shaun White.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Money Black on August 01, 2012, 10:34:44 PM
who wants to start campaigning for shaun white's death?
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: ramplocal on August 01, 2012, 11:22:45 PM
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Roots is what matters. If Lakai had those numbers it wouldn't change them either. ? Vans was releasing pro skate shoes when skating was at its lowest points. The others got in when it was profitable for them to do so.
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If it's just roots that matter, then Nike should be in the clear since there's a pair of illustrated swooshes on the first issue of Thrasher. Anyway, Vans isn't the same company that it was... the roots are only in the name. It'd be like buying a World deck because you appreciate what Rocco did in the industry.

I don't really dig the shoe argument so much because there are two things all skate shoe companies have in common:
1. They pay skaters.
2. They're made in China.
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Yep.?  And Adidas has been here since the mid-90s.?  It's pretty hard to find a quality shoe company that isn't a bit dirty in some way.?  That's just how they do business.

As for skating in the Olympics- don't care.?  At all.?  It has absolutely zero effect on what I get out of skating.

All the obvious picks for the dudes who'd be in it- do any of you watch these dudes ever??  When was the last time someone was like, "Fuck yeah, Lincoln Ueda!"?  Yeah.?  Never.


LOL i spit out my beer reading this,very well put sir
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Money Black on August 01, 2012, 11:32:36 PM
I get what you are saying Gipper, but hasn't Adidas been supprting skating for a couple of decades by paying Mark Gonzales? More of a question than a statement. Not sure if everyone would be hating on this if it was Dill pushing for the olympics. I personally think it would be a shockingly bad idea but I physically have zero influence on the outcome of this. Maybe if it gets in and, like previously stated in other posts, only kooks and Brazilians enter and doesn't get watched they would drop it just as quick.

we most definitely would be hating, perhaps even more
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Dontkickshitfoot on August 01, 2012, 11:47:01 PM
Man, I can't believe Bar Raefeli (sp?) is banging this kook.

I just googled her picture and now im very angry with the way society works.
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Post by: via on August 01, 2012, 11:56:36 PM
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Man, I can't believe Bar Raefeli (sp?) is banging this kook.
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I just googled her picture and now im very angry with the way society works.

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Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: BRIX SKWIKZ on August 02, 2012, 12:10:36 AM
Daniel Gesmer in "87 Dreams of a Lifetime" (1988) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO11aqHVIQE#)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: tb303 on August 02, 2012, 12:49:13 AM
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you?ve probably noticed that nearly every camera angle includes the Adidas logo. That?s because Adidas is paying US$122 million to ?sponsor? the Games, in an effort to show the world that Adidas is a company that values the Olympic ideals of international friendship and cooperation.
But Adidas is refusing stand for those values. For less than 2% of the cost of its sponsorship, Adidas could do right by thousands of workers who were illegally denied severance when their factory was unexpectedly shut down. Now we?re partnering with the Clean Clothes Campaign to hold Adidas accountable.

link to the petition http://sumofus.org/campaigns/adidas-indonesia/?akid=686.867335.ur_vmF&rd=1&sub=fwd&t=3 (http://sumofus.org/campaigns/adidas-indonesia/?akid=686.867335.ur_vmF&rd=1&sub=fwd&t=3)

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Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: tangar on August 02, 2012, 01:44:17 AM
Freestyle would make a comeback, and they would skate the olympic basketball courts until the team came to practice they'd be all "YO, WE'RE TRYNA PLAY A GAME HERE", then the second round would be in the parking lot.

now this i would watch.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Alan on August 02, 2012, 03:01:50 AM
The only type of skating fit for the Olympics is the Death Joust a la Thrashin.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: JUSTICE BEAVER on August 02, 2012, 04:55:49 AM
You guys know how mutch pussy every athlete gets? This article is amazing. http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8133052/athletes-spill-details-dirty-secrets-olympic-village-espn-magazine (http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8133052/athletes-spill-details-dirty-secrets-olympic-village-espn-magazine)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Jackburton on August 02, 2012, 06:43:48 AM
Daniel Gesmer in "87 Dreams of a Lifetime" (1988) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO11aqHVIQE#)
This cracks me up every time.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Mole on August 02, 2012, 08:19:05 AM
The only type of skating fit for the Olympics is the Death Joust a la Thrashin.

