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Title: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: SJW1000 on October 09, 2022, 01:17:07 AM
... Yuto and Suciu didn't even bother with prelims? I know we all pretend not to care and then secretly watch anyways and judging from the Youtube comments I'm not alone with the feeling that this could be the worst SLS ever. Feels like one of those Unsanctioned Covid events, no crowd, tiny ass shit course. I would've expected that Vegas of all places could bring in a huge crowd. Why this crap UFC mashup? Last minute cancelation of original location? Bad presales? Anybody got the insider intel?
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Post by: Prostate Exam on October 09, 2022, 01:02:33 PM
They were just disgusted by Jagger chewing gum
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Post by: dannyprovolone on October 09, 2022, 01:13:36 PM
Brought to you by Smirnoff ice

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Post by: Dick Dastardly on October 09, 2022, 01:27:40 PM
Was that a skatepark for ants?
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Post by: SSBSTRS on October 09, 2022, 01:31:47 PM
Suciu got hurt in practice
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Post by: Southernmost on October 09, 2022, 02:42:55 PM
I wanna say they changed the dates from what was originally posted in the beginning of the season and I believe it was invite only no publicly released tickets. So could’ve been low sales or cancellation of event space like you suggested. Also last year they advertised a Miami stop and it never happened, seems like the quietly deleted mentions of it and didn’t specify why. Yuto was there in the crowd chillin with Dyrdek. Yuto is a certified super star now I feel like he just does whatever he feels like whenever. He skipped most of the contests last year after the gold medal.
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Post by: alraunen on October 09, 2022, 03:02:35 PM
Was that a skatepark for ants?
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Post by: Mean salto on October 09, 2022, 03:27:29 PM
I've said before I don't see sls still being a thing after the next Olympics (if it even lasts that long). I think covid really fucked it plus X games and dew tour only seem to do one a year at the same parks too. If it follows this trend I can see any skater that doesn't care about the Olympics not even bothering with it anymore. Can't find anywhere that says how much they win either but I think a few years ago it was down to like 25 instead of the original 250 grand.
(Also commented this elsewhere) funny seeing Dyrdek there as it was the total opposite of everything he created. Wonder what he was thinking.
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Post by: Chatbot on October 09, 2022, 03:46:50 PM
Pretty sure Yuto and Suciu were hurt. Hyped for Braden Hoban taking the podium
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Post by: bob george on October 09, 2022, 03:57:02 PM
It'd be cool if they did an actual STREET event - i get that it wouldn't appeal to a lot of people. but i don't know, same event format just at like macba or some other multi-obstacle/optional streetscape.

i wasn't that offended by the small course.

i think they should ban a few trixx - bigspin boardslide and bigger flips {on their own or into anything}.

either way don't really care. i always get baked and watch them regardless of how shit they are.
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Post by: Pipe Dreamer on October 09, 2022, 04:46:29 PM
Last time I watched SLS it made my brain hurt. Last relapse 2021.
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Post by: TwisT on October 09, 2022, 04:47:29 PM
anyone got any idea why it was held in that venue? Tiny venue, tiny course, seems insane.

Hoban is insane, dudes gonna do great things, can’t wait for 28 year old millionaire Braden.
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Post by: SHARPSHOOTER on October 09, 2022, 04:49:54 PM
At first wasn’t a big fan of Braden but man he’s so undeniably good and I’m loving his style . Kickflip front nosegrind was done so casually meanwhile Tommy Fynn was just tryna huck so hard and fast. Kick back noseblunt would have been too ridiculous
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Post by: sluggers on October 09, 2022, 04:53:45 PM
All good questions, I have no answers, you’ll have to ask Rothdigga.

Best part of the prelims was seeing inside the energy drink sponsor massage tent.

