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X Games: Danny Davis Wins Superpipe, Pushes White to 4th

Danny Davis returned to the X Games to claim his second gold medal in a row last night, topping 2nd and 3rd place finishers Taku Hiraoka and Iouri Podladtchikov. Davis’ final run knocked 8-time superpipe champ Shaun White out of podium contention. Davis, who was up last, stomped under pressure on his third and final run. He earned a 93.66 for a run that showed Danny’s signature style: McTwist, frontside nine, backside seven, his trademark switch method, cab ten, finishing with a frontside double cork ten. “I think it’s […]

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ameliatraynor | January 23, 2015
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David Wise Calls Out FIS for “Arrogance” in X Games Snub

For those of you who have been living under a rock, the 2015 Winter X Games is happening now at Aspen Snowmass. This year, they happen to overlap on the calendar with the 2015 FIS World Championships in Krieschberg, Austria… coincidence? Olympic and X-Games gold medalist David Wise took aim at the International Ski Federation (FIS) in a blog post on Tuesday, citing their “arrogance” in choosing to schedule the world championships the same week as the X Games. Wise calls it an “unforgivable blunder” to force […]

ameliatraynor | January 22, 2015
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