I've never seen Thrashin, but if there's a jousting scene in it i gotta see that shit.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: shit_for_brains on August 02, 2012, 08:28:43 AM
I want this to happen just so that there will be news articles about how every participant is disqualified because they failed the drug test.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Magic Pizza on August 02, 2012, 09:07:53 AM
Daniel Gesmer in "87 Dreams of a Lifetime" (1988) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO11aqHVIQE#)
Imagine if this had caught on? @ 1:48 Just picture 100 people doing this together.

Edit: Ha! I just saw this in the comments for this video (all of them are hilarious) and I have to wonder, this sounds an awful lot like HATE! she's describing...

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Yes, my husband's skateboard. He doesn't have a paper route, but he does have a 10-year military career in progress and a successful side business of art for skateboards. Obviously not as awesome as a paper route.
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Post by: Big Skatefase on August 02, 2012, 09:12:13 AM
of course she wants skateboarding in the olympics, because she knows she can dominate vert and make more money and get more fame.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Fenzadill on August 02, 2012, 09:20:45 AM
You guys know how mutch pussy every athlete gets? This article is amazing. http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8133052/athletes-spill-details-dirty-secrets-olympic-village-espn-magazine (http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8133052/athletes-spill-details-dirty-secrets-olympic-village-espn-magazine)

Holy fuck, if I was a top tier pro skater I would be pushing for the Olympics just to go fuck the whole Scandinavian volleyball team or whatever.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Alan on August 02, 2012, 10:25:03 AM
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Imagine if this had caught on? @ 1:48 Just picture 100 people doing this together.

Edit: Ha! I just saw this in the comments for this video (all of them are hilarious) and I have to wonder, this sounds an awful lot like HATE! she's describing...

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Yes, my husband's skateboard. He doesn't have a paper route, but he does have a 10-year military career in progress and a successful side business of art for skateboards. Obviously not as awesome as a paper route.
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Ha! She is!
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: I Can't Think on August 02, 2012, 11:27:44 AM
I want to see Antwuan on Olympics..Imagine the interviews..

I'd watch that, because he'd completely tarnish the olympic bullshit. Hell I wanna see the whole Shake Junt crew in the olympics. Imagine, there are 6 year old chinese kids who have been selected to train for the rest of their life's for gymnastics of swimming or whatever, and then there'd be guys like Neen, Siinner, and Dollin ruining the olympic village, partying and creating hijinks, only to not compete because tested positively for weed along with everyone else.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: planman on August 02, 2012, 08:43:55 PM
brb gonna hang myself
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Post by: trannies and mannies on August 02, 2012, 11:27:58 PM
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brb gonna hang myself
Now that's a little far fetched, wouldn't you say?
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: SUPERNAUT on August 02, 2012, 11:50:35 PM
I can't believe someone that shameless even exists.
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Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on August 03, 2012, 12:18:20 AM
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Imagine if this had caught on? @ 1:48 Just picture 100 people doing this together.

Edit: Ha! I just saw this in the comments for this video (all of them are hilarious) and I have to wonder, this sounds an awful lot like HATE! she's describing...

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Yes, my husband's skateboard. He doesn't have a paper route, but he does have a 10-year military career in progress and a successful side business of art for skateboards. Obviously not as awesome as a paper route.
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Ha! She is!

fuck yeah, miss HATE! rules.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Trickskatin on August 03, 2012, 05:18:28 AM
Who the fuck is Shaun White  ???
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: drewdown on August 03, 2012, 07:48:06 AM
Shaun White:

(http://i.minus.com/ip6sq1KQwhCf8.gif)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Seamus_McShamebag on August 03, 2012, 08:31:24 AM
Dazed And Confused- Slater (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0oyDgONKO4#)
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Post by: Fenzadill on August 03, 2012, 08:59:54 AM
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WTF?!  What is this from?!