Masseuses wear blue surgical gloves now.? What kind of fucked up shit is that.?!
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Post by: dannyprovolone on October 09, 2022, 04:58:00 PM
there was lots to take in here but i still enjoyed watching. course was about the size of shane oniells back yard (possible smaller). nobody skated well aside from jolson and the tre flip guy. tbh it seems crazy to hold an event like that in vegas and not sell tickets. and why are they drinking out of the tiny complimentary water bottles i get at the honda dealership?
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Post by: sluggers on October 09, 2022, 05:02:09 PM
Also, almost everyone with an energy drink sponsor drinking the bottles of water almost like on NFL sidelines where the Gatorade bottles are filled with water.

Take the money, I guess, or be real and say you’d never drink that shit let alone before or during a contest. I made that mistake once, I looked like a coked up autistic hyped up grom bouncing around the course not knowing my head from my ass.
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Post by: Mean salto on October 09, 2022, 05:03:40 PM
there was lots to take in here but i still enjoyed watching. course was about the size of shane oniells back yard (possible smaller). nobody skated well aside from jolson and the tre flip guy. tbh it seems crazy to hold an event like that in vegas and not sell tickets. and why are they drinking out of the tiny complimentary water bottles i get at the honda dealership?
They couldn't risk somebody putting a full sized water bottle down somewhere on the course and people being able to tell the rails and hubbas were only the same height.
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Post by: winecrab on October 09, 2022, 05:32:19 PM
Bummed that Hoban didn't win. He's crazy consistent for not being one of those contest vets. Jagger chewing his gum like that is an obvious power play. The head cow is always grazing...
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Post by: SatanicPanic on October 09, 2022, 05:37:30 PM
Worst course so far. Why are they trying to murder skaters? Putting horizontal bars at the bottom of stair sets adds nothing to the viewer experience. I’m not a fucking football fan, I’m not hoping for injuries
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Post by: you_are_all_cunts on October 09, 2022, 05:45:05 PM
The worst thing was Jagger Eatons red t shirt that barely reached his waist.
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Post by: TwisT on October 09, 2022, 06:36:25 PM
Jagger’s switch skills are under appreciated
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Post by: versacekid420 on October 09, 2022, 06:38:48 PM
Jagger’s switch skills are under appreciated
dude fuck jagger eaton i’m sure he is good at switch shit especially when his dad bought him all the tools to be a good skateboarder
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Post by: Capnsully on October 09, 2022, 06:57:00 PM
Jagger stealing Dashawn’s look who stole it from sky brown. Where is all this going?
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Post by: Grant Patronik on October 09, 2022, 07:21:18 PM
I actually liked that the course was different. Looks like it would be fun to skate for a bit. But I agree, why add the horizontal bars on all of the rails? Turns an already painful sacking into a death sentence.
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Post by: Mean salto on October 09, 2022, 07:27:39 PM
I actually liked that the course was different. Looks like it would be fun to skate for a bit. But I agree, why add the horizontal bars on all of the rails? Turns an already painful sacking into a death sentence.
The welds looked kinda shitty wouldn't be surprised if the handrails needed the horizontal bars for support. As far as the park looking fun I guess yeah I could probably actually skate a lot of it where the old sls parks I couldn't do much of anything but is that what is good about a (what's meant to be a top) pro contest?
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Post by: doyle on October 09, 2022, 07:43:50 PM
The worst thing was Jagger Eatons red t shirt that barely reached his waist.

