X Games Wakeskate

kc royals · Ollie Joined: 09 May 2005 Posts: 76 City: Bonita Springs

Has anybody else been wondering why Wakeskating is NOT in the X Games yet? I'm thinking sick-a$$ pool gap, downtown LA. Anybody else with me?

Vance Collins · Guest

Not yet..

kc royals · Ollie Joined: 09 May 2005 Posts: 76 City: Bonita Springs

All you Cali Boys need to go out now and spread the word. On a side note, I'm still pissed that they gave the gold to Froggy last year. We all now that Parks KILLED IT.

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

kc royals, NO PArks didnt. . but Chad SHarpe sure did

liquid · Posted: Aug 05, 2005 10:36 pm Post subject:

i get board sometimes watching wakeboarding mostly because idk what it means and i like tech stuff mostly because i skate (board) i realllyyyy want to see wakeskaitng at the x games next year

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

i dont

ridehatzic · Posted: Aug 05, 2005 10:40 pm Post subject:

Even if it was in the X-games, you wouldn't be seein any footage of it. derrr

liquid · Posted: Aug 05, 2005 10:41 pm Post subject:

ridehatzic, yeah seriously, i hate that

Taylor · Pop Shuvit Joined: 21 May 2005 Posts: 119 City: Slidell

yeah, as it is wakeskating only gets like 3.5 seconds of airtime when some channel plays a PWT stop. Its ridiculous........I can see it now.......wakeskating gets into the X Games and theres Pat Parnell, as usual, misnaming the only trick that gets airtime which is someone like Reed doing a f/s bigspin and Parnells like, "Oh, theres Aaron Reed doing a big bad body varial on one of those wakeskate things. We'd show you more footage, but now we have to get back to the inline skating best trick........."

I wish more people knew about our sport and just how technical it really is. Mad

ridehatzic · Posted: Aug 06, 2005 1:12 am Post subject:

That's where i kinda like wakeskating though. It's not huge. It's like how some people (me being one of them) really like not well known or underground music cause its kinda like your own little thing that many people don't know about. Wakeskating is like our little underground heaven. The one thing that really pisses me off about it being a small sport is when people bash it without even trying it or anything. That pisses me off something fierce I'll tell ya hoowat.

As far as technical, i agree. Say you do a 3 shuv in front of some people, they'll be like whatever.....I WANNA SEE SOMETHING HUGE, DO A BACKFLIP OR SOMETHING. I think it's compared way to much to wakeboarding and no one respects it for what it is, its own sport.

Raven · Posted: Aug 06, 2005 1:22 am Post subject:

X-games 2007

I don't think a sport this cool can stay underground forever.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

they'd actually say something liek a frontside bodyvarial with a frontside 360 shoveit...

Oh, and inline is dead! They're not at the xgames anymore! It's crazy...downhill skateboarding got the boot, street louge--6 feet under...bungee jumping...well, that died a long time ago. They're clearly aiming for a specific demographic, and downhill skating and lougeing was, apparantly, too gay.

Anyway, wakeskate comps will need to improve when it comes to spectating before the x will mark the spot (with the spot being wakeskating). I mean, some riders completely skipped the tour comps and, from what I know, a few are skipping nationals as well (and that's pulled by a boat, and people love to see wakeskaters fall). For now, I'm content with things like the toejam and (from what I've heard), the hippodrome. Rider run events that look out for the good in wakeskating (no matter what the net-haters say)...the x games wont'' give a poop about wakeskating because none of our riders are in a "right guard extreme deodorant" commercial.

We're not good enough, we're not smart enough and, doggoneit, people hate us. Just kidding, but not everyone gets it.

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

electricsnow, inline is still at x, just as a demo and not a medaled event.

el · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 1739 City: The Sea

"Can't relate if you don't skate."

olyripper · Ollie Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 55 City: olympia

yeah the hippodrome was so fun

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

electricsnow, don't forget rock climbing.

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

man the street luge was cool I always thought that was extreme enough for the extreme games.

mike.h · Posted: Aug 06, 2005 12:20 pm Post subject:

ya i enjoyed watching the luge crashes, those were crazy Crazy Eyes

warlock · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1503 City: AC

wakeskating needs a spot in one feature film... and not to mention more coverage on fuel etc....

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

jboss, you are right. I forgot that it was an "exhibition event" which is odd becuase that's usually how these things make their way into the x games as full on events.

yeah, rockclimbing, downhill mountain biking...anyone remember barefoot jumping? that was there too.

The hippodrome sounded really interesting. I guess the guy that won it was super impressive...jeff engen.