Workaholics S03E05 "Good Mourning".  Goddam good show.

The character Blake also references skateboarding when he says "Blaker has a deathwish". 

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4yku5KBgY1r31cquo1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Fenzadill on August 03, 2012, 09:04:57 AM
You will not regret it.
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Post by: HairyCunt on August 03, 2012, 01:01:53 PM
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Imagine if this had caught on? @ 1:48 Just picture 100 people doing this together.

Edit: Ha! I just saw this in the comments for this video (all of them are hilarious) and I have to wonder, this sounds an awful lot like HATE! she's describing...

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Yes, my husband's skateboard. He doesn't have a paper route, but he does have a 10-year military career in progress and a successful side business of art for skateboards. Obviously not as awesome as a paper route.
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Ha! She is!
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fuck yeah, miss HATE! rules.
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Hahaha!  She showed me that video, but I didn't know about the comments.  I'm blessed with a wife that totally supports skateboarding and urges me to get out there more than I already do.  We've been having a difference of opinion on helmets and skateboarding in regards to our future potential children.  Any of you Slap parents have this conversation with your spouses?

Helmets are good until you are good enough,  they give you confidence. I never wore one, but I'd make my kids.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Magic Pizza on August 03, 2012, 01:11:21 PM
I'd say helmet until rat 'stache comes in, but I don't have kids.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: sigurd on August 03, 2012, 01:24:41 PM
Joke?

Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Liam Baker on August 03, 2012, 01:33:49 PM
Wait wait wait. Another reason not to have skating in the US: The same 3 countries would always win. 1st would always be U.S, that lineup would be fucking killer. 2nd would be Australia, they've got a good thing going as well. And last would be France or something because cliche kills. So it's sort of pointless.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Joust Ostrich on August 03, 2012, 05:28:25 PM
or Canada, or Brazil... Still pointless.
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Post by: Cadillac Ranch Dressing on August 03, 2012, 09:18:31 PM
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Imagine if this had caught on? @ 1:48 Just picture 100 people doing this together.

Edit: Ha! I just saw this in the comments for this video (all of them are hilarious) and I have to wonder, this sounds an awful lot like HATE! she's describing...

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Yes, my husband's skateboard. He doesn't have a paper route, but he does have a 10-year military career in progress and a successful side business of art for skateboards. Obviously not as awesome as a paper route.
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Ha! She is!
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fuck yeah, miss HATE! rules.
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Hahaha!  She showed me that video, but I didn't know about the comments.  I'm blessed with a wife that totally supports skateboarding and urges me to get out there more than I already do.  We've been having a difference of opinion on helmets and skateboarding in regards to our future potential children.  Any of you Slap parents have this conversation with your spouses?
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Helmets are good until you are good enough,  they give you confidence. I never wore one, but I'd make my kids.
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That's kinda where we're at, and I agree, but we're also trying to figure out the whole "lead by example" thing.  Who fucking knows though, we may have kids that think skateboarding is lame.  And after constantly seeing the state of affairs we wonder if we should even be having kids.
I'm sure there are camps that can cure that.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Donkey Lips on August 03, 2012, 10:23:33 PM

(http://thumbs.newschoolers.com/index.php?src=http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/397860_229656593776543_178086025600267_503427_195720630_n.jpg&size=400x1000)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: MostlyLurkin' on August 04, 2012, 08:56:05 AM
Could somebody please just put a bullet in this fucker and make an end to all his bullshit?
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: grimcity on August 05, 2012, 07:32:10 AM
I REALLY want him to end up on a shampoo or conditioner commercial.

"Apply gingerly."
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Post by: Upgrayedd on August 05, 2012, 08:16:21 AM
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I REALLY want him to end up on a shampoo or conditioner commercial.
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"Apply gingerly."
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6gg04B43J1qhafj6.jpg)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Dominic Hynard on August 05, 2012, 01:11:46 PM
Hey guys.