It was better than the sleeveless crop top Harley Davidson tee he wore during warmups.
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Post by: Pango on October 09, 2022, 08:07:33 PM
just checked out the youtube stream, what happened to my boy felix ?!?!
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Post by: Mean salto on October 09, 2022, 08:14:32 PM
just checked out the youtube stream, what happened to my boy felix ?!?!
You've been gone some time they don't even get Chris Cole and Rowley anymore. Wonder how much they pay Alex white
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Post by: FatGuy92 on October 09, 2022, 08:20:29 PM
Yuto said he had a knee injury
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Post by: formula420 on October 09, 2022, 08:52:30 PM
One thing I like about this year is the bigger emphasis on run scores.  And this type of course prevented the best trick from just being a jam on the biggest rail.
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Post by: Mean salto on October 09, 2022, 09:12:46 PM
One thing I like about this year is the bigger emphasis on run scores.  And this type of course prevented the best trick from just being a jam on the biggest rail.
I think they had it right a few years back where it was three runs then 7 tricks but keep 1 run and 4 trick scores. They've trimmed so much fat off the comp now obvs for better tv viewing but that only works if everything goes right. Now people basically are outright fucked if they don't get a great run because there's not enough single tricks to make up for it. It's happened in both men's and women's but seems more an issue in the women's but people have made podium with one run and only one or two singles
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Post by: CurbyPuckit on October 09, 2022, 09:35:02 PM
I don’t really watch street league, but how TF they give Gustavo such high scores for fuckin crooked grind nollie flip and crook nollie heel shuv.  I feel like local skatepark heros could crook nollie flip that thing.
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Post by: SHARPSHOOTER on October 09, 2022, 09:36:25 PM
Jagger’s switch skills are under appreciated
Switch feeble back 1 was pretty nuts.

Yuto’s interview was pretty rough , awkward silence while his AI was computing was too funny
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Post by: bohemian on October 09, 2022, 10:57:41 PM
so fed up watching the same old faces doing the same tricks over and over. even new guy hoban is a rapidly becoming a snoozefest. mixed up with easily the worst sls course ever and the main contenders hurt, this was a shitshow. still watched it like a dumb fuck.
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Post by: RoaryMcTwang on October 10, 2022, 03:37:18 AM
I always watch the prelims hoping that some of the actual skaters will make the final instead of the Cariuma kooks. Only one of them on the podium plus Joslin and Hoban is about as good a result as you could hope for if Yuto isn’t competing, Sora fucks up his run and Shane falls apart. At least it wasn’t Koston Eaton’s brother.

Is still enjoy watching SLS though, in a sports sort of way.

Winning on a crooked grind whatever out should be banned from now on. Fine if you do that in the middle of your run but not as a single trick.
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Post by: sacking rails on October 10, 2022, 04:05:07 AM
sls has the option to not be shit?? what world are you guys living in
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Post by: able on October 10, 2022, 04:18:07 AM
there was lots to take in here but i still enjoyed watching. course was about the size of shane oniells back yard (possible smaller). nobody skated well aside from jolson and the tre flip guy. tbh it seems crazy to hold an event like that in vegas and not sell tickets. and why are they drinking out of the tiny complimentary water bottles i get at the honda dealership?
Lmao. This should be his official nickname moving forward
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Post by: HeavyAndExpensive on October 10, 2022, 05:57:12 AM
They really should do these at actual plazas/spots or something to mix it up. This course was so damn small, and constantly being in these indoor high school gym looking places makes it even more...sterile and anti-septic. I mean, I get that it is a contest so there's always going to be an element of structure and order, but you might as well spice it up as much as possible and have them at actual outdoor spots to give it some life.
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Post by: Turtle Boy on October 10, 2022, 06:19:25 AM
Just seen some replay on instagram. The course looks way shittier than precedent years.
Also what happened to the spectators? It looks so empty. Also funny to see more Cariuma skaters than Nike
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Post by: mtvic on October 10, 2022, 06:47:20 AM
The courses have progressively gotten worse. There needs to be some mixup. Not sure exactly what but a staple 12 stair along with some form of mano v mano at the end. Maybe even crowd scoring or live internet score?  They need to juice this up
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Post by: Ghost Face on October 10, 2022, 06:58:59 AM
SLS was hoping to continue being THE olympic qualifying events but that faded away. Now they are just holding events to stay relevant and get some marketing funding from non-skate brands while they can.
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Post by: ek27 on October 10, 2022, 07:02:10 AM
This was always the venue they had planned for, but they moved the dates to accommodate a World Skate contest that ended up getting cancelled anyway.

