As usual, I TiVO'd the x-games and ff-ed through the decades of motocross and bmx they fucking stuff that shit with in order to get to skating. I didn't notice anything new, except for back-flips on the mega-ramp.
Each year, though, I get an added appreciation for Tony's commentary. His technical explainations are always interesting and on point, but it is his "politeness" that entertains me the most. You gotta listen close, but if you pay attention you can hear him cringe and hesitate before he finds a way to damage control what that Sal guy says. Most of the time he is so stumped that dead silence is the only thing he can come up with.
I would like to suggest to Mr. Way an exciting variation on the mega ramp: "Big Air Jousting", where the mega ramps face each other and the riders have a choice of weapons: lances, morning stars, flame throwers, tazer guns, and buckets of syphillis.
Just an idea.