I was reading this wiki article on the first person to win snowboard halfpipe in the 1998 Olympics. He won gold but got disqualified for testing positive for THC (Marijuana). But he then got the decision overturned because marijuana isn't on the list of banned substances, because it isn't performance enhancing.

Just found it relevant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Rebagliati (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Rebagliati)

TL;DR - Marijuana isn't banned substance.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Upgrayedd on August 05, 2012, 01:52:55 PM
Nothing about Shawn White is relevant. Get the fuck out of here.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Money Black on August 05, 2012, 09:40:16 PM
Hey guys.

I was reading this wiki article on the first person to win snowboard halfpipe in the 1998 Olympics. He won gold but got disqualified for testing positive for THC (Marijuana). But he then got the decision overturned because marijuana isn't on the list of banned substances, because it isn't performance enhancing.

Just found it relevant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Rebagliati (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Rebagliati)

TL;DR - Marijuana isn't banned substance.

its definitely banned in the olympics...

If skateboarding was in the olympics, the skaters(willing to enter) would know its a banned substance and not smoke it, it wouldn't be an issue.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: essal on August 06, 2012, 01:04:49 PM
Homeboy White has Chris Brown on his side...
(http://thumbs4.thewall.com.au/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitpic.com%2Fshow%2Flarge%2Fag3eb3&width=620&height=&signature=70049abd1c948ee49b9256c784a0ff14)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Choad Muskrat on August 06, 2012, 01:20:49 PM
Hey guys.

I was reading this wiki article on the first person to win snowboard halfpipe in the 1998 Olympics. He won gold but got disqualified for testing positive for THC (Marijuana). But he then got the decision overturned because marijuana isn't on the list of banned substances, because it isn't performance enhancing.

Just found it relevant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Rebagliati (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Rebagliati)

TL;DR - Marijuana isn't banned substance.

It wasn't halfpipe it was giant slalom
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: foureyedjim on August 06, 2012, 01:57:47 PM
Homeboy White has Chris Brown on his side...
(http://thumbs4.thewall.com.au/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitpic.com%2Fshow%2Flarge%2Fag3eb3&width=620&height=&signature=70049abd1c948ee49b9256c784a0ff14)

THinK
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: ratherwatch on August 11, 2012, 03:19:51 PM
I was once at a meeting where an IOC rep got up and started talking about the when- not -ifs about skating in the olympics like it was a fait accompli meaning: if you don't play ball, we'll find the corniest sell out motherfucker amongst you and just call them the roots connect, it won't matter a fuck to hank and judy in Green Bay how legit the big jumps and whoop di doos are.
Every major hardgoods and shoe manu was there rapt with attention until Ian Deacon from Flip stood up and asked if it was true that Ben Johnson's lawyer was now running the dope testing for the IOC (Ben Johnson is synonymous with modern doping in track and field athletics). That kind of shitcanned things but you can bet your buns the 'big skateboarding is best skateboarding' cartel were right on it.
 Even over here in Britain the 'fully legit posse' were forming themselves into governing body/ charities (which don't govern anything or do any charitable work) just to be there with their hands out when the benificence came. God bless Baker, Flip and all the rest of them for retaining that frisson of unpalatable danger which keeps skating out for now and all those fucking background goons away from their dream of being regional selector. It's the enemy within not without we need to worry about.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Donkey Lips on August 11, 2012, 04:55:10 PM
I was once at a meeting where an IOC rep got up and started talking about the when- not -ifs about skating in the olympics like it was a fait accompli meaning: if you don't play ball, we'll find the corniest sell out motherfucker amongst you and just call them the roots connect, it won't matter a fuck to hank and judy in Green Bay how legit the big jumps and whoop di doos are.
Every major hardgoods and shoe manu was there rapt with attention until Ian Deacon from Flip stood up and asked if it was true that Ben Johnson's lawyer was now running the dope testing for the IOC (Ben Johnson is synonymous with modern doping in track and field athletics). That kind of shitcanned things but you can bet your buns the 'big skateboarding is best skateboarding' cartel were right on it.
 Even over here in Britain the 'fully legit posse' were forming themselves into governing body/ charities (which don't govern anything or do any charitable work) just to be there with their hands out when the benificence came. God bless Baker, Flip and all the rest of them for retaining that frisson of unpalatable danger which keeps skating out for now and all those fucking background goons away from their dream of being regional selector. It's the enemy within not without we need to worry about.