This stop was originally supposed to be in an arena in Sydney, Australia but was moved to Vegas before announcing the 2022 schedule.  I assume Covid restrictions and the cost of putting on an international event were big factors.

They get the same sponsorship fee from brands whether it's a big arena stop or at a public skatepark, and in some cases the cities' tourism boards pay them to be there as well.  That is why they keep going to Jacksonville lol.  Given the recent acquisition of SLS by a group including UFC president Dana White, I assume they got the venue for free, pocket the sponsorship money and on to the next...

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Post by: TwisT on October 10, 2022, 07:10:32 AM


This had to be like some weird deal or something with the UFC to use that venue. There's no other reason to have a tiny course on a venue that small. With no crowd. There was no flow in it the lines without a middle section. Joslin almost landed that first bigflip on the bank on the opposite side. My only other thought is that SLS was testing the idea of scaling down the event so they could host them in like a school gym, mall, or arby's parking lot.
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Post by: Miller92 on October 10, 2022, 09:41:41 AM
Just seen some replay on instagram. The course looks way shittier than precedent years.
Also what happened to the spectators? It looks so empty. Also funny to see more Cariuma skaters than Nike

the courses this year (aside from this atrocity) have been the best they've ever had.  Seattle's was really interesting. 
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Post by: GrayCellGreen on October 10, 2022, 09:57:15 AM
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Switch feeble back 1 was pretty nuts.

Yuto’s interview was pretty rough , awkward silence while his AI was computing was too funny

Jagger does have some switch skills but its overshadowed by the fits and the contrived (in my opinion) Luan style arm cross he does.

Yuto gets a pass since English isn't his first language. I got mad respect for him actually putting in the effort to try and speak English on the spot like that instead of using an interpreter. Learning a second language is not easy.
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Post by: Cool Ceith on October 10, 2022, 09:57:32 AM
Was that a skatepark for ants?
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Post by: Cool Ceith on October 10, 2022, 10:00:30 AM
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just checked out the youtube stream, what happened to my boy felix ?!?!
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You've been gone some time they don't even get Chris Cole and Rowley anymore. Wonder how much they pay Alex white
I vividly remember Felix saying, "To all the non-skaters watching at home: Switchstance is like when a right-handed baseball player can swing with both his right and left hands…" or something like that.
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Post by: KGB on October 10, 2022, 10:10:03 AM
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I vividly remember Felix saying, "To all the non-skaters watching at home: Switchstance is like when a right-handed baseball player can swing with both his right and left hands…" or something like that.

They also kept referring to the the new people as “roookies”
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Post by: Mitch Brenner on October 10, 2022, 10:39:34 AM
anyone got any idea why it was held in that venue? Tiny venue, tiny course, seems insane.

Hoban is insane, dudes gonna do great things, can’t wait for 28 year old millionaire Braden.

UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Essentially a "studio" built to host their small fight cards so they can do things in house and save on production instead of hitting the road.
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Post by: S. on October 10, 2022, 11:06:06 AM
It'd be cool if they did an actual STREET event - i get that it wouldn't appeal to a lot of people. but i don't know, same event format just at like macba or some other multi-obstacle/optional streetscape.

i wasn't that offended by the small course.

i think they should ban a few trixx - bigspin boardslide and bigger flips {on their own or into anything}.

either way don't really care. i always get baked and watch them regardless of how shit they are.

I feel about it the same way. I watch it to turn off my brain for awhile so usually before sleep or hung over on the weekend. I always hope somebody new will make the finals and that the usual top guys will do some new tricks. It rarely happens. Braden Hoban getting second place this time was really cool! I was rooting for him to win.
Usually the prelims are more interesting than the finals, because there is much more variety there. Sucio, Foy, Hoban and Yuto when he does new tricks are my favorites in street league right now. Also, I always root for Manny just because we are the same age.
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Post by: formula420 on October 10, 2022, 01:25:58 PM
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You've been gone some time they don't even get Chris Cole and Rowley anymore. Wonder how much they pay Alex white
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I vividly remember Felix saying, "To all the non-skaters watching at home: Switchstance is like when a right-handed baseball player can swing with both his right and left hands…" or something like that.
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They also kept referring to the the new people as “roookies”

That might be because the term rookie, by definition, means first year doing something. It's hobans first year in sls.
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Post by: sluggers on October 10, 2022, 02:17:54 PM
This was always the venue they had planned for, but they moved the dates to accommodate a World Skate contest that ended up getting cancelled anyway.