(http://i.imgur.com/t8pt2.gif)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Truancy on August 11, 2012, 05:23:41 PM
Some Italian just got disqualified for THC in his urine.

Let's be honest here, everyone talks over their keyboard, but do you have any public figures you would ACTUALLY beat the shit out of? If you just saw them walking around your city and saw them enter a dimly lit alleyway sans bodyguard, who you would honestly fuck up?

I'd saw Daniel Tosh. Maybe Shaun White. It has to be someone you just dislike as a person: their soul, not just their public persona. Anybody else have a similar list?
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: I Can't Think on August 11, 2012, 07:22:13 PM
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WTF?!  What is this from?!
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Workaholics S03E05 "Good Mourning".  Goddam good show.

The character Blake also references skateboarding when he says "Blaker has a deathwish". 

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4yku5KBgY1r31cquo1_500.jpg)

Thank you for that image, it will now be my little under picture... thing...
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Dominic Hynard on August 12, 2012, 04:40:56 PM
If we are going to have skating in the olympics. Can it at least be the death-races they do at CPH. Then we can atleast witness Busenitz destroy everyone....
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: foureyedjim on August 12, 2012, 06:35:40 PM
Some Italian just got disqualified for THC in his urine.

Let's be honest here, everyone talks over their keyboard, but do you have any public figures you would ACTUALLY beat the shit out of? If you just saw them walking around your city and saw them enter a dimly lit alleyway sans bodyguard, who you would honestly fuck up?

I'd saw Daniel Tosh. Maybe Shaun White. It has to be someone you just dislike as a person: their soul, not just their public persona. Anybody else have a similar list?

I'd beat the shit out of nobody.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: weedpop on August 12, 2012, 08:12:32 PM
If we are going to have skating in the olympics. Can it at least be the death-races they do at CPH. Then we can atleast witness Busenitz destroy everyone....

The only way I would be interested is if they re-purpose that gigantic tube they built for the large hadron collider into a huge, transition walled death-race course. The first one to make it around once (while dodging stray sub-atomic bits and small black holes) gets the gold medal and a signed Shaun White brand scooter device. Competitors would of course be attired in EXTREME skin tight light suits a la tron.

(http://www.picanese.com/pbpics/91c475d99b5c2b594ba0e57f6e0f5cb6.jpg)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Truancy on August 12, 2012, 08:57:56 PM
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Some Italian just got disqualified for THC in his urine.

Let's be honest here, everyone talks over their keyboard, but do you have any public figures you would ACTUALLY beat the shit out of? If you just saw them walking around your city and saw them enter a dimly lit alleyway sans bodyguard, who you would honestly fuck up?

I'd saw Daniel Tosh. Maybe Shaun White. It has to be someone you just dislike as a person: their soul, not just their public persona. Anybody else have a similar list?
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I'd beat the shit out of nobody.
Morally I feel like Daniel Tosh needs an asskicking. I've only watched his show once: I just turn on the TV and he's making fun of a straight-up disabled dude. He's got some gnarly skin condition and he's just making jokes. That's something I would consider shitty in private conversation; he profits from this?
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: max power on August 13, 2012, 12:04:53 AM
i didn't read anything in this topic, but i'm sure some bros went though the same thing before they introduced snowboarding into the olympics. bottom line for me is, they can put it in there and i sure as shit don't give a fuck. i'll still be at some spot struggling to re-learn some shit i did eight years ago.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: AfterEight on August 13, 2012, 03:23:54 PM
fuck all of you. You're so fucking core you can't see past your own bullshit. Skateboarding in the Olympics would be FUCKING AWESOME.

Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Joust Ostrich on August 13, 2012, 03:35:12 PM
fuck all of you. You're so fucking core you can't see past your own bullshit. Skateboarding in the Olympics would be FUCKING AWESOME.


(http://i.imgur.com/ZOhPV.png)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Spike Hawke on August 13, 2012, 03:55:11 PM
Think its got more chance of being in the Paralympics. Already on 4 wheels and most skaters are atleast 40% regular. Never go full person though
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: HairyCunt on August 13, 2012, 04:45:31 PM
Think its got more chance of being in the Paralympics. Already on 4 wheels and most skaters are atleast 40% regular. Never go full person though

HAHAHAH
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Salty Lame Ass Poosey on September 03, 2018, 10:12:57 AM
Dude didn’t qualify in his first bowl competition. Is skating Halfpipe and bowls that big of a difference at that caliber?

https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/09/03/shaun-white-skateboard/
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: essal on September 03, 2018, 10:32:56 AM
Dude didn’t qualify in his first bowl competition. Is skating Halfpipe and bowls that big of a difference at that caliber?
do u even sk8 bro
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Salty Lame Ass Poosey on September 03, 2018, 10:48:46 AM
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Dude didn’t qualify in his first bowl competition. Is skating Halfpipe and bowls that big of a difference at that caliber?
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do u even sk8 bro

Only red curbs and no complys
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Shifty Flip on September 03, 2018, 11:59:19 AM
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Dude didn’t qualify in his first bowl competition. Is skating Halfpipe and bowls that big of a difference at that caliber?
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do u evenpark sk8 bro?
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: CRAILFISH TO REVERT on September 03, 2018, 12:04:53 PM
frontside kicky frog grabs ain't gonna get it done.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: givecigstosurfgroms on September 03, 2018, 02:40:26 PM
  I shook his hand once.  He was going to the whistler bowl at night with my buddy and he wanted to learn the 'speedline' and ate shit.  At least he tried it, I never attempted that one. (snake run bowl at the end which you carve and come back up the snake run.)  -I'm a street skater.   I got some melons and some kf's out of the "bong hit"
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: smellsdead on September 04, 2018, 06:51:29 AM
frontside kicky frog grabs ain't gonna get it done.
perfectly describes so much xgames skating from my childhood
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: essal on September 04, 2018, 09:23:01 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbfY7fkx1ok

watch this and tell me that the flying period stain is close to barros or mr muscles
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Far from relevant on September 04, 2018, 10:22:18 AM
The worst thing about Shaun white is when you're talking about skateboarding with a non skater (not as much in recent years) and you tell them you skate and theyre like "oh you like shaun white right ?"
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: se7en3two on September 04, 2018, 10:51:00 AM
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Some Italian just got disqualified for THC in his urine.

Let's be honest here, everyone talks over their keyboard, but do you have any public figures you would ACTUALLY beat the shit out of? If you just saw them walking around your city and saw them enter a dimly lit alleyway sans bodyguard, who you would honestly fuck up?

I'd saw Daniel Tosh. Maybe Shaun White. It has to be someone you just dislike as a person: their soul, not just their public persona. Anybody else have a similar list?
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I'd beat the shit out of nobody.
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Morally I feel like Daniel Tosh needs an asskicking. I've only watched his show once: I just turn on the TV and he's making fun of a straight-up disabled dude. He's got some gnarly skin condition and he's just making jokes. That's something I would consider shitty in private conversation; he profits from this?

Tosh is a legend and already dealt with the OG flying tomato.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NgR0EwTJ7U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NgR0EwTJ7U)
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: CRAILFISH TO REVERT on September 04, 2018, 11:26:38 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbfY7fkx1ok

watch this and tell me that the flying period stain is close to barros or mr muscles

..or any of the top 25 atv dudes out right now.
Title: Re: Shaun White in London, campaigning for Skateboarding in Olympics
Post by: Joclo on September 05, 2018, 03:44:24 AM
Thats cool he's still maintained his "street cred". His parts in the GX1000 vids are sooooo good. Does he still live with Ian Reid?