This stop was originally supposed to be in an arena in Sydney, Australia but was moved to Vegas before announcing the 2022 schedule.  I assume Covid restrictions and the cost of putting on an international event were big factors.

They get the same sponsorship fee from brands whether it's a big arena stop or at a public skatepark, and in some cases the cities' tourism boards pay them to be there as well.  That is why they keep going to Jacksonville lol.  Given the recent acquisition of SLS by a group including UFC president Dana White, I assume they got the venue for free, pocket the sponsorship money and on to the next...

Thanks for that.

One interesting thing is how young the female skaters (teens, preteen even) are and how the men’s division has plenty of guys now in their thirties. It might be time for some new blood, and not the occasional Hoban.

Also, like the idea of taking over plazas, parks and erecting stands around them for the fans, that could be fun.

“Gnarly, there is a massive pro contest coming to our local park, I wonder what (so and so) can do on that (obstacle).!”

The commentators need to stop constantly referring to the scores and shouting out numbers, we all can follow the rankings on the screen, but some of us just want to watch some live skateboarding. Talk about what you just shat out for breakfast if you have to, but not: “Ah, 2.6…could improve to a 5…needs 7.8 for third to last place…yes, a 6.0 is just about right…”

There is more numerology involved in Street League than a baseball game these days and that is hard to do.
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Post by: camel filters on October 10, 2022, 02:24:04 PM
There is only so much interest you can generate watching the same skaters going for the same tricks they're comfortable with. The judging is also very idiotic.

I also think a dime/CPHO style event would generate more interest from the general public at this point. It would kinda be like how WWF is to wrestling entertainment as opposed to actual wrestling, which is kinda boring as fuck to watch unless you know the ins and outs of the sport.
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Post by: KGB on October 10, 2022, 02:35:48 PM
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You've been gone some time they don't even get Chris Cole and Rowley anymore. Wonder how much they pay Alex white
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I vividly remember Felix saying, "To all the non-skaters watching at home: Switchstance is like when a right-handed baseball player can swing with both his right and left hands…" or something like that.
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They also kept referring to the the new people as “roookies”
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That might be because the term rookie, by definition, means first year doing something. It's hobans first year in sls.

Yes I know it’s his first year, there was also several other people new to it overall. Just saying makes it sound like a sport. I know they are probably trying to relate it to people who don’t skate, but I just feel like there should be separation between skateboarding and sports. But maybe that’s because jocks and skaters used to beef all the time. I mean there are def skatejocks nowadays though, like Nyjah,Zion,       Jagger with his big league chew, etc. so I get it.
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Post by: sluggers on October 10, 2022, 02:44:05 PM
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You've been gone some time they don't even get Chris Cole and Rowley anymore. Wonder how much they pay Alex white
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I vividly remember Felix saying, "To all the non-skaters watching at home: Switchstance is like when a right-handed baseball player can swing with both his right and left hands…" or something like that.
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They also kept referring to the the new people as “roookies”
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That might be because the term rookie, by definition, means first year doing something. It's hobans first year in sls.
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Yes I know it’s his first year, there was also several other people new to it overall. Just saying makes it sound like a sport. I know they are probably trying to relate it to people who don’t skate, but I just feel like there should be separation between skateboarding and sports. But maybe that’s because jocks and skaters used to beef all the time. I mean there are def skatejocks nowadays though, like Nyjah,Zion,       Jagger with his big league chew, etc. so I get it.

P.Rod’s entire energy drink sponsor commercial during the prelims was all about how cool it was that he and skateboarding were embracing the jock mentality and inherent athleticism in skating including clips of him lifting weights, testing out the new energy drink concoction in the lab, and boasting about hanging out with the CEO. It was pretty cringe.
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Post by: KGB on October 10, 2022, 03:01:38 PM
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just checked out the youtube stream, what happened to my boy felix ?!?!
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You've been gone some time they don't even get Chris Cole and Rowley anymore. Wonder how much they pay Alex white
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I vividly remember Felix saying, "To all the non-skaters watching at home: Switchstance is like when a right-handed baseball player can swing with both his right and left hands…" or something like that.
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They also kept referring to the the new people as “roookies”
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That might be because the term rookie, by definition, means first year doing something. It's hobans first year in sls.
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Yes I know it’s his first year, there was also several other people new to it overall. Just saying makes it sound like a sport. I know they are probably trying to relate it to people who don’t skate, but I just feel like there should be separation between skateboarding and sports. But maybe that’s because jocks and skaters used to beef all the time. I mean there are def skatejocks nowadays though, like Nyjah,Zion,       Jagger with his big league chew, etc. so I get it.
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P.Rod’s entire energy drink sponsor commercial during the prelims was all about how cool it was that he and skateboarding were embracing the jock mentality and inherent athleticism in skating including clips of him lifting weights, testing out the new energy drink concoction in the lab, and boasting about hanging out with the CEO. It was pretty cringe.

Def sounds cringe. I always fast forward through the breaks, glad I missed that one.
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Post by: Abyss1 on October 10, 2022, 03:03:26 PM
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;D

yo when I saw that course I thought ...recession finally hit SLS
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Post by: bob george on October 10, 2022, 03:10:02 PM
the masseuse had wild long fake nails. she couldn't be giving the nicest massages...

also, not sure why - but i just have subtitles on youtube all the time. i guess i'm always doing a few things at once so it helps to be able to read as well as listen...whatever. the auto subtitles are pretty funny sometimes. during the women's final it said something along the lines of if not exactly this;

"it's lovely to watch gay porn and a bigspin boardslide"

i believe the actual audio was "Momiji is lovely to watch on her skateboard. And there's a bigspin boardslide..."
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Post by: Dick Dastardly on October 10, 2022, 05:39:13 PM
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You've been gone some time they don't even get Chris Cole and Rowley anymore. Wonder how much they pay Alex white

Thats the woman doing the on course interviews right? Fuck me they could of at least hired someone who can speak with confidence and coherency. All the interviews are cringey as fuck
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Post by: Southernmost on October 10, 2022, 09:45:12 PM
Andrew Cannon commenting on Braden’s gap to 5050 was interesting. “Look at the way he just sucks that up right there.”
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Post by: FuzzGNU on October 10, 2022, 10:25:48 PM
It played on ESPN2 tonight. Flipped to it and was blown away by how bad it was.

1) The venue they were in was so small. The course was so small too.

2) The obstacles were made out of like corrugated metal and staging equipment. Looked so low budget and dangerous to skate.

3) Most notably (this is on ESPN's end) the video feed was in like 1080i or 720i? The on screen display of all of the scores was constantly flickering really bad like a 480i videogame or something. Every single horizontal line was flickering up and down. I can't believe in 2022 that I saw this on my screen. What century are we in that their equipment feed was interlaced? No other channel had this issue (including ESPN1) so it was just ESPN2.

4) The lighting was pretty bad like it was a karaoke bar or something.

I really don't know what to say, this was one of the most bizarre skateboarding events I've seen. And I saw Dew Tour with giant Dew cans all over the course a few months ago.

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Shoutout to the giant inflatable cans (there was more than one) that were all placed directly between the audience and the skateboarding.
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: versacekid420 on October 11, 2022, 11:03:13 AM
Andrew Cannon commenting on Braden’s gap to 5050 was interesting. “Look at the way he just sucks that up right there.”
mf got hungry on it !
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: Kenny Powers on October 11, 2022, 11:06:48 AM
I've said before I don't see sls still being a thing after the next Olympics (if it even lasts that long). I think covid really fucked it plus X games and dew tour only seem to do one a year at the same parks too. If it follows this trend I can see any skater that doesn't care about the Olympics not even bothering with it anymore. Can't find anywhere that says how much they win either but I think a few years ago it was down to like 25 instead of the original 250 grand.
(Also commented this elsewhere) funny seeing Dyrdek there as it was the total opposite of everything he created. Wonder what he was thinking.

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Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: GrayCellGreen on October 11, 2022, 11:14:45 AM
It played on ESPN2 tonight. Flipped to it and was blown away by how bad it was.

1) The venue they were in was so small. The course was so small too.

2) The obstacles were made out of like corrugated metal and staging equipment. Looked so low budget and dangerous to skate.

3) Most notably (this is on ESPN's end) the video feed was in like 1080i or 720i? The on screen display of all of the scores was constantly flickering really bad like a 480i videogame or something. Every single horizontal line was flickering up and down. I can't believe in 2022 that I saw this on my screen. What century are we in that their equipment feed was interlaced? No other channel had this issue (including ESPN1) so it was just ESPN2.

4) The lighting was pretty bad like it was a karaoke bar or something.

I really don't know what to say, this was one of the most bizarre skateboarding events I've seen. And I saw Dew Tour with giant Dew cans all over the course a few months ago.

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Shoutout to the giant inflatable cans (there was more than one) that were all placed directly between the audience and the skateboarding.

Despite the massive cans spread throughout the course, at least the Dew Tour had a coherent park layout. The SLS Vegas course was abysmal.
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: Southernmost on October 11, 2022, 02:56:18 PM
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Andrew Cannon commenting on Braden’s gap to 5050 was interesting. “Look at the way he just sucks that up right there.”
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mf got hungry on it !

Absolutely amazing the way he takes the pipe down to Mami.
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: Mandatory Reload on October 11, 2022, 04:22:44 PM
that Chloe Covell girl is crazy good. switch flipping down gaps like that at age 12 is fucked up, definitely think she's gonna be giving Rayssa a good run for her money over the next few years.

was cool to see a few interesting faces on the podium this time. bigups to Poe Pinson, she was ripping and it was dope to see her do well. was really hoping Braden would take it but stoked to see him up there as well.

finally, not the biggest Joslin fan but damn he is still in full send mode and was killing it. he's gotta be in his 30s now and seems to not care at all lol

in contrast to what everyone else is saying, i think these contests are a lot more fun when Nyjah/Yuto/etc. aren't around and some of the more traditional street skaters get a chance to shine. gets a little boring when it's the same 2-3 skaters taking it every time

(when did i become a contest nerd? fuck)
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: tonyhawksmanywives on October 11, 2022, 04:36:25 PM
although its terribly ugly, im fine with mtn dew throwing their stupid cans and logos all over these contests because it allows for them to put on these fun contests with a significantly higher budget and outreach. (ive always enjoyed dew tours) but SLS has no excuse for how big of a fuck up it has been in the past couple years and i would not even bat an eye if it stopped.
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: Uncle Flea on October 11, 2022, 04:59:01 PM
I'd like to see Manny Madness or Wheely Dope or whatever get bigger. I wanna go to one of those. Or Slides and Grinds. I watched all of those.
That championship battle with the red head kid who got on primitive had me on the edge of my chair. Skidding out on the last trick. Fucking classic tv for me. It's up there with WKRP and Golden Girls.

I never watch sls. Those guys use ramps that are too small.

I like the vans pool party.

I never fucked with x games. Then the military got involved in that shit.

Don't join!!!!
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: versacekid420 on October 11, 2022, 05:10:21 PM
I'd like to see Manny Madness or Wheely Dope or whatever get bigger. I wanna go to one of those. Or Slides and Grinds. I watched all of those.
That championship battle with the red head kid who got on primitive had me on the edge of my chair. Skidding out on the last trick. Fucking classic tv for me. It's up there with WKRP and Golden Girls.

I never watch sls. Those guys use ramps that are too small.

I like the vans pool party.

I never fucked with x games. Then the military got involved in that shit.

Don't join!!!!
tell em flea bite
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: stringsnthings on October 11, 2022, 07:27:45 PM
that Chloe Covell girl is crazy good. switch flipping down gaps like that at age 12 is fucked up, definitely think she's gonna be giving Rayssa a good run for her money over the next few years.

was cool to see a few interesting faces on the podium this time. bigups to Poe Pinson, she was ripping and it was dope to see her do well. was really hoping Braden would take it but stoked to see him up there as well.

finally, not the biggest Joslin fan but damn he is still in full send mode and was killing it. he's gotta be in his 30s now and seems to not care at all lol

in contrast to what everyone else is saying, i think these contests are a lot more fun when Nyjah/Yuto/etc. aren't around and some of the more traditional street skaters get a chance to shine. gets a little boring when it's the same 2-3 skaters taking it every time

(when did i become a contest nerd? fuck)

Lol i said the same thing but he's 26. I'm 30 and idk why but I always assumed he was my age as well.
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: Mandatory Reload on October 11, 2022, 08:34:14 PM
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that Chloe Covell girl is crazy good. switch flipping down gaps like that at age 12 is fucked up, definitely think she's gonna be giving Rayssa a good run for her money over the next few years.

was cool to see a few interesting faces on the podium this time. bigups to Poe Pinson, she was ripping and it was dope to see her do well. was really hoping Braden would take it but stoked to see him up there as well.

finally, not the biggest Joslin fan but damn he is still in full send mode and was killing it. he's gotta be in his 30s now and seems to not care at all lol

in contrast to what everyone else is saying, i think these contests are a lot more fun when Nyjah/Yuto/etc. aren't around and some of the more traditional street skaters get a chance to shine. gets a little boring when it's the same 2-3 skaters taking it every time

(when did i become a contest nerd? fuck)
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Lol i said the same thing but he's 26. I'm 30 and idk why but I always assumed he was my age as well.

jesus okay i stand corrected lol wow

he must’ve been really young both when he blew up and when he had kids
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: FuzzGNU on October 11, 2022, 09:22:19 PM
I'd like to see Manny Madness or Wheely Dope or whatever get bigger. I wanna go to one of those. Or Slides and Grinds. I watched all of those.
That championship battle with the red head kid who got on primitive had me on the edge of my chair. Skidding out on the last trick. Fucking classic tv for me. It's up there with WKRP and Golden Girls.

I never watch sls. Those guys use ramps that are too small.

I like the vans pool party.

I never fucked with x games. Then the military got involved in that shit.

Don't join!!!!

Military advertising at Dew Tour now. Seems to be their main sponsor.
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: Mongey on October 11, 2022, 11:06:58 PM
Course sucked but i enjoyed watching it as a distraction from my Commute.

Rayessa is awesome , but getting sick of her bag of tricks. She needs some new stuff.
Title: Re: Was SLS Vegas 22 so shit that...
Post by: bohemian on October 12, 2022, 01:29:38 AM
I'd like to see Manny Madness or Wheely Dope or whatever get bigger. I wanna go to one of those. Or Slides and Grinds. I watched all of those.
That championship battle with the red head kid who got on primitive had me on the edge of my chair. Skidding out on the last trick. Fucking classic tv for me. It's up there with WKRP and Golden Girls.

I never watch sls. Those guys use ramps that are too small.

I like the vans pool party.

I never fucked with x games. Then the military got involved in that shit.

Don't join!!!!

Slides and Grinds are fucking